List of railway lines in Great Britain
This is a list of railway lines in Great Britain that are currently in operation, split by country and region.
There are a limited number of main inter-regional lines, with all but one entering Greater London.[1] The line from London to the Channel Tunnel is the only line designated 'high speed', although the other main routes also operate limited-stop express services.
The bulk of the secondary network is concentrated in London and the surrounding East and South East regions; an area marketed by National Rail as London and the South East. The majority of these lines are radial to London.[2] There is a further concentration of routes around Birmingham in the West Midlands[3] and in the urbanised part of northern England that stretches from Liverpool in the west, via Greater Manchester to Leeds in the east.[4]
Some areas, such as Wales and Scotland, have relatively sparse railway provision.[1] There are local lines throughout all areas of Great Britain with some services designated as community railways.
England[]
London[]
This is a list of routes entirely contained within Greater London.[5]
Inner[]
Name | Opened | Regions | Electrified |
---|---|---|---|
Acton–Northolt line (formerly "New North Main Line") |
1903 | London | n/a |
Bromley North Line (Grove Park to Bromley North) |
1878 | London | 750 V DC Third rail |
Catford Loop Line (Brixton to Shortlands) |
1892 | London | 750 V DC Third rail |
Chessington branch line (Raynes Park to Chessington South) |
1938–1939 | London | 750 V DC Third rail |
Chingford branch line (Clapton to Chingford) |
1873 | London | 25 kV AC OHLE |
Crystal Palace line (Balham Junction to Beckenham Junction) |
1856–1858 | London | 750 V DC Third rail |
Dudding Hill line (Acton to Cricklewood) |
1875 | London | N/A |
East London line | 1869–2010 | London | 750 V DC Third rail |
Farringdon–Herne Hill line | 1863–1866 | London | 750 V DC Third rail |
Gospel Oak to Barking line | 1894–1868 | London | 25 kV AC OHLE (partial) |
Greenford branch line (GWML to Greenford) |
1903 | London | N/A |
Greenwich line | 1836 | London | 750 V DC Third rail |
Mid-Kent line (Lewisham to Hayes) |
1857–1882 | London | 750 V DC Third rail |
Hounslow Loop Line (Barnes Junction to Feltham Junction) |
1850 | London | 750 V DC Third rail |
South London line | 1886 | London | 750 V DC Third rail |
Sutton Loop line | 1864-1929 | London | 750 V DC Third rail |
Kingston loop line | 1863–1869 | London | 750 V DC Third rail |
North London line (Richmond to Stratford) |
1846–1869 | London | 25 kV AC OHLE & 750 V DC Third rail |
Northern City Line (Moorgate to Finsbury Park) |
1904 | London | 25 kV AC OHLE & 750 V DC Third rail |
Greenwich Park branch line (Nunhead to Lewisham) |
1929 | London | 750 V DC Third rail |
Romford–Upminster line | 1893 | London | 25 kV AC OHLE |
West London line (Clapham Junction to Willesden Junction) |
1844 | London | 25 kV AC OHLE & 750 V DC Third rail |
Terminus[]
Name | End and major calling points | Countries and regions | Category |
---|---|---|---|
East Coast Main Line | London, Leeds, York, Newcastle, Edinburgh | England: East, East Midlands, London, North East, Yorkshire and the Humber; Scotland | High Speed Main Line (125 mph) |
Great Eastern Main Line | London, Ipswich, Norwich | England: East, London | Main Line (100 mph) |
Great Western Main Line | London, Bristol | England: London, South East, South West | High Speed Main Line (125 mph) |
High Speed 1 | London, Channel Tunnel | England: East, London, South East.
