| Ely to Peterborough Line | |
| File:Train Speeds towards Peterborough - geograph.org.uk - 1930671.jpg 170203 speeds towards Peterborough near Turves | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Type | Heavy rail |
| System | National Rail |
| Status | Operational |
| Locale | Cambridgeshire, England |
| Termini | Ely 52°23′28″N 0°15′59″E / 52.3910°N 0.2665°E Peterborough 52°34′29″N 0°15′00″W / 52.5746°N 0.2499°W |
| Stations | 3 not counting Ely and Peterborough. |
| Operation | |
| Owner | Network Rail |
| Operator(s) | CrossCountry East Midlands Trains Greater Anglia |
| Rolling stock | Template:BRC "Turbostar" Template:BRC "Sprinter" |
| Technical | |
| No. of tracks | Two |
| Track gauge | {{#switch:sg
|3mm=3 mm (0.118 in) |4mm=4 mm (0.157 in) |4.5mm=4.5 mm (0.177 in) |4.8mm=4.8 mm (0.189 in) |6.5mm=6.5 mm (0.256 in) |6.53mm=6.53 mm (0.257 in) |8mm=8 mm (0.315 in) |8.97mm=8.97 mm (0.353 in) |9mm=9 mm (0.354 in) |9.42mm=9.42 mm (0.371 in) |10.5mm=10.5 mm (0.413 in) |11.94mm=11.94 mm (0.470 in) |12mm=12 mm (0.472 in) |12.7mm=12.7 mm (0.5 in) |13mm=13 mm (0.512 in) |13.5mm=13.5 mm (0.531 in) |14mm=14 mm (0.551 in) |14.125mm=14.125 mm (0.556 in) |14.2mm=14.2 mm (0.559 in) |14.28mm=14.28 mm (0.562 in) |14.3mm=14.3 mm (0.563 in)|15.76mm=15.76 mm (0.620 in) |
| Operating speed | 75 mph maximum |
Template:Ely to Peterborough Line The Ely to Peterborough Line is a railway line in England, linking East Anglia to the Midlands. It is a part of the Network Rail Strategic Route 5, SRS 05.07 and is classified as a secondary line.[1] Fenland District council are in talks with train operators to oppose more services for the line with 2 services in between Birmingham and Stansted Airport and an hourly service between Ipswich and Peterborough with more services stopping at Whittlesea and Manea which would stop at March also.[citation needed]
History[]
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Service[]
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A freight train at March
Passenger services are provided by CrossCountry, East Midlands Trains and Greater Anglia. To the west most trains continue beyond Peterborough to Leicester and Birmingham (via the Peterborough-Birmingham line), or to Nottingham, Sheffield, Manchester and Liverpool. To the east most trains continue beyond Ely to Norwich or to Cambridge and Stansted Airport (joining in one direction or in the other the Cambridge-Norwich "Breckland" Line) or to Ipswich.
The line is used extensively by freight trains.Template:Cn
Infrastructure[]
The line is double track throughout, has a loading gauge of W10 and a line speed of between 40-75 mph but is not electrified.[1]
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Route 5 - West Anglia. Network Rail. Retrieved on 2009-05-22.
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Coordinates: 52°32′45″N 0°06′40″E / 52.5457°N 0.1111°E
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