List of railway lines in Great Britain
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This is a list of
railway lines in Great Britain
that are still in use. For closed lines, see
List of closed railway lines in Great Britain
.
Contents
1
High-speed main line
2
'Classic' main lines
3
Railway lines in England
3.1
London
3.1.1
North London
3.1.2
East London
3.1.3
South London
3.1.4
West London
3.2
South-East England
3.2.1
Main lines
3.2.2
Commuter lines
3.2.3
Rural lines
3.3
East of England
3.3.1
Main lines
3.3.2
Commuter lines
3.3.3
Rural lines
3.4
South-West England
3.4.1
Main lines
3.4.2
Commuter lines
3.4.3
Rural lines
3.5
Central England
3.5.1
Main lines
3.5.2
Commuter lines
3.5.3
Rural lines
3.6
Northern England
3.6.1
Main lines
3.6.2
Commuter lines
3.6.3
Rural lines
4
Railway lines in Scotland
4.1
Main lines
4.2
Glasgow commuter lines
4.3
Edinburgh commuter lines
4.4
Rural lines
5
Railway lines in Wales
5.1
Main lines
5.2
Cardiff commuter lines
5.3
Rural lines
6
Closed lines
High-speed main line
High Speed 1
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Main line railways in Great Britain
:
High-speed main lines:
High Speed 1
'Classic' main lines:
Cross Country Route
East Coast Main Line
Great Eastern Main Line
Great Western Main Line
Midland Main Line
South Wales Main Line
West Coast Main Line
Other main lines:
Brighton Main Line
Chatham Main Line
Chiltern Main Line
South Eastern Main Line
South Western Main Line
West Anglia Main Line
'Classic' main lines
Cross-Country Route
East Coast Main Line
Great Eastern Main Line
Great Western Main Line
Midland Main Line
West Coast Main Line
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Main line railways in Great Britain
:
High-speed main lines:
High Speed 1
'Classic' main lines:
Cross Country Route
East Coast Main Line
Great Eastern Main Line
Great Western Main Line
Midland Main Line
South Wales Main Line
West Coast Main Line
Other main lines:
Brighton Main Line
Chatham Main Line
Chiltern Main Line
South Eastern Main Line
South Western Main Line
West Anglia Main Line
Railway lines in England
London
North London
Hertford Loop Line
Gospel Oak to Barking Line
North London Line
Northern City Line
Lea Valley Lines
Thameslink
Watford DC Line
East London
Romford to Upminster Line
South London
Bexleyheath Line
Bromley North Line
Catford Loop Line
Dartford Loop
Greenwich Line
Hayes Line
Hounslow Loop
Nunhead to Lewisham link
South London Lines
Tattenham Corner Line
Thameslink
West London
Greenford Branch Line
West London Line
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Railway lines in London
:
North London:
Dudding Hill Line
•
Gospel Oak-Barking Line
•
Hertford Loop Line
•
Lea Valley Lines
•
North London Line
•
Northern City Line
•
St Albans Branch Line
•
Thameslink
•
Watford DC Line
East London:
Romford-Upminster Line
South London:
Bexleyheath Line
•
Bromley North Line
•
Catford Loop Line
•
Greenwich Line
•
Dartford Loop Line
•
Hampton Court Branch Line
•
Hayes Line
•
Hounslow Loop Line
•
Inner South London Line
•
Outer South London Line
•
Kingston Loop Line
•
Nunhead to Lewisham link
•
Shepperton Branch Line
•
Tattenham Corner Line
•
Thameslink
•
Wimbledon to Sutton Line
