East Coast Main Line

railway link between London and Edinburgh and London and Leeds

The East Coast Main Line (ECML) is a 393-mile long (632 km) electrified railway between its northern terminus at Edinburgh Waverley and southern terminus at London King's Cross. The key towns and cities of Peterborough, Doncaster, York, Darlington, Durham and Newcastle are on the line. The line is a key transport artery on the eastern side of Great Britain running broadly parallel to the A1 road. The main line acts as a 'spine' for several diverging branches, serving destinations such as Cambridge, Leeds, Hull, Sunderland and Lincoln, all with direct services to London. In addition, a few ECML services extend beyond Edinburgh to serve other Scottish destinations, such as Stirling, Inverness, Dundee, or Aberdeen.

OVERVIEW

Type	Commuter rail Inter-city rail 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 North East England Scottish Borders Central Scotland +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Termini	London King's Cross 51°31′53″N 0°07′24″W / 51.5314°N 0.1234°W / 51.5314; -0.1234 Edinburgh Waverley 55°57′08″N 3°11′20″W / 55.9522°N 3.1889°W / 55.9522; -3.1889 +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Stations	52 +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

OPERATION

Opened	1850 +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	London North Eastern Railway Great Northern Thameslink Hull Trains East Midlands Railway CrossCountry Greater Anglia TransPennine Express Northern Trains Abellio ScotRail Grand Central DB Cargo UK GB Railfreight Freightliner Direct Rail Services +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Character	Primary +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Depot	Hornsey Bounds Green Neville Hill Heaton Craigentinny Haymarket +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Rolling stock	InterCity 125 InterCity 225 Class 142 "Pacer" Class 144 "Pacer" Class 153 "Super Sprinter" Class 156 "Super Sprinter" Class 158 "Express Sprinter" Class 170 "Turbostar" Class 180 "Adelante" Class 185 "Desiro" Class 220 "Voyager" Class 221 "Super Voyager" Class 222 "Meridian" Class 325 Class 365 "Networker Express" Class 380 "Desiro" Class 385 Class 387 "Electrostar" Class 700 "Desiro City" Class 717 "Desiro City" Class 800 "Azuma" Class 801 "Azuma" Class 802 +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

TECHNICAL

Line length	393 miles 13 chains (632.7 km) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Number of tracks	Double track and quadruple track +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	W9 (via Hertford Loop) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC OHLE +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Operating speed	125 mph (200 km/h) maximum +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

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