Midland Main Line

Railway in the UK

The Midland Main Line (MML), sometimes also spelt Midland Mainline, is a major railway line from London to Sheffield in Yorkshire via the East Midlands. It comprises the lines from London's St Pancras station via Leicester, Derby/Nottingham and Chesterfield.

OVERVIEW

Type	Intercity, commuter rail, regional rail and heavy rail +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
System	National Rail +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Status	Operational +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Locale	Greater London East of England East Midlands Yorkshire and the Humber +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Termini	London St Pancras Sheffield or Nottingham +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Stations	35 (London to Sheffield) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

OPERATION

Opened	Stages between 1830s–1860s +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Owner	Network Rail +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Operator	East Midlands Railway CrossCountry Thameslink TransPennine Express Northern GB Railfreight Freightliner DB Cargo Direct Rail Services +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Depot	Cricklewood Derby Etches Park Nottingham Eastcroft Toton Sheffield Station Neville Hill +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Rolling stock	High Speed Trains Class 150 Sprinter Class 153 Super Sprinter Class 156 Super Sprinter Class 158 Express Sprinter Class 170 Turbostar Class 185 Desiro Class 220 Voyager Class 221 Super Voyager Class 222 Meridian Class 700 Desiro City +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

TECHNICAL

Number of tracks	2–4 +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Track gauge	4 ft 8 ⁄₂ in (1,435 mm) standard gauge +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Loading gauge	W6–W8, planned upgrade to UIC GB+ +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC: Mk3b (south of Bedford) UK MS100 / MS125 (Bedford to Corby) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Operating speed	Maximum 125 mph (201 km/h) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

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