Trainline

Trainline is a technology company that operates Europe's leading rail and coach platform, aggregating routes, prices and travel times into a single app and website. The service brings together offers from more than 270 rail and coach operators across 40 countries, and supports more than 172,000 journeys a day. The app has been downloaded over 55 million times. Beyond convenience, the stated purpose is to help travellers make greener choices by making rail and coach travel easier to compare and book.

Technical work is central to the business. Around half of the team are software engineers, product managers, researchers and product designers, with data science and data engineering described as sitting at the heart of the company. Stated areas of work include travel search and aggregation technology, mobile app and web development, data science, data engineering, software engineering, product management, product design and research.

Trainline employs over 950 people and is listed on the FTSE 250. The company describes its position as combining the pace of a fast-moving technology start-up with the scale and stability of a public company. Offices are located in London, Paris and Edinburgh, and the team includes more than 60 nationalities. Four core values govern how the company operates: Think Big, Own It, Do Good, and Travel Together.