West London:
Greenford Branch
•
West London Line
South-East England
Main lines
Arun Valley Line
Ashford to Ramsgate (via Canterbury West) line
Brighton Main Line
Chatham Main Line
Cherwell Valley Line
East Coastway
Hastings Line
Kent Coast Line
North Downs Line
London-Aylesbury Line
Maidstone East Line
Portsmouth Direct Line
Redhill to Tonbridge Line
South Eastern Main Line
South Western Main Line
Thameslink
West Coastway
West of England Main Line
Commuter lines
Alton Line
Ascot to Guildford line
Bexleyheath Line
Caterham Line
Catford Loop Line
Chessington Branch Line
Dartford Loop
Eastleigh-Fareham Line
Eastleigh to Romsey Line
Hampton Court Branch Line
Hayes Line
Hounslow Loop
Marston Vale Line
Mid-Kent Line
New Guildford Line
North Kent Line
Nunhead to Lewisham link
Oxted Line
Sheerness Line
Shepperton Branch Line
Slough to Windsor & Eton Line
South London Line
Staines to Windsor & Eton Line
Staines to Weybridge Line
Sutton & Mole Valley Line
Tattenham Corner Line
Waterloo-Reading Line
West London Line
Rural lines
Henley Branch Line
("Regatta Line")
Island Line, Isle of Wight
Lymington Branch Line
Marshlink Line
Marston Vale Line
Medway Valley Line
Oxford to Bicester Line
Princes Risborough to Aylesbury Line
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Railway lines in South-East England
:
Eastern (Kent)
Primary Routes:
High Speed 1
·
Chatham Main Line
·
South Eastern Main Line
Secondary Lines:
Ashford-Ramsgate via Canterbury Line
·
East Coastway
·
Hastings Line
·
Kent Coast Line
·
Maidstone East Line
Minor/Branch Lines:
Bexleyheath Line
·
Bromley North Line
·
Catford Loop
·
Dartford Loop
·
Greenwich Line
·
Hayes Line
·
Marshlink Line
·
Medway Valley Line
·
Mid-Kent Line
·
North Kent Line
·
Nunhead to Lewisham link
·
Sheerness Line
Central (Sussex)
Primary Routes:
Arun Valley Line
·
Brighton Main Line
·
Thameslink
Secondary Lines:
East Coastway
·
New Guildford Line
·
North Downs Line
·
Redhill-Tonbridge Line
·
Sutton & Mole Valley Line
·
West Coastway
Minor/Branch Lines:
Caterham Line
·
Epsom Downs Branch
·
Oxted Line
·
Seaford Branch Line
·
South London Line
·
Tattenham Corner Line
Western (Wessex)
Primary Routes:
North Downs Line
·
Portsmouth Direct Line
·
South Western Main Line
·
West Coastway
·
West of England Main Line
Secondary Lines:
Alton Line
·
Ascot-Guildford Line
·
Chertsey Branch
·
Eastleigh-Fareham Line
·
Eastleigh-Romsey Line
·
Hounslow Loop
·
Kingston Loop Line
·
Waterloo-Reading Line
·
West London Line
Minor/Branch Lines:
Chessington Branch
·
Greenford Branch
·
Hampton Court Branch
·
Henley Branch Line
·
Island Line
·
Lymington Branch Line
·
Marlow Branch Line
·
Shepperton Branch Line
·
Slough-Windsor & Eton Line
·
Staines-Windsor & Eton Line
Northern (Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire)
Primary Routes:
West Coast Main Line
·
Chiltern Main Line
Secondary Lines:
London to Aylesbury Line
·
Cherwell Valley Line
·
Cotswold Line
Minor/Branch Lines:
Marston Vale Line
·
Oxford to Bicester Line
·
Princes Risborough to Aylesbury Line
·
Varsity Line (currently partially disused)
East of England
The
East of England
region includes East Anglia, West Anglia, Essex, and North and East London.
