Railway lines in Great Britain: Class 180 Multiple Unit of First Great Western at speed near Yate, Bristol, England. ...

High-speed main lines:

Channel Tunnel Rail Link - Channel Tunnel 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 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 50-km-long rail tunnel beneath the English Channel at the Straits of Dover, connecting Cheriton in Kent, England and Sangatte...

'Classic' main lines:

Cross-Country - East Coast - Great Eastern - Great Western - Midland - West Coast 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. ... The East Coast Main Line viaduct at Durham. ... The Great Eastern Main Line is the railway line from London Liverpool Street to Ipswich and Norwich. ... Categories: Rail stubs | British railway lines ... The Midland Main Line is a main railway line in the United Kingdom and is part of the British railway system. ... The WCML running alogside the M1 motorway in Northamptonshire 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. ...

Other main lines:

Brighton - Chiltern - Chatham - Hastings - Highland - Kent Coast - London, Tilbury & Southend - North Wales - Portsmouth Direct - Settle-Carlisle - South Wales - South Western - Welsh Marches - Wessex - West Anglia - West of England The Brighton Main Line is the railway line from London Victoria and London Bridge to Brighton. ... The Chiltern Main Line is a name for the railway line between London Marylebone and Birmingham Snow Hill stations. ... The Chatham Main Line runs from London Victoria to Dover Priory via the Medway Towns (of which Chatham is one, hence the name). ... The Hastings Line is a railway line in Kent and Sussex, which links Hastings with Tonbridge, and from there into London via Sevenoaks. ... The Highland Main Line is a railway line in Scotland. ... The Kent Coast Line runs from Faversham, where it meets the Chatham Main Line, to Dover Priory via Ramsgate. ... 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. ... The North Wales Coast Line is the railway line from Crewe to Holyhead. ... The Portsmouth Direct Line runs from London Waterloo to Portsmouth Harbour via Wimbledon, Woking, Guildford, Haslemere and Havant, where it links with the West Coastway Line. ... The Settle-Carlisle Railway (S&C) is a 72 mile (115 km) long main-railway line in northern England. ... The South Western Main Line is the railway line from London Waterloo to Weymouth on the Dorset coast. ... The Welsh Marches Line is the railway line from Newport to Shrewsbury via Abergavenny, Hereford and Craven Arms. ... The Wessex Main Line is the railway line from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton. ... The West Anglia Main Line is one of the two main lines which run from London Liverpool Street, the other being the Great Eastern Main Line. ... The West of England Main Line is the railway line from London Waterloo to Exeter. ...

Secondary routes:

Airedale - Arun Valley - Ayrshire Coast - Birmingham-Peterborough - Birmingham-Stratford - Birmingham-Worcester - Caldervale - Cambridge-Norwich - Cotswold - Dearne Valley - East Coastway - Golden Valley - Glasgow South Western - Gloucester-Newport - Hallam - Harrogate - Harwich - Hope Valley - Huddersfield - Lea Valley - Leeds-Bradford - Medway Valley - North Downs - Pontefract - Robin Hood - Riviera - Wakefield - West Coastway - Wolverhampton-Shrewsbury - York & Selby The Airedale Line is the name given to one of the rail services in the West Yorkshire Metro area of northern England. ... The Arun Valley Line is part of the Southern-operated services. ... The Ayrshire Coast Line is one of the lines within the Strathclyde suburban rail network. ... The Birmingham to Peterborough Line is an important railway line in the United Kingdom, linking the Midlands to East Anglia. ... The Caldervale Line is the name given to rail services in the West Yorkshire Metro area of northern England. ... The Breckland Line runs from Cambridge in Cambridgeshire to Norwich in Norfolk, in East Anglia, England. ... A First Great Western Link Network Express Turbo unit at Evesham station on 19th September 2004, with a service for London Paddington. ... The Dearne Valley Line is one of the named British railway lines in the north of England. ... 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. ... The Golden Valley Line is a railway line from Swindon to Standish Junction, which is just south of Gloucester. ... The Gloucester to Newport Line is a railway line in the United Kingdom from Gloucester to Newport. ... The Hallam Line is the name given to one of the rail services, operated by Northern Rail, in the West Yorkshire Metro area of northern England. ... The Harrogate Line is the name given to one of the rail services in the West Yorkshire Metro area of northern England. ... The Hope Valley Line is a railway line in England linking Sheffield with Manchester. ... The Huddersfield Line is the name given to one of the rail services in the West Yorkshire Metro area of northern England: it is one of the busiest on the Metro network. ... 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). ... The Leeds-Bradford Lines services are those included in the West Yorkshire Metro area system of Lines. ... 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. ... The North Downs Line runs between the Brighton Main Line and the Great Western Main Line, linking many centres of population along the North Downs. ... The Pontefract Line is the name given to one of the rail services in the West Yorkshire Metro area of northern England. ... The Robin Hood Line is a railway line running from Nottingham city centre to Worksop, Nottinghamshire. ... The Riviera Line is the railway line from Exeter to the English Riviera resorts of Torquay and Paignton. ... The Wakefield line is the name given to one of the rail services in the West Yorkshire Metro area of northern England. ... The West Coastway Line is a railway line from Brighton to Littlehampton, Bognor Regis, Chichester, Portsmouth and Southampton. ... The Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury Line (previously starting from Birmingham) is the railway line from Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury via Wellington. ... The York & Selby Lines is the name given to a group of services in the West Yorkshire Metro area, connecting Leeds with places to its north and east: as well as the Northern Rail local services to York and Selby, the services extend to: Newcastle by TransPennine Express and Virgin...

