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The Great Eastern Main Line (GEML, sometimes referred to as the East Anglia Main Line) is a 114.5-mile (184.3 km) major railway line on the British railway system which connects Liverpool Street station in central London with destinations in east London and the East of England, including Shenfield, Chelmsford, Colchester, Ipswich and Norwich.
The Northern line is one of two commuter rail routes operated by Merseyrail and centred on Merseyside, England, [5] the other being the Wirral line.The cross-city route runs from Hunts Cross in south Liverpool then (by way of an underground section through Liverpool's city centre) branches in the north to terminate at Southport, Headbolt Lane (both Merseyside) and Ormskirk ().
London Liverpool Street – Norwich: 1937–present The Easterling [22] BR: London Liverpool Street – Lowestoft and Yarmouth South Town: 1950 – 1958 The Elizabethan [4] [5] [11] (summer only) BR: London King's Cross – Edinburgh Waverley (non-stop) [ii] 1953 – 1964 Emerald Isle Express [43] London Euston – Llandudno and Holyhead
The Eastern Counties Railway was at the same time building a route from Newport in Essex through Cambridge via Ely to Brandon. This route would be the first route between Norwich and London. A month before opening, the Yarmouth and Norwich Railway and the Norwich & Brandon Railway merged to become the Norfolk Railway. [2]
The Department for Transport's Rail electrification document of July 2009, states that the route to Liverpool Docks will be electrified. The Canada Dock Branch Line is the only line into the docks. [19] From the document: 70. Electrification of this route will offer electric haulage options for freight.
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The line runs between Cambridge in the west and Norwich in the east. Thetford is situated between Brandon and Harling Road, 93 miles 50 chains (150.7 km) from London Liverpool Street via Ely. The station is managed by Greater Anglia, which operates most of the services, typically one to two trains per hour in either direction.
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