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Tunnel 4, converted to a cutting and bridge when track duplicated 1920 [53] Former Pinera Tunnel: Belair: Main South Line: Rail: Tunnel 5, converted to a cutting and bridge when track duplicated 1920 [53] Former Sleeps Hill Tunnels: Panorama: Previous alignment of Main South Line: Rail: 170 560: Tunnels 1 and 2, 1880s–1920 [58] [59] 360 1,180 ...
In early 2018, the line was connected to the Thameslink route via a junction just south of the High Speed 1 bridge, north of King's Cross, allowing through services to the south of London. Since September 2014, the services have been operated by Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR).
Its current name comes from the former name for the King's Cross area, named after an ancient bridge over the River Fleet. The canal museum buildings were used in the second half of the 19th century and early 20th century for the storage of ice from Norway and its distribution to the surrounding area.
The Gasworks Tunnel is a set of three parallel railway tunnels carrying the East Coast Main Line from London King's Cross terminus under Regent's Canal. Each 1,585 ft (483 m) bore has two tracks. [1] The first of the multiple tunnels was built as part of the construction of the Great Northern Railway opening in 1852. [1]
The ECML is part of Network Rail's Strategic Route G, which comprises five separate lines: [3]. The main line between London King's Cross and Edinburgh Waverley stations, via Stevenage, Peterborough, Grantham, Newark North Gate, Retford, Doncaster, York, Northallerton, Darlington, Durham, Newcastle, Morpeth, Alnmouth, Berwick-upon-Tweed and Dunbar.
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King's Cross railway station, also known as London King's Cross, is a passenger railway terminus in the London Borough of Camden, on the edge of Central London.It is in the London station group, one of the busiest stations in the United Kingdom and the southern terminus of the East Coast Main Line to Yorkshire and the Humber, North East England and Scotland.
Following electrification in the 1970s, the layout was remodelled. By this time both Kings Cross Goods Yard and Top Shed had closed so it was possible to remove the goods lines and simplify the layout. In the current configuration, the lines approaching the tunnel from the north are grouped into Up Fast & Slow and Down Fast & Slow.