Continental Europe: France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany |
High Speed Line (186 mph) |
Midland Main Line | London, Leicester, Nottingham, Sheffield, Leeds | England: East, East Midlands, London, Yorkshire and the Humber | High Speed Main Line (125 mph) |
South West Main Line | London, Southampton, Bournemouth, Weymouth | England: London, South East, South West | Main Line (100 mph) |
West Coast Main Line | London, Glasgow with spurs to Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Holyhead and Edinburgh | England: London, North West, South East, West Midlands; Scotland; North Wales | High Speed Main Line (125 mph) |
South East[]
This is a list of all routes that enter the South East England region.
Name | Opened | Regions | Electrification |
---|---|---|---|
Alton line (Brookwood to Alton) |
1852 | South East | 750 V DC Third rail |
Arun Valley line (Three Bridges to Arundel) |
1848–1863 | South East | 750 V DC Third rail |
Ascot–Ash Vale line | South East | 750 V DC Third rail | |
Ashford to Ramsgate line | 1846 | South East | 750 V DC Third rail |
Aylesbury–Princes Risborough line | 1863 | South East | N/A |
Bexleyheath line (Lewisham to Dartford) |
1895 | London, South East | 750 V DC Third rail |
Brighton Main Line | 1839–1941 | London, South East | 750 V DC Third rail |
Caterham line (Purley to Caterham) |
1856 | London, South East | 750 V DC Third rail |
Chatham Main Line (London Victoria to Dover Priory) |
1858–1926 | London, South East | 750 V DC Third rail |
Chertsey branch line (Staines to Weybridge) |
1849 | South East | 750 V DC Third rail |
Cherwell Valley line (Banbury to Didcot Parkway) |
1844–1873 | South East | N/A |
Chiltern Main Line (Marylebone to Birmingham Snow Hill) |
1852–1910 | South East | N/A |
Cotswold Line (Oxford to Hereford) |
1851–1860 | South East, South West, West Midlands | N/A |
Dartford Loop Line (Hither Green to Dartford) |
1866 | London, South East | 750 V DC Third rail |
East Coastway line (Brighton to Hastings) |
1846–1871 | South East | 750 V DC Third rail |
Eastleigh–Fareham line | 1841 | South East | 750 V DC Third rail |
Eastleigh–Romsey line | 1847 | South East | N/A |
Epsom Downs Branch (Sutton to Epsom Downs) |
1865 | London, South East | 750 V DC Third rail |
Hampton Court branch line (SWML to Hampton Court) |
1849 | South East | 750 V DC Third rail |
Hastings line (Tonbridge to Hastings) |
1845–1852 | South East | 750 V DC Third rail |
Henley branch line (Twyford to Henley-on-Thames) |
1857 | South East | N/A |
High Speed 1 (London to Channel Tunnel) |
2003–2007 | London, South East | 25 kV AC OHLE |
Island Line (Isle of Wight) |
1864 | South East | 750 V DC Third rail |
Kent Coast line (Minster East Jn to Buckland Jn) |
1847 | South East | 750 V DC Third rail |
London–Aylesbury line | 1868 and 1899 | London, East | 630 V DC Fourth rail (partial) |
Lymington branch line (SWML to Lymington Pier) |
1858 | South East | 750 V DC Third rail |
Maidstone line (Swanley to Ashford International) |
1874–1884 | South East | 750 V DC Third rail |
Marlow branch line (Maidenhead to Marlow) |
1854 | South East | N/A |
Marshlink line (Ashford International to Hastings) |
1851 | South East | N/A |
Marston Vale line (Bletchley to Bedford) |
1845 | East, South East | N/A |
Medway Valley line (Strood to SEML) |
1844–1856 | South East | 750 V DC Third rail |
New Guildford line (Surbiton to Guildford) |
1885 | South East | 750 V DC Third rail |
North Downs Line (Reading to Redhill) |
1849 | South East | 750 V DC Third rail (partial) |
North Kent Line (London to Strood) |
1846–1849 | London, South East | 750 V DC Third rail |
Oxford–Bicester line | 1850 | South East | N/A |
