Specifications - Gatwick Express Airport Rail Link, United Kingdom

city population	London, 9.2 million
System
Ownership	Railtrack, franchised to national Express
date opened	1838
route length	26.75 miles
Gauge	1435 mm
Lines	1
Stations	2
passengers carried/year	3.7 million (1996/7)
Staff	300
extensions planned
None
power system
Voltage	750 V
Current	dc third rail
rolling stock	vehicle total (1998)
Locomotives	13
Coaches	84
special characteristics
first dedicated city centre - airport rail link in UK
runs entirely on lines shared with other operators
offers fastest journey times between central london and Gatwick
franchise awarded for 15-years on basis of complete rolling stock replacement
operates 24 hours a day
dedicated airline check-in facilities at london victoria station