Main lines
Cambridge-King's Lynn "Fen" Line
Cambridge-Norwich "Breckland" Line
Colchester-Clacton Line
Ely-Peterborough Line
Ipswich-Ely Line
London, Tilbury & Southend Line
Hitchin-Cambridge Line
Manningtree-Harwich "Mayflower" Line
Thameslink
West Anglia Main Line
Commuter lines
Chingford Branch Line
Lea Valley Lines
Marston Vale Line
Northern City Line
Romford to Upminster Line
Shenfield-Southend Victoria Line
Witham-Braintree Line
Hertford Loop Line
Hertford East Branch Line
Shenfield Metro
Rural lines
Cambridge-Ipswich Line
Crouch Valley Line
East Suffolk Line
Ipswich-Felixstowe Line
Grantham-Skegness Line
Gainsborough Line
(Sudbury Branch Line)
Norwich-Sheringham "Bittern" Line
Peterborough-Lincoln Line
Thorpe le Soken-Walton Line
Wherry Lines
St Albans Branch Line
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Railway lines in the East of England
:
InterCity lines:
East Coast Main Line
•
Great Eastern Main Line
Main lines:
Cambridge-King's Lynn "Fen" Line
•
Cambridge-Norwich "Breckland" Line
•
Colchester-Clacton "Sunshine Coast" Line
•
Ely-Peterborough Line
•
Hitchin-Cambridge Line
•
Ipswich-Ely Line
•
London, Tilbury & Southend Line
•
Manningtree-Harwich "Mayflower" Line
•
Thameslink
•
West Anglia Main Line
Commuter lines:
Chingford Branch Line
•
Crouch Valley Line
•
Hertford East Branch Line
•
Hertford Loop Line
•
Lea Valley Lines
•
Marston Vale Line
•
Ipswich-Felixstowe Line
•
Northern City Line
•
Thorpe le Soken-Walton "Sunshine Coast" Line
•
Shenfield-Southend Victoria Line
•
Witham-Braintree Line
Rural lines:
Cambridge-Ipswich Line
•
East Suffolk Line
•
Grantham-Skegness "Poacher" Line
•
Marks Tey-Sudbury "Gainsborough" Line
•
Norwich-Sheringham "Bittern" Line
•
Peterborough-Lincoln Line
•
Norwich-Great Yarmouth/Lowestoft "Wherry" Lines
•
Romford-Upminster Line
•
St Albans Branch Line
South-West England
Main lines
Gloucester-Newport Line
Exeter-Paignton Line
Wessex Main Line
West of England Main Line
Commuter lines
Severn Beach Line
Rural lines
Exeter-Barnstaple "Tarka" Line
Exeter-Exmouth "Avocet" Line
Golden Valley Line
Heart of Wessex Line
Looe Valley Line
Par-Newquay "Atlantic Coast" Line
St Ives Bay Line
Tamar Valley Line
Truro-Falmouth "Maritime" Line
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Railway lines in South-West England and the "Great Western" zone
:
InterCity lines:
Cross Country Route
•
Great Western Main Line
Main lines:
Bristol to Taunton Line
•
Cherwell Valley Line
•
Cornish Main Line
•
Gloucester-Newport Line
•
Reading to Plymouth Line
•
South Wales Main Line
•
Wessex Main Line
•
West of England Main Line
•
Reading to Basingstoke Line
Commuter lines:
Exeter-Exmouth "Avocet" Line
•
Greenford Branch Line
•
Severn Beach Line
•
Slough-Windsor & Eton Line
Rural lines:
Exeter-Barnstaple "Tarka" Line
•
Golden Valley Line
•
Heart of Wessex Line
•
Henley Branch Line
•
Looe Valley Line
•
Marlow Branch Line
•
Par-Newquay "Atlantic Coast" Line
•
Exeter-Paignton "Riviera" Line
•
St Ives Bay Line
•
Tamar Valley Line
•
Truro-Falmouth "Maritime" Line
Central England
Main lines
Birmingham-Peterborough via Leicester Line
Birmingham-Worcester via Bromsgrove Line
Birmingham-Worcester via Kidderminster Line
Chiltern Main Line
Robin Hood Line
Welsh Marches Line
Wolverhampton-Shrewsbury Line
Commuter lines
Birmingham-Rugeley "Chase" Line
Birmingham-Stratford Line
Birmingham-Walsall Line
Coventry-Nuneaton Line
Cross-City Line
(Birmingham)
Leicester-Loughborough "Ivanhoe" Line
Northampton Loop Line
Rugby-Birmingham-Stafford Line