Oxted line (South Croydon to East Grinstead/Uckfield) |
1858–1888 | London, South East | 750 V DC Third rail (Croydon–East Grinstead) |
Portsmouth Direct line (Woking to Portsmouth Harbour) |
1845–1858 | South East | 750 V DC Third rail |
Reading–Basingstoke line | 1848 | South East | N/A |
Reading–Taunton line | 1847–1906 | South East, South West | N/A |
Redhill–Tonbridge line | 1884 | South East | 750 V DC Third rail |
Seaford branch line (Lewes to Seaford) |
1864 | South East | 750 V DC Third rail |
Sheerness line (Sittingbourne to Sheerness-on-Sea) |
1860 | South East | 750 V DC Third rail |
Shepperton branch line (Kingston Loop to Shepperton) |
1864–1894 | London, South East | 750 V DC Third rail– |
Slough–Windsor & Eton line | 1849 | South East | N/A |
South Eastern Main Line (Cannon Street/Charing Cross to Dover Priory) |
1842–1871 | London, South East | 750 V DC Third rail |
Staines–Windsor line | 1848–1849 | South East | 750 V DC Third rail |
Sutton and Mole Valley lines | 1847–1868 | London, South East | 750 V DC Third rail |
Tattenham Corner line (Purley to Tattenham Corner) |
1897–1901 | London, South East | 750 V DC Third rail |
Waterloo–Reading line | 1846–1856 | London, South East | 750 V DC Third rail |
Wessex Main Line (Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Central) |
1847–1856 | South East, South West | N/A |
West Coastway line (Brighton to Southampton Central) |
1840–1889 | South East | 750 V DC Third rail |
West of England line (Basingstoke to Exeter St David's) |
1854–1860 | South East, South West | N/A |
South West[]
This is a list of all routes that enter the South West England region.
Inner[]
Name | Opened | Regions | Electrification |
---|---|---|---|
Atlantic Coast Line (Par to Newquay) |
1874 | South West | NA |
Avocet Line (Exeter to Exmouth) |
1862 | South West | NA |
Bristol–Exeter line | 1841–1842 | South West | NA |
Cornish Main Line (Plymouth to Penzance) |
1867 | South West | NA |
Cotswold Line (Oxford to Hereford) |
1851–1860 | South East, South West, West Midlands | N/A |
Dartmoor line
(Exeter to Okehampton) |
1851–1871 | South West | NA |
Exeter–Plymouth line | 1846–1849 | South West | NA |
Gloucester–Newport line | 1850 | South West | NA |
Golden Valley line (Swindon to Cheltenham Spa) |
1845 | South West | NA |
Heart of Wessex Line (Bristol Temple Meads to Weymouth) |
1857 | South West | NA |
Looe Valley Line (Liskeard to Looe) |
1860–1901 | South West | NA |
Maritime Line (Truro to Falmouth Docks) |
1863 | South West | NA |
Reading–Taunton line | 1847–1906 | South East, South West | 25 kV AC OHLE (partial) |
Riviera Line (Exeter St David's to Paignton) |
1846–1859 | South West | NA |
Severn Beach line (Bristol to Severn Beach) |
1840–1900 | South West | NA |
South Wales Main Line (Swindon to Swansea) |
1850–1903 | South West, South Wales | NA |
St Ives Bay Line (St Erth to St Ives) |
1877 | South West | NA |
Tamar Valley Line (Plymouth to Gunnislake) |
1890–1908 | South West | NA |
Tarka Line (Exeter to Barnstaple) |
1851–1854 | South West | NA |
Wessex Main Line (Bristol to Southampton) |
1847–1856 | South East, South West | N/A |
West of England line (SWML to Exeter) |
1854–1860 | South East, South West | N/A |
Terminus[]
Name | End and major calling points | Countries and regions | Category |
---|---|---|---|
Cross Country Route | Bristol, Birmingham, Sheffield, Leeds, York | England: East Midlands, South West, Yorkshire and the Humber, West Midlands | High Speed Main Line (125 mph) |
South Wales Main Line | Bristol, Swansea via Cardiff | England: South West; Wales: South | Main Line (100 mph) |
North West and Central[]
North West[]
This is a list of all routes that enter the North West England region.