Commuter lines:

Alton - Argyle - Bexleyheath - Birmingham Cross-City - Braintree - Butetown - Cardiff City - Caterham - Catford Loop - Cathcart Circle - Chase - Coryton - Croy - Cumbernauld - Dartford Loop - Gospel Oak-Barking - Hayes - Hounslow Loop - Inverclyde - Ivanhoe - Maesteg - Maryhill - Merthyr - Mid-Kent - Morecambe - Motherwell-Cumbernauld - North Clyde - North Kent - North London - Northern City - Oxted - Paisley Canal - Rhondda - Rhymney - Romford-Upminster - Severn Beach - Sheerness - Shotts - South London - St Albans Abbey - Sutton & Mole Valley - Tattenham Corner - Vale of Glamorgan - Walsall - Waterloo-Reading - West London - Wharfedale - Whifflet 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. ... The Argyle Line is a suburban railway located in West Central Scotland. ... The Bexleyheath Line is last of the three rail routes created between the outskirts of London and Dartford in Kent. ... The Cross_City Line is a suburban railway line in the West Midlands region of England. ... The Braintree Branch Line is a branch line from Witham to Braintree in Essex. ... The Butetown Branch Line is a railway line in South Wales from Cardiff Bay and Butetown to Cardiff city centre. ... The City Line is a railway line in South Wales from Cardiff to Radyr via the eastern suburbs of Cardiff. ... The Caterham Line is a commuter service in south London and Surrey, connecting Caterham with London. ... 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. ... Map of the Chase Line. ... The Coryton Line is a railway line in South Wales from Cardiff to Heath, Ty Glas, Rhiwbina, Whitchurch and Coryton. ... The Dartford Loop Line is one of three lines linking London with Dartford in Kent, England. ... 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. ... 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. ... The Hounslow Loop Line is a rail link situated in south east London, operated by South West Trains. ... Inverclyde Line is a railway line running from Glasgow through Gilmour St, Paisley to Gourock and Wemyss Bay on the West Coast. ... The Ivanhoe Line is the name given to local passenger services operated on the Midland Main Line between Leicester and Loughborough. ... The Maesteg Line is a railway line in South Wales from Cardiff to Bridgend and Maesteg. ... The Merthyr Line is a railway line in South Wales from Cardiff to Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare. ... The Mid-Kent line is the successor to railways built by the Mid Kent Railway between 1857 and 1882. ... The Morecambe Branch Line is a railway line from Lancaster to Morecambe and Heysham where services connect with the ferry service to Douglas on the Isle of Man. ... The North Clyde Line (sometimes called the North Electric line) is a suburban railway in West Central Scotland. ... The North Kent Line was the means by which the South Eastern Railway (SER) were able to connect its system to London at London Bridge. ... The North London Line is a railway line through northern London. ... The Northern City Line is the railway line from Moorgate to Finsbury Park in London. ... The Oxted Line is a railway line in southern England. ... The Rhondda Line is a railway line in South Wales from Cardiff to Pontypridd, Porth, Ystrad Rhondda and Treherbert. ... The Rhymney Line is a railway line in South Wales from Cardiff to Heath, Caerphilly, Bargoed and Rhymney. ... The Upminster Branch Line is a branch line from Romford to Upminster. ... The Severn Beach Line is a railway line from Bristol to Severn Beach in South Gloucestershire, via Clifton and Avonmouth. ... The Sheerness Line connects Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent with Sittingbourne on the mainland, and with the Chatham Main Line for trains to London and elsewhere in Kent. ... There South London Line, operated by Southern, runs from Victoria to London Bridge. ... The St Albans Abbey Branch Line is a railway line from Watford Junction to St Albans Abbey. ... The Sutton & Mole Valley Line is the name given to the commuter services in south London and Surrey operated by the Southern from London (Victoria and London Bridge to Horsham and Epsom Downs. ... The Tattenham Corner Line is a railway line in Southern England. ... The Vale of Glamorgan Line is a railway line in South Wales from Cardiff to Bridgend via Barry, Rhoose and Llantwit Major. ... Map of the Chase Line. ... The Waterloo to Reading Line is one of the suburban railway lines operated by South West Trains (SWT) in England. ... The West London Line is a short overground railway linking Clapham Junction in the south to Willesden Junction in the north. ... The Wharfedale Line is the name given to one of the rail services in the West Yorkshire Metro area of northern England. ... The Whifflet Line is one of the lines within the Strathclyde suburban rail network. ...