Stourbridge Junction-Stourbridge Town Line
Walsall-Wolverhampton Line
Rural lines
Cotswold Line
Derwent Valley Line
Leamington-Stratford Line
Nottingham to Grantham Line
Nottingham to Lincoln Line
Leicester and Swannington Railway
Oakham to Kettering Line
Shrewsbury-Chester Line
Crewe to Derby Line
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Railway lines in Central England
InterCity lines
Cross Country Route
·
Midland Main Line
·
West Coast Main Line
·
Chiltern Main Line
Main lines
Birmingham-Peterborough via Leicester Line
·
Birmingham-Worcester via Bromsgrove Line
·
Birmingham-Worcester via Kidderminster Line
·
Rugby-Birmingham-Stafford Line
·
Trent Valley Line
·
Welsh Marches Line
·
Wolverhampton-Shrewsbury Line
Commuter lines
Birmingham-Walsall-Rugeley "Chase" Line
·
Birmingham-Stratford Line
·
Coventry-Nuneaton Line
·
Cross-City Line
·
Erewash Valley Line
·
Leicester-Loughborough "Ivanhoe" Line
·
Northampton Loop Line
·
Robin Hood Line
·
Stourbridge Junction-Stourbridge Town Line
·
Walsall-Wolverhampton Line
Rural lines
Cotswold Line
·
Crewe-Derby Line
·
Derwent Valley Line
·
Leamington-Stratford Line
·
Marston Vale Line
·
Nottingham to Grantham Line
·
Nottingham-Lincoln Line
·
Shrewsbury-Chester Line
Freight and disused lines
Birmingham Snow Hill-Wolverhampton Low Level Line
·
Bumble Hole Line
·
Darlaston Loop
·
Great Central Main Line
·
Harborne Branch Line
·
Oakham to Kettering Line
·
Oxford-Worcester-Wolverhampton Line
·
South Staffordshire Line
·
Sutton Park Line
·
Wombourne Branch Line
·
Wolverhampton and Walsall Railway
Heritage
Battlefield Line
·
Great Central Railway
·
Midland Railway Centre
·
Rutland Railway
·
Severn Valley Railway
Northern England
Main lines
Hope Valley Line
Chester-Manchester Line
Liverpool-Manchester Line
Manchester-Crewe Line
Manchester-Preston Line
Settle-Carlisle Railway
Commuter lines
Airedale Line
Caldervale Line
Dearne Valley Line
East Lancashire Line
Hallam Line
Harrogate Line
Huddersfield Line
Manchester-Crewe Line
Manchester-Stoke-on-Trent Line
Lancaster-Heysham Line
Leeds-Bradford Lines
Liverpool-Wigan Line
Manchester-Glossop Line
Manchester-Rochdale via Oldham Line
Manchester-Southport Line
Mid-Cheshire Line
Northern Line (Merseyrail)
Ormskirk Branch Line
Pontefract Line
Sheffield to Hull Line
Sheffield to Lincoln Line
Stockport to Stalybridge Line
Styal Line
Wakefield Line
Warrington Link Line
Wharfedale Line
Wirral Line
York & Selby Lines
Rural lines
Barton Line
Borderlands Line
Buxton Line
Cumbrian Coast Line
Doncaster-Lincoln Line
Durham Coast Line
Esk Valley Line
Furness Line
Hull-York Line
Leeds to Morecambe Line
Oxenholme-Windermere Line
Penistone Line
Ribble Valley Line
Tees Valley Line
Tyne Valley Line
Yorkshire Coast Line
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Railway lines in Northern England
InterCity lines:
Cross-Country Route
•
East Coast Main Line
•
Midland Main Line
•
West Coast Main Line
Main lines:
Chester-Manchester Line
•
Hope Valley Line
•
Liverpool-Manchester Lines
•
Manchester-Preston Line
•
Settle-Carlisle Railway
Commuter lines:
Airedale Line
•
Blackburn-Bolton Line
•
Blackpool Branch Lines
•
Caldervale Line
•
Dearne Valley Line
•
East Lancashire Line
•
Glossop Line
•
Hallam Line
•
Harrogate Line
•
Huddersfield Line
•
Kirkby Branch Line
•
Leeds-Bradford Lines
•
Liverpool-Wigan Line
•
Manchester-Southport Line
•
Mid-Cheshire Line
•
Morecambe Branch Line
•
Northern Line
•
Oldham Loop Line
•
Northallerton-Eaglescliffe Line
•
Ormskirk Branch Line
