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Encyclopedia > Breckland Line
Breckland Line
Principal stations (from south to north)

Cambridge
Ely
(for Fen Line)
Shippea Hill
Lakenheath
Brandon
Thetford
Harling Road
Eccles Road
Attleborough
Spooner Row
Wymondham
Norwich

The Breckland Line runs from The city of Cambridge is an old English university town and the regional centre of the county of Cambridgeshire. ...Cambridge in Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs) is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west. ...Cambridgeshire to This article is about the English city. ...Norwich in For alternative meanings see: Norfolk (disambiguation) Norfolk (pronounced NOR_fk) is a low_lying county in East Anglia in the east of southern England. ...Norfolk, in Norfolk and Suffolk, the core area of East Anglia. ...East Anglia, Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Official language None; English is de facto Capital London Capitals coordinates 51° 30 N, 0° 10 W Largest city London Area  _ Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  _ Total (2001)  _ Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831...England. It is so called because it runs through the Breckland is a local government district in Norfolk, England. ...Breckland region of Norfolk. The line also passes through Thetford Forest.


The towns and villages served by the route are listed below.

  • The city of Cambridge is an old English university town and the regional centre of the county of Cambridgeshire. ...Cambridge
  • Ely (pronounced to rhyme with mealy) is a cathedral city in east Cambridgeshire, East Anglia. ...Ely
  • Shippea Hill
  • Lakenheath is a village in Suffolk, United Kingdom. ...Lakenheath
  • Brandon
  • Thetford is a town in the Breckland area of Norfolk, England. ...Thetford
  • Harling Road
  • Eccles Road
  • Attleborough is a market town in Norfolk, England which is situated between Norwich and Thetford. ...Attleborough
  • Spooner Row
  • Wymondham (pronounced Windham) is a historic market town in Norfolk to the south west of the county town of Norwich, and on the main road to Thetford and Cambridge. ...Wymondham
  • This article is about the English city. ...Norwich

Passenger services are operated by several operators.

  • Mk 3B DVT no. ...'One' Railway operate an hourly between Cambridge and Norwich using modern Class 170, no. ...Turbostar units.
  • Categories: Stub | British railway companies ...Central Trains operate services between Ely and Norwich, as part of their long_distance "City_Link" This article is about the city in England. ...Liverpool_Norwich route. Central Trains also operate services on the Ely_Cambridge route as part of their Birmingham New Street could refer to: Birmingham New Street Station New Street, Birmingham This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...Birmingham New Street_ Terminal building, designed by Sir Norman Foster Stansted Airport is a medium_sized passenger airport with a single runway, located in the English county of Essex about thirty miles north of London. ...Stansted Airport service. Services are operated by Class 158, no. ...Class 158, Class 170, no. ...Class 170 and occasionally Current Operations After privatisation, the Class 156 fleet was split between several franchises, which are described below. ...Class 156 A diesel multiple unit can be: a multiple unit powered by a diesel engine; one or more of these form a passenger train; a combination of diesel powered locomotives operating under the control of one engine_driver, coupled together consecutively, usually at the head end of the train, which further...diesel multiple units.
  • A Wagn outer suburban electric unit Wagn is a franchise operator of commuter train services out of London Kings Cross and Moorgate stations. ...WAGN operate services between Cambridge and Ely as part of their Fen Line service to Kings Lynn is a medium-sized town in Norfolk, England on the River Great Ouse. ...King's Lynn. Services are usually operated by Categories: Stub | Multiple Units ...Class 365 A multiple unit is a passenger train whose carriages have their own motors, either diesel (DMUs) or electric (EMUs), and do not need to be hauled by a locomotive. ...electrical multiple units.

The line between Cambridge and Ely, part of the Fen Line to Kings Lynn is a medium-sized town in Norfolk, England on the River Great Ouse. ...King's Lynn, is Electrification refers to changing a thing or system to operate using electricity. ...electrified at 25 The volt is the SI derived unit for electric potential and voltage (derived from the ampere and watt). ...kV An alternating current (AC) is an electrical current, where the magnitude and direction of the current varies cyclically, as opposed to direct current, where the direction of the current stays constant. ...ac, using overhead wires. The rest of the route between Ely and Norwich is not electrified.

