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:

The Cross Country Route (MR) is the name given to a major British rail route, running from South West England via Bristol, Birmingham, Derby and Sheffield to North East England and Scotland. ...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 _ The Chiltern Main Line is a name for the railway line between London Marylebone and Birmingham Snow Hill stations. ...Chiltern _ The Chatham Main Line runs from London Victoria to Dover Priory via the Medway Towns (of which Chatham is one, hence the name). ...Chatham _ The Hastings Line is a railway line in Kent and Sussex, that links Hastings with Tonbridge and the lines from there into London via Sevenoaks. ...Hastings _ The Highland Main Line is a railway line in Scotland. ...Highland _ The Kent Coast Line runs from Faversham, where it meets the Chatham Main Line, to Dover Priory via Ramsgate. ...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 _ The Breckland Line runs from Cambridge in Cambridgeshire to Norwich in Norfolk, in East Anglia, England. ...Cambridge_Norwich _ A First Great Western Link Network Express Turbo unit at Evesham station on 19th September 2004, with a service for London Paddington. ...Cotswold _ The Dearne Valley line is a railway connecting Sheffield and Rotherham with York in the North of England. ...Dearne Valley _ East Coastway is the name given by Southern Trains to the services operated from London Victoria along the south coast of Sussex and Kent to the east of Brighton. ...East Coastway _ The Golden Valley Line is a railway line from Swindon to Standish Junction, which is just south of Gloucester. ...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 _ The Lea or Lee Valley Lines are three commuter lines and two branches in North East London, so named because they run along the valley of the River Lee (or Lea). ...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 _ The Medway Valley Line is the name given to the railway line linking Strood and the Medway Towns with Maidstone West and onward to Paddock Wood and Tonbridge. ...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 _ The Caterham Line is a commuter line in south London and Surrey, connecting Caterham with London. ...Caterham _ The Catford Loop line was opened by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway on 1 Jul 1892; it had been incorporated as the Shortlands and Nunhead Railway in 1889. ...Catford Loop _ Map of the Chase Line. ...Chase _ The Dartford Loop Line is one of three lines linking London with Dartford in Kent, England. ...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 _ The Hayes Line _ part of which was the Mid_Kent Railway _ is the name given to the railway service operated by South Eastern Trains between Charing Cross or Cannon Street and Hayes in the London Borough of Bromley. ...Hayes _ Inverclyde _ The Ivanhoe Line is the name given to local passenger services operated on the Midland Main Line between Leicester and Loughborough. ...Ivanhoe _ Maesteg - The Mid-Kent line is the successor to railways built by the Mid Kent Railway between 1857 and 1882. ...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 - Map of the Chase Line. ...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 _ The Cambrian Line is a railway from Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth and Pwllheli. ...Cambrian _ Crouch Valley _ The Cumbrian Coast Line runs from Carlisle to Barrow-in-Furness via Workington and Whitehaven. ...Cumbrian Coast _ The Conwy Valley Line is a railway line in North Wales. ...Conwy Valley _ The Derwent Valley Line is a railway line from Derby to Matlock in Derbyshire. ...Derwent Valley _ The Durham Coast Line links Newcastle with Middlesborough via Sunderland and Hartlepool. ...Durham Coast _ The East Suffolk Line is a railway line from Ipswich to Lowestoft in Suffolk. ...East Suffolk _ The Esk Valley Line is the railway line from Middlesbrough to Whitby. ...Esk Valley _ The Far North Line is a rural line in northern Scotland. ...Far North _ The Felixstowe Branch Line is a railway line from Ipswich to Felixstowe in Suffolk. ...Felixstowe _ The Fen Line runs from Cambridge in Cambridgeshire to Kings Lynn in Norfolk, in East Anglia, England. ...Fen Line _ The Furness Line runs from Barrow-in-Furness to Ulverston and Grange-over-Sands, connecting with the West Coast Main Line at Carnforth. ...Furness _ The Heart of Wales Line is the railway line from Llanelli to Craven Arms. ...Heart of Wales _ The Heart of Wessex Line is a railway line from Bristol to Westbury to Weymouth. ...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 _ The Kyle of Lochalsh Line is a railway line in the Scottish Highlands, running from Dingwall to Kyle of Lochalsh. ...Kyle of Lochalsh _ The Looe Valley Line is a railway line from Liskeard to Looe in Cornwall. ...Looe Valley _ The Lymington Branch Line is the railway line from Brockenhurst to Lymington. ...Lymington _ The Maritime Line is a railway line from Truro to Falmouth in Cornwall. ...Maritime _ The Marshlink Line is the name given to services on the railway line linking Ashford with Hastings. ...Marshlink _ The Marston Vale Line is the railway line from Bletchley to Bedford. ...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