·
Pontefract Line
•
Sheffield-Hull Line
•
Sheffield-Lincoln Line
•
Stockport-Stalybridge Line
•
Stoke on Trent-Manchester Line
•
Styal Line
•
Wakefield Line
•
Wharfedale Line
•
Wirral Line
•
York & Selby Lines
•
York-Scarborough Line
Rural lines:
Barton Line
•
Borderlands Line
•
Buxton Line
•
Cumbrian Coast Line
•
Doncaster-Lincoln Line
•
Durham Coast Line
•
Esk Valley Line
•
Furness Line
•
Hull-York Line
•
Leeds-Morecambe Line
•
Newcastle and Carlisle Railway
•
Windermere Branch Line
•
Penistone Line
•
Ribble Valley Line
•
Tees Valley Line
•
Yorkshire Coast Line
Railway lines in Scotland
Main lines
Ayrshire Coast Line
Edinburgh to Aberdeen Line
Fife Circle Line
Glasgow-Edinburgh via Carstairs Line
Glasgow-Edinburgh via Falkirk Line
Glasgow to Aberdeen Line
Glasgow South Western Line
Highland Main Line
Glasgow commuter lines
Argyle Line
Ayrshire Coast Line
Cathcart Circle Lines
Croy Line
Cumbernauld Line
Inverclyde Line
Maryhill Line
Motherwell-Cumbernauld Line
North Clyde Line
Paisley Canal Line
Shotts Line
South Western Lines
Whifflet Line
Edinburgh commuter lines
Edinburgh-Bathgate Line
Edinburgh Crossrail
Edinburgh-Dunblane line
North Berwick Line
Shotts Line
Waverley Line
Rural lines
Aberdeen-Inverness Line
Far North Line
Kyle of Lochalsh Line
West Highland Line
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Railway lines in Scotland
InterCity lines:
East Coast
•
West Coast
Overnight Services:
Caledonian Sleeper
Main lines:
Ayrshire Coast
•
Glasgow-Edinburgh (via Carstairs)
•
Glasgow-Edinburgh (via Falkirk)
•
Edinburgh-Aberdeen
•
Glasgow-Aberdeen
•
Glasgow South Western
•
Highland
Glasgow Commuter Lines:
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Argyle
•
█
Ayrshire Coast
•
█
Cathcart Circle
•
█
Croy (and Alloa)
•
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Cumbernauld (and Falkirk)
•
█
Inverclyde
•
█
Maryhill
•
█
Motherwell-Cumbernauld
•
█
North Clyde
•
█
Paisley Canal
•
█
Shotts
•
█
South Western
•
█
Whifflet
Edinburgh Commuter Lines:
█
Bathgate
•
█
Crossrail
•
█
Dunblane
•
█
Fife Circle
•
█
North Berwick
•
█
Shotts
Rural Lines:
Aberdeen-Inverness
•
Far North
•
Kyle of Lochalsh
•
Tay Coast
•
West Highland
Future Lines:
Aberdeen Crossrail
•
Airdrie to Bathgate
•
Borders Rail Link
•
Crossrail Glasgow
•
Glasgow Airport Rail Link
Completed Projects:
Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine Rail Link
Railway lines in Wales
Main lines
North Wales Coast Line
South Wales Main Line
Shrewsbury-Wrexham-Chester Line
Welsh Marches Line
Cardiff commuter lines
Butetown Branch Line
Cardiff City Line
Coryton Line
Ebbw Valley Line
Maesteg Line
Merthyr Line
Rhondda Line
Rhymney Line
Vale of Glamorgan Line
Rural lines
Borderlands Line
Cambrian Line
Conwy Valley Line
Heart of Wales Line
West Wales Line
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Railway lines in Wales
:
InterCity lines:
North Wales Coast Line
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South Wales Main Line
(
Ebbw Valley Line
)
Main lines:
Gloucester-Newport Line
-
Shrewsbury-Chester Line
-
Welsh Marches Line
Valley Lines
:
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Butetown Branch
-
█
City Line
-
█
Coryton Line
-
█
Maesteg Line
-
█
Merthyr Line
-
█
Rhondda Line
-
█
Rhymney Line
-
█
Vale of Glamorgan Line
Rural lines:
Borderlands Line
-
Cambrian Line
-
Conwy Valley Line
-
Heart of Wales Line
-
West Wales Line
Closed lines
See
List of closed railway lines in Great Britain
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