Rural lines:

Aberdeen-Inverness - Atlantic Coast - Avocet - Bittern - Buxton - Cambrian - Crouch Valley - Cumbrian Coast - Conwy Valley - Derwent Valley - Durham Coast - East Suffolk - Esk Valley - Far North - Felixstowe - Fen Line - Furness - Heart of Wales - Heart of Wessex - Island Line - Kyle of Lochalsh - Looe Valley - Lymington - Maritime - Marshlink - Marston Vale - Penistone - Ribble Valley - St Ives - Sudbury - Tamar Valley - Tarka - Tees Valley - Tyne Valley - West Highland - Wherry - Windermere - West Wales - Yorkshire Coast The Atlantic Coast Line is a railway line from Par, near St. ... The Avocet Line is the railway line from Exeter to Exmouth. ... The Bittern Line is a railway line from Norwich to Cromer and Sheringham in Norfolk. ... The Cambrian Line is a railway from Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth and Pwllheli. ... The Cumbrian Coast Line runs from Carlisle to Barrow_in_Furness via Workington and Whitehaven. ... The Conwy Valley Line is a railway line in North Wales. ... The Derwent Valley Line is a railway line from Derby to Matlock in Derbyshire. ... The Durham Coast Line links Newcastle with Middlesborough via Sunderland and Hartlepool. ... The East Suffolk Line is a railway line from Ipswich to Lowestoft in Suffolk. ... The Esk Valley Line is the railway line from Middlesbrough to Whitby. ... The Far North Line is a rural line in northern Scotland. ... The Felixstowe Branch Line is a railway line from Ipswich to Felixstowe in Suffolk. ... The Fen Line runs from Cambridge in Cambridgeshire to Kings Lynn in Norfolk, in East Anglia, England. ... The Furness Line runs from Barrow_in_Furness to Ulverston and Grange_over_Sands, connecting with the West Coast Main Line at Carnforth. ... The Heart of Wales Line is the railway line from Llanelli to Craven Arms. ... The Heart of Wessex Line is a railway line from Bristol to Westbury to Weymouth. ... 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. ... The Kyle of Lochalsh Line is a railway line in the Scottish Highlands, running from Dingwall to Kyle of Lochalsh. ... The Looe Valley Line is a railway line from Liskeard to Looe in Cornwall. ... The Lymington Branch Line is the railway line from Brockenhurst to Lymington in the United Kingdom. ... The Maritime Line is a railway line from Truro to Falmouth in Cornwall. ... The Marshlink Line is the name given to services on the railway line linking Ashford with Hastings. ... The Marston Vale Line is the railway line from Bletchley to Bedford. ... The Penistone Line is the name given to one of the rail services, operated by Northern Rail, in the West Yorkshire Metro area of northern England. ... The Ribble Valley Line is a railway line that runs from Blackburn to the small market town of Clitheroe in Lancashire. ... The St Ives Bay Line is a railway line from St Erth to St Ives in Cornwall. ... The Tamar Valley Line is a railway line from Devonport in Plymouth, to Gunnislake near Tavistock in Devon. ... The Tarka Line is a railway line from Exeter to Barnstaple in Devon. ... The Tyne Valley Line, also known as the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway (N&CR), is a railway line in northern England. ... The West Highland Line is one of the most romantic railway lines in Britain, linking the fishing port of Mallaig on the west coast to Glasgow. ... The Wherry Lines are the railway lines from Norwich to Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft. ... The Windermere Branch Line is the railway line from Oxenholme to Kendal and Windermere, originally part of the Kendal and Windermere Railway. ...

Closed major routes:

Great Central - Honeybourne - Oxford-Cambridge - Somerset & Dorset - Waverley - Woodhead The Great Central Railway (GCR) was the latter day name of a railway company of the United Kingdom which earlier was known as the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MS&LR). ... Varsity Line (or Oxford and Cambridge Line) is an informal name for the railway service which formerly linked the university cities of Oxford and Cambridge, operated by the London and North Western Railway and then British Railways. ... 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. ... The Waverley Route is an abandoned railway line that ran south from Edinburgh in Scotland, through Midlothian and the Scottish Borders to Carlisle in England. ... The western portals of the Woodhead Tunnels in 2004, from the former Woodhead Station. ...