Grand Central Railway is an open-access operator in the United Kingdom, that has operated passenger rail services under the name Grand Central on the East Coast Main Line from Sunderland to London King's Cross since December 2007, and from Bradford to London King's Cross since May 2010.
In November 2011 Grand Central was purchased by Arriva.
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