East Coast Main Line
Principal railway route in Great Britain
Summary
The East Coast Main Line (ECML) is a 393-mile-long (632 km) electrified railway between London King's Cross and Edinburgh Waverley, via Peterborough, Doncaster, York, Darlington, Durham and Newcastle. It is a key transport artery on the eastern side of Great Britain running broadly parallel to the A1 road. The main line acts as a "spine" for several diverging branches, serving destinations such as Cambridge, Lincoln, Leeds, Hull and Sunderland, all with direct services to London. In addition, a few ECML services extend beyond Edinburgh to serve other Scottish destinations, such as Stirling, Inverness, Dundee and Aberdeen.
Originally created by G-Man
1/30/2004, 1:13:53 AM
Modified
6/1/2026, 7:45:44 PM
Recent revisions
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Reverted 1 edit by [[Special:Contributions/JackHarrison2010|JackHarrison2010]] ([[User talk:JackHarrison2010|talk]]): Er… no it doesn’t - it goes via Fife to Dundee
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