For transport in Northern Ireland, see rail transport in Ireland Class 180 Multiple Unit of First Great Western at speed near Yate, Bristol, England. ...Railway lines in Great Britain:

High_speed main lines:

Model showing the current redevelopment of the Kings Cross area with the Channel Tunnel Rail Link terminal behind the barrel vaulted St Pancras Station on the left. ...Channel Tunnel Rail Link _ Channel Tunnel in cross section The English terminal at Cheriton, from the Pilgrims Way The Channel Tunnel, (French: le tunnel sous la Manche; once popularly nicknamed the Chunnel in English) is a 50km long rail tunnel beneath the English Channel at the Straits of Dover, connecting Cheriton in Kent, England...Channel Tunnel

'Classic' main lines:

Cross-Country - GNER White Rose train at Kings Cross railway station The East Coast Main Line (ECML) is a major railway line in the United Kingdom which links London to Aberdeen, via Stevenage, Peterborough, Grantham, Doncaster, York, Durham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Dunbar, Edinburgh, Leuchars, Dundee and Arbroath. ...East Coast _ The Great Eastern Main Line is the railway line from London Liverpool Street to Ipswich and Norwich. ...Great Eastern _ Categories: Rail stubs | British railway lines ...Great Western _ Midland Main Line at St Albans The Midland Main Line is a main railway line in the United Kingdom and is part of the British railway system. ...Midland _ The WCML at Rugby The West Coast Main Line (WCML) is one of the most important intercity railway lines in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. ...West Coast

Other main lines:

The Brighton Main Line is the railway line from London Victoria and London Bridge to Brighton. ...Brighton _ Chiltern - Chatham - Hastings - The Highland Main Line is a railway line in Scotland. ...Highland _ Kent Coast - Fenchurch Street Station The London, Tilbury and Southend Railway (LT&SR) was a British railway company, and line built by that company, linking London eastwards along the north bank of River Thames to Tilbury and Southend. ...London, Tilbury and Southend _ The North Wales Coast Line is the railway line from Crewe to Holyhead. ...North Wales _ Portsmouth Direct - The Settle-Carlisle Railway (S&C) is a 72 mile (115 km) long main-railway line in northern England. ...Settle_Carlisle _ South Wales - The South Western Main Line is the railway line from London Waterloo to Weymouth on the Dorset coast. ...South Western _ Welsh Marches - The Wessex Main Line is the railway line from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton. ...Wessex _ West Anglia - West of England

Secondary routes:

The Airedale line is a railway line connecting Leeds with Morecambe and Carlisle in the North of England. ...Airedale _ The Arun Valley Line is a branch of the Brighton Main Line, leaving the line just after Three Bridges. ...Arun Valley _ The Ayrshire Coast Line is one of the lines within the Strathclyde suburban rail network. ...Ayrshire Coast _ The Caldervale line is a railway from Leeds to Manchester Victoria and Blackpool North in the north of England. ...Caldervale _ Cambridge_Norwich _ Cotswold - The Dearne Valley line is a railway connecting Sheffield and Rotherham with York in the North of England. ...Dearne Valley _ East Coastway - Golden Valley - Glasgow South Western - The Hallam Line is a railway connecting Leeds and Sheffield via Barnsley in the North of England. ...Hallam _ The Harrogate line is a railway connecting Leeds, Harrogate, Knaresborough and York in the north of England. ...Harrogate _ Harwich _ The Hope Valley Line is a railway line in England linking Sheffield with Manchester. ...Hope Valley _ The Huddersfield line is a railway from Leeds to Liverpool and Manchester in England Within West Yorkshire it stops at the following stations (ordered going away from Leeds): Metrocard Zone 1 Leeds Metrocard Zone 2 Cottingley Morley Batley Metrocard Zone 3 Dewsbury Ravensthorpe Wakefield Kirkgate (Also on the Pontefract and...Huddersfield _ Lea Valley - The Leeds-Bradford line is a railway with two branches, one connecting Leeds with Bradford Forster Square and the other connecting Leeds with Bradford Interchange. ...Leeds_Bradford _ Medway Valley - North Downs - The Pontefract line is a railway connecting Leeds, Pontefract, Wakefield and Goole in the North of England. ...Pontefract _ The Robin Hood Line is a rail line running from Nottingham city centre to Worksop, Nottinghamshire. ...Robin Hood _ Riviera - The Wakefield line is a railway connecting Leeds and Wakefield with Sheffield and Doncaster in the north of England. ...Wakefield _ West Coastway - The West Highland Main Line is one of the most romantic railway lines in Britain, linking the fishing port of Mallaig on the west coast to Glasgow. ...West Highland _ York & Selby

