Ely to Peterborough Line
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The Ely to Peterborough Line is a railway line in the United Kingdom, linking East Anglia to the Midlands. Passenger services are provided by CrossCountry, East Midlands Trains and National Express East Anglia. 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.
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