InterCity East Coast

InterCity East Coast
	An LNER Azuma at London King's Cross (2019)
Operator	London North Eastern Railway
Main Route	East Coast Main Line
Fleet	7 InterCity 225 sets,; 23 Class 800 Azuma sets,; 42 Class 801 Azuma sets;
Stations called at	53
Dates of operation	28 Apr 1996 – 8 Dec 2007,; 9 Dec 2007 – 13 Nov 2009,; 14 Nov 2009 – 28 Feb 2015,; 1 Mar 2015 – 23 Jun 2018,; 24 Jun 2018 – onwards;
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Length	393 miles (632 km)
Operating speed	125 mph
Other
Website	www.gov.uk/government/collections/rail-franchising#intercity-east-coast-franchise

London North Eastern Railway

InterCity East Coast is a railway franchise for passenger trains on the East Coast Main Line in Great Britain. It connects London King's Cross with Hull Paragon, Lincoln, Leeds, Bradford Forster Square, Harrogate, Newcastle, Edinburgh Waverley, Inverness and Aberdeen. It was formed during the privatisation of British Rail and transferred to the private sector in April 1996.

Initially operated by Great North Eastern Railway (GNER), it was later operated by National Express East Coast, East Coast and Virgin Trains East Coast. In June 2018, the franchise was terminated, with the operation of stations and trains taken back into public ownership; since then, services have been provided by London North Eastern Railway (LNER), a company owned by the Department for Transport.