Name | Opened | Regions | Electrification |
---|---|---|---|
Blackpool branch lines (WCML to Blackpool North/South) |
1846–1865 | North West | 25 kV AC OHLE (partial) |
Borderlands line (Wrexham Central to Bidston) |
1887–1896 | North West | N/A |
Buxton line (Manchester Piccadilly to Buxton) |
1863 | East Midlands, North West | 25 kV AC OHLE |
Calder Valley line (Blackpool North/Manchester Victoria to Leeds) |
North West, Yorkshire and the Humber | N/A | |
Chester–Birkenhead line | 1840 | North West | 750 V DC Third Rail |
Chester–Warrington line | 1850 | North West | N/A |
Crewe–Manchester line | 1841 | North West | 25 kV AC OHLE |
Cumbrian Coast line (Carlisle to Barrow-in-Furness) |
1844–1845 | North West | N/A |
East Lancashire line (Preston to Colne) |
1846–1848 | North West | N/A |
Furness line (Barrow-in-Furness to Carnforth) |
1846–1858 | North West | N/A |
Glossop line (Manchester Piccadilly to Glossop/Hadfield) |
1842–1845 | East Midlands, North West | 25 kV AC OHLE |
Hooton–Helsby line | 1863 | North West | N/A |
Hope Valley line (Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield) |
1894 | North West, Yorkshire and the Humber | N/A |
Huddersfield line (Manchester Piccadilly/Victoria to Huddersfield) |
1849 | North West, Yorkshire and the Humber | Planned |
Kirkby branch line (Kirkby to Wigan Wallgate) |
1848 | North West | N/A |
Leeds–Morecambe line | 1846–1864 | North West, Yorkshire and the Humber | 25 kV AC OHLE (partial) |
Liverpool–Manchester lines | 1830–onwards | North West | 25 kV AC OHLE (partial) |
Liverpool–Wigan line | 1869–1871 | North West | 25 kV AC OHLE |
Manchester–Preston line | 1838–1841 | North West | 25 kV AC OHLE |
Manchester–Southport line | North West | N/A | |
Mid-Cheshire line (Manchester Piccadilly to Chester) |
1855–1888 | North West | N/A |
Morecambe branch line (Lancaster to Morecambe/Heysham Port) |
1864 | North West | N/A |
Ormskirk branch line (Preston to Ormskirk) |
1848 | North West | N/A |
Ribble Valley line (Manchester Victoria to Clitheroe) |
1845–1872 | North West | N/A |
Settle–Carlisle line | 1875 | North West, Yorkshire and the Humber | N/A |
Stafford–Manchester line | 1848 | North West, West Midlands | 25 kV AC OHLE |
Stockport–Stalybridge line | North West | N/A | |
Styal Line (Manchester Piccadilly to Manchester Airport/Wilmslow) |
1909 | North West | 25 kV AC OHLE |
Tyne Valley line (Newcastle to Carlisle) |
1834–1837 | North East, North West | N/A |
Windermere branch line (Oxenholme Lake District to Windermere) |
1847 | North West | Proposed |
Central[]
This is a list of all routes that enter the West Midlands region.
