Great Eastern Main Line
The Great Eastern Main Line (also called the East Anglia Main Line) is a 114.5-mile (184.3 km) main railway line in England. It connects Liverpool Street station in central London with destinations in East London and the East of England. These include Shenfield, Chelmsford, Colchester, Ipswich, and Norwich. Branch lines connect the main line to Southminster, Braintree, Sudbury, Harwich, and a number of coastal towns including Southend-on-Sea, Clacton-on-Sea, Walton-on-the-Naze and Lowestoft.[1]
| Great Eastern Main Line | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Class 745 at Colchester in 2020 | |||
| Overview | |||
| Type | Inter-city, commuter rail, regional rail | ||
| System | National Rail | ||
| Status | Operational | ||
| Locale | Greater London East of England | ||
| Termini | London Liverpool Street 51°31′08″N 0°04′53″W / 51.5188°N 0.0815°W Norwich 52°37′36″N 1°18′24″E / 52.6267°N 1.3067°E | ||
| Stations | 27 | ||
| Operation | |||
| Opened | 1862 | ||
| Owner | Network Rail | ||
| Operator(s) | Greater Anglia Elizabeth line East Midlands Railway c2c (limited services) | ||
| Depot(s) | Norwich Crown Point Clacton-on-Sea Ilford Colchester | ||
| Rolling stock | |||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 114 miles 40 chains (184.3 km) | ||
| Track gauge | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Track gauge/data' not found. | ||
| Operating speed | 100 mph (160 km/h) | ||
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References
- ↑ National Rail, Rail Services Around London & the South East, (2006)
