Great Eastern Main Line
| Great Eastern Main Line | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Class 745 at Colchester in 2020 | |||
| Overview | |||
| Status | Operational | ||
| Owner | Network Rail | ||
| 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 | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Inter-city, commuter rail, regional rail | ||
| System | National 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 | |||
| History | |||
| Opened | 1862 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 114 miles 40 chains (184.3 km) | ||
| Number of tracks | 1–6 | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
| Old gauge | 5 ft (1,524 mm) until 1844 | ||
| Electrification | Mk1 and GEFF 25 kV 50 Hz AC OHLE | ||
| Operating speed | 100 mph (160 km/h) | ||
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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]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ National Rail, Rail Services Around London & the South East, (2006)