Name | Opened | Regions | Electrification |
---|---|---|---|
Birmingham–Peterborough line | 1840–1860 | East, East Midlands, West Midlands | N/A |
Birmingham to Worcester via Bromsgrove Line | 1840–1879 | West Midlands | 25 kV AC OHLE (partial) |
Birmingham to Worcester via Kidderminster line | 1852–1867 | West Midlands | N/A |
Chase Line (Birmingham New Street to Rugeley) |
1837–1859 (partly closed 1965, reopened 1989–1997) |
West Midlands | 25 kV AC OHLE |
Chiltern Main Line (Marylebone to Birmingham Snow Hill) |
1852–1910 | London, South East, West Midlands | N/A |
Cotswold Line (Oxford to Hereford) |
1851–1860 | South East, South West, West Midlands | N/A |
Coventry–Leamington line | 1851 | West Midlands | N/A |
Coventry–Nuneaton line | 1850 | West Midlands | N/A |
Crewe–Derby line | 1848 | East Midlands, North West, West Midlands | 25 kV AC OHLE (partial) |
Cross-City Line (Redditch/Bromsgrove to Lichfield) |
1837–1876 | West Midlands | 25 kV AC OHLE |
Leamington–Stratford line | 1860 | West Midlands | N/A |
Leicester–Burton upon Trent line | 1832–1849 | East Midlands, West Midlands | N/A |
Northampton loop | 1881 | East Midlands, West Midlands | 25 kV AC OHLE |
North Warwickshire Line (Birmingham Snow Hill to Stratford-upon-Avon) |
1908 | West Midlands | N/A |
Rugby–Birmingham–Stafford line | 1837 | West Midlands | 25 kV AC OHLE |
Shrewsbury–Chester line | 1848 | North West, West Midlands | N/A |
Stafford–Manchester line | 1848–1887 | North West, West Midlands | 25 kV AC OHLE |
Stone to Colwich Line | 1849 | West Midlands | 25 kV AC OHLE |
Stourbridge Town branch line | 1879 | West Midlands | N/A |
Trent Valley line (part of the West Coast Main Line) |
1847 | West Midlands | 25 kV AC OHLE |
Walsall–Wolverhampton line | 1837 | West Midlands | 25 kV AC OHLE |
Welsh Marches line (Newport to Shrewsbury) |
1852–1858 | North West, West Midlands, Mid Wales, South Wales |
N/A |
Wolverhampton–Shrewsbury line | 1848–1849 | West Midlands | N/A |
North and East[]
Anglia[]
This is a list of all routes that enter the East of England region.
Name | Opened | Regions | Electrification |
---|---|---|---|
Abbey Line (Watford Junction to St Albans Abbey) |
1858 | East | 25 kV AC OHLE |
Birmingham–Peterborough line | 1840–1860 | East, East Midlands, West Midlands | N/A |
Bittern Line (Sheringham to Norwich) |
1874–1877 | East | N/A |
Braintree branch line (Witham to Braintree) |
1848 | East | 25 kV AC OHLE |
Breckland line (Cambridge to Norwich) |
1845 | East | N/A |
Cambridge line (Cambridge to ECML) |
1851 | East | 25 kV AC OHLE |
Crouch Valley line (Wickford to Southminster) |
1889 | East | 25 kV AC OHLE |
East Suffolk line (Ipswich to Lowestoft) |
1854 | East | N/A |
Ely–Peterborough line | 1847 | East | N/A |
Felixstowe branch line (Ipswich to Felixstowe) |
1877 | East | N/A |
Fen line (Cambridge to King's Lynn) |
1846 | East | 25 kV AC OHLE |
Gainsborough line (Marks Tey to Sudbury) |
1865 | East | N/A |
Hertford East branch line (Hertford East to Broxbourne) |
1843 | East | 25 kV AC OHLE |
Hertford loop line (Stevenage to Alexandra Palace) |
1871–1924 | London, East | 25 kV AC OHLE |
Ipswich–Ely line | 1846–1851 | East | N/A |
Lea Valley lines | 1840–1891 | London, East | 25 kV AC OHLE |
London, Tilbury and Southend line (Fenchurch Street to Shoeburyness) |
1854–1888 | London, East | 25 kV AC OHLE |
Marston Vale line (Bletchley to Bedford) |
1845 | East, South East | N/A |
Mayflower line (Manningtree to Harwich Town) |
1854 | East | 25 kV AC OHLE |
Peterborough–Lincoln line | 1848–1882 | East | N/A |
Shenfield–Southend line | 1892 | East | 25 kV AC OHLE |
Sunshine Coast Line (Colchester to Walton-on-the-Naze) |
1847–1882 | East | 25 kV AC OHLE |
Watford DC line (Euston to Watford Junction) |
1862–1922 | London, East | 750 V DC Third rail |
West Anglia Main Line (Liverpool Street to Cambridge/Stansted Airport) |
1840–1990 | London, East | 25 kV AC OHLE |
Wherry Lines (Norwich to Great Yarmouth/Lowestoft) |
1844–1882 | East | N/A |
East Midlands[]
This is a list of all routes that enter the East Midlands region.
