Ely to Peterborough Line

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Ely-Peterborough Line

Principal stations Ely Cambridge-King's Lynn Ely-Ipswich Ely-Norwich lines Manea (closed on Sundays) March Whittlesea Peterborough East Coast Main Line Peterborough-Birmingham line

The Ely to Peterborough Line is an important railway line in the United Kingdom, linking the East Anglia to the Midlands. Passenger services are provided by Central Trains as part of their Citylink network, and 'one'. The line serves the following places (Ordnance Survey grid references for stations):

Places	Grid references
Ely	TL543793
Manea	TL479911
March	TL418978
Whittlesea	TL277963
Peterborough	TL186989

Most trains continue beyond Peterborough to Leicester and Birmingham (via the Peterborough-Birmingham line), or to Nottingham, Sheffield, Manchester and Liverpool.

On the other side, 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. The railway yard at March has recently been reopened.

The line is not electrified, unlike surrounding lines.

edit Railway lines in the East of England:
Main lines:	East Coast Main Line   Great Eastern Main Line Cambridge-King's Lynn "Fen" Line   Cambridge-Norwich "Breckland" Line   Colchester-Clacton "Sunshine Coast" Line Ely-Peterborough Line   Ipswich-Ely Line   London-Cambridge Line   London, Tilbury & Southend Line Manningtree-Harwich "Mayflower" Line   Thameslink   West Anglia Main Line
Commuter lines:	Hertford Loop Line   Lea Valley Lines   Northern City Line   Romford-Upminster Line    Shenfield-Southend Victoria Line   Witham-Braintree Line
Rural lines:	Cambridge-Ipswich Line    Crouch Valley Line   East Suffolk Line   Grantham-Skegness Line Ipswich-Felixstowe Line   Marks Tey-Sudbury "Gainsborough" Line   Norwich-Sheringham "Bittern" Line Peterborough-Lincoln Line   Thorpe le Soken-Walton "Sunshine Coast" Line   Wherry Lines