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Greater Anglia service wins top award

Abellio, who run the Greater Anglia rail line, has been named Train Operator of the Year at the annual national Rail Business Awards.

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More than 93% of Greater Anglia trains 'on time'

Greater Anglia has reported that more than 93% of its trains were on time last month.

Abellio, which runs Greater Anglia, said punctuality of its Metro & Southend trains was at 95%, West Anglia service punctuality was at 94.7%, Mainline at 92.5%, Stansted Express at 91.9% and Rural at 91.8%.

Ruud Haket, Managing Director Greater Anglia said: “Our relentless focus on delivering better train service punctuality is positively reflected in these latest performance statistics."

Greater Anglia rail franchise extended

The Greater Anglia rail franchise covering most passenger train services in Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex is to be extended by more than two years.

The deal with Dutch operator Abellio, which began in February last year, was due to expire next July, to be replaced by a long-term franchise running for around 15 years.

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Greater Anglia named top rail operator

One of the region's rail companies has been named train operator of the year just days after being ranked among the worst in a customer satisfaction survey.

Greater Anglia, who run services from London Liverpool Street to Norwich through Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Cambrideshire took the Train Operator of the Year award at the industry's Oscars on Wednesday night.

Click below to watch a report from ITV News Anglia's Emma Hutchinson:

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