Name | Opened | Regions | Electrification |
---|---|---|---|
Barton line (Barton-on-Humber to Cleethorpes) |
1848 | East Midlands | N/A |
Birmingham–Peterborough line | 1840–1860 | East, East Midlands, West Midlands | N/A |
Buxton line (Manchester Piccadilly to Buxton) |
1863 | East Midlands, North West | 25 kV AC OHLE (partial) |
Crewe–Derby line | 1848 | East Midlands, North West, West Midlands | 25 kV AC OHLE (partial) |
Derwent Valley line (Derby to Matlock) |
1839–1849 | East Midlands | N/A |
Doncaster–Lincoln line | 1849 | East Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber | N/A |
Glossop line (Manchester Piccadilly to Glossop/Hadfield) |
1844 | East Midlands, North West | 25 kV AC OHLE |
Ivanhoe line (part of the Midland Main Line) |
1840/1993 | East Midlands | N/A |
Leicester–Burton upon Trent line | 1832–1849 | East Midlands | N/A |
Northampton loop | 1881 | East Midlands, West Midlands | 25 kV AC OHLE |
Nottingham–Grantham line | 1850 | East Midlands | N/A |
Nottingham–Lincoln line | 1846 | East Midlands | N/A |
Oakham–Kettering line | 1879 | East Midlands | N/A |
Poacher Line (Grantham to Skegness) |
1848–1873 | East Midlands | N/A |
Robin Hood Line (Nottingham to Worksop) |
1848 (reopened 1993–1998) | East Midlands | N/A |
Sheffield–Lincoln line | 1849 | East Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber | N/A |
Erewash Valley Line | 1844-1862 | East Midlands | N/A |
Eastern[]
This is a list of all routes that enter the Yorkshire and the Humber and North East England region.
Name | Opened | Regions | Electrification |
---|---|---|---|
Durham Coast Line (Newcastle to Middlesbrough) |
1833–1905 | North East | 1,500 V DC OHLE (partial) |
Esk Valley line (Middlesbrough to Whitby) |
1835–54 | North East, Yorkshire and the Humber | N/A |
Tyne Valley line (Newcastle to Carlisle) |
1834–1837 | North East, North West | N/A |
Northallerton–Eaglescliffe line | 1852 | North East, Yorkshire and the Humber | N/A |
Tees Valley line (Bishop Auckland to Saltburn) |
1825–1887 | North East | N/A |
Airedale line (Leeds to Skipton) |
1846 | Yorkshire and the Humber | 25 kV AC OHLE |
Askern branch line (Knottingley to Doncaster) |
1848 | Yorkshire and the Humber | N/A |
Calder Valley line (Blackpool North/Manchester Victoria to Leeds) |
1840s | North West, Yorkshire and the Humber | N/A |
Dearne Valley line (Sheffield to York) |
1839–40 | Yorkshire and the Humber | N/A |
Doncaster–Lincoln line | 1849 | East Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber | N/A |
Hallam Line (Sheffield to Leeds) |
Yorkshire and the Humber | N/A | |
Harrogate line (Leeds to York) |
1848 | Yorkshire and the Humber | N/A |
Hope Valley line (Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield) |
1894 | North West, Yorkshire and the Humber | N/A |
Huddersfield line (Manchester Piccadilly/Victoria to Huddersfield) |
1849 | North West, Yorkshire and the Humber | Planned |
Hull to York Line | 1840 | Yorkshire and the Humber | N/A |
Leeds–Morecambe line | 1846–50 | North West, Yorkshire and the Humber | N/A |
