Trainline (formerly Thetrainline.com) is a British digital rail and coach technology platform operating across Europe. It sells train tickets and railcards as well as providing free access to live train times and railway station information through its website and a mobile app which is available on the iOS and Android platforms. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, it is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
History
Trainline was established in 1997 by the Virgin Group, and online ticket sales began in 1999. It was operated under contract by Capgemini.[2] Stagecoach later purchased a 49% shareholding. In February 2004 Trainline merged with Qjump, its main competitor.[3] Stagecoach sold out, leading to Virgin having an 86% shareholding in the merged company with