Commuter lines:

The Alton Line is a line of railway stations in the south of England, stretching from Alton to Ash Vale, served by South West Trains passenger services. ...Alton _ The Argyle Line is a suburban railway located in West Central Scotland. ...Argyle _ The Bexleyheath Line is last of the three rail routes created between the outskirts of London and Dartford in Kent. ...Bexleyheath _ The Cross-City Line is a suburban railway line in the West Midlands region of England. ...Birmingham Cross_City _ The Braintree Branch Line is a branch line from Witham to Braintree in Essex. ...Braintree _ Caterham - Catford Loop - Chase - Dartford Loop - The Gospel Oak to Barking line is a train line in North and East London which connects Gospel Oak in North London to Barking in East London. ...Gospel Oak_Barking _ Hayes - Inverclyde - Ivanhoe - Maesteg - Mid-Kent - Morecambe - The North Clyde Line is a suburban railway in West Central Scotland. ...North Clyde _ North Kent - The North London Line is a railway line through northern London. ...North London _ The Northern City Line is an underground railway in London, England. ...Northern City _ Oxted - Romford-Upminster - Severn Beach - Sheerness - There are two railway South London Lines, both operated by Southern — the inner and outer lines, both running from London Victoria to London Bridge. ...South London _ St Albans Abbey - Sutton & Mole Valley - Tattenham Corner - Walsall - The West London Line is a short overground railway linking Clapham Junction in the south to Willesden Junction in the north. ...West London _ The Wharfedale line is a railway line connecting Leeds and Bradford with Ilkley in West Yorkshire. ...Wharfedale _ Whifflet

Rural lines:

The Atlantic Coast Line is a railway line from Par, near St. ...Atlantic Coast _ The Avocet Line is the railway line from Exeter to Exmouth. ...Avocet _ The Bittern Line is a railway line from Norwich to Cromer and Sheringham in Norfolk. ...Bittern _ Buxton _ Cambrian - Crouch Valley - Cumbrian Coast - The Conwy Valley Line is a railway line in North Wales. ...Conwy Valley _ Derwent Valley - Durham Coast - East Suffolk - Esk Valley - Far North - Felixstowe - Fen Line - Furness - Heart of Wales - Heart of Wessex - Isle of Wight unit 483 001 in 1989, when the line was run by Network SouthEast Island Line is the smallest of the Train Operating Companies that make up Britains National Rail network. ...Island Line _ Kyle of Lochalsh - Looe Valley - Lymington - Maritime - Marshlink - Marston Vale - The Penistone line is a railway connecting Huddersfield and Sheffield via Penistone and Barnsley in the North of England. ...Penistone _ Ribble Valley - St Ives - Sudbury - Tamar Valley - Tarka - Tees Valley - Tyne Valley - Wherry - Windermere - Yorkshire Coast

Closed major routes:

This is about the historic company; see also about the present day preserved Great Central Steam Railway. ...Great Central _ Honeybourne _ The Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway (S&DJR) was an English railway company jointly owned by the Midland Railway and the London and South Western Railway. ...Somerset & Dorset _ Waverley - Woodhead


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