Leeds��Bradford lines | Yorkshire and the Humber | 25 kV AC OHLE (partial) | |
Penistone Line (Huddersfield to Sheffield) |
1845–50 | Yorkshire and the Humber | N/A |
Pontefract line (Leeds to Goole) |
1848 | Yorkshire and the Humber | N/A |
Selby Line (Leeds to Hull) |
1834 | Yorkshire and the Humber | 25 kV AC OHLE (partial) |
Settle–Carlisle line | 1875 | North West, Yorkshire and the Humber | N/A |
Sheffield–Lincoln line | 1849 | East Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber | N/A |
South Humberside Main Line (Doncaster to Cleethorpes) |
1848 | Yorkshire and the Humber | N/A |
Swinton–Doncaster line | South Yorkshire | N/A | |
Wakefield line (Leeds to Sheffield) |
Yorkshire and the Humber | 25 kV AC OHLE (partial) | |
Wharfedale line (Leeds to Bradford Forster Square/Ilkley) |
1865 | Yorkshire and the Humber | 25 kV AC OHLE |
Yorkshire Coast Line (Hull to Scarborough) |
1845–46 | Yorkshire and the Humber | N/A |
York–Scarborough line | 1845 | Yorkshire and the Humber | N/A |
Scotland[]
Scotrail Intercity lines[]
- Edinburgh–Aberdeen line
- Glasgow–Edinburgh via Falkirk line
- Glasgow–Aberdeen line
- Highland Main Line
- Aberdeen–Inverness line
Glasgow commuter lines[]
- Argyle Line
- Ayrshire Coast Line
- Carstairs line
- Cathcart Circle Lines
- Croy Line
- Cumbernauld Line
- Inverclyde Line
- Maryhill Line
- Motherwell–Cumbernauld line
- North Clyde Line
- Paisley Canal line
- Shotts Line
- South Western lines
- Whifflet Line
Edinburgh commuter lines[]
- Carstairs line
- Edinburgh–Dunblane line
- Fife Circle Line
- North Berwick Line
- North Clyde Line
- Shotts Line
- Borders Railway
Rural lines and Great Scenic Railways[]
- Borders Railway
- Far North Line
- Kyle of Lochalsh line
- West Highland Line
- Glasgow South Western Lines
Wales[]
Main lines[]
- North Wales Coast Line
- South Wales Main Line
- Shrewsbury–Chester line
- Welsh Marches line
Cardiff commuter lines[]
- Butetown branch line
- Cardiff City Line
- Coryton Line
- Ebbw Valley Railway
- Gloucester–Newport line
- Maesteg Line
- Merthyr line
- Rhondda line
- Rhymney line
- Vale of Glamorgan Line
Rural lines[]
- Borderlands line
- Cambrian Line
- Conwy Valley line
- Heart of Wales line
- West Wales lines
Lines under construction[]
Name | Between | Opening | Regions | Electrification | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Crossrail | Abbey Wood and Shenfield to Reading and Heathrow Airport | 2022 | London | 25 kV AC OHLE | New Line |
East West Rail | Bicester Village to Bletchley | 2023 | South East England | Not initially | Reconstruction |
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- ^ "Newcastle" (PDF). Association of Train Operating Companies. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 December 2008. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
- ^ "National Rail Enquiries - Maps of the UK National Rail Network". Nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
See also[]
- Lists of railway lines in Great Britain
- Railway lines in the United Kingdom