Private company

Arriva Rail North

Train operating company in Northern England

Arriva Rail North Limited, branded as Northern by Arriva, was a British train operating company which began operating the Northern franchise on 1 April 2016 and inherited units from the previous operator Northern Rail. A subsidiary of Arriva UK Trains, Northern was the largest train franchise in the United Kingdom in terms of the size of the network and the number of weekly services run.2 It is headquartered in Park, Sunderland, United Kingdom.1 It ceased to exist in 2020.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

  • HeadquartersPark, Sunderland, United Kingdom1
  • Legal formPrivate Limited Company3
  • LEI529900CC1ZHQKG1BU2173
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered address1 Admiral Way C/O Arriva Plc, SR3 3XP Park, Sunderland, United Kingdom3
  • Registered withCompanies House, 043377123

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Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Arriva Rail North Limited, branded as Northern by Arriva, was a British train operating company which began operating the Northern franchise on 1 April 2016 and inherited units from the previous operator Northern Rail. A subsidiary of Arriva UK Trains, Northern was the largest train franchise in the United Kingdom in terms of the size of the network and the number of weekly services run.2

Corporate structure

Arriva Rail North is part of a group headed by Deutsche Bahn. 375 entities, 48 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Parent company (GLEIF)

From Wikidata.1 Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Northern Rail1
  2. Succeeded by Northern Trains1

Timeline

  1. Feb 29, 2020Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. Jan 3, 2018Parent Directly consolidated by Deutsche Bahn3
  3. Dec 11, 2001Founded Arriva Rail North is founded3

Sources

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