| Ely to Peterborough Line | |
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170203 speeds towards Peterborough near Turves |
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| Overview | |
| Type | Heavy rail |
| System | National Rail |
| Status | Operational |
| Locale | Cambridgeshire, England |
| Termini | Ely Peterborough |
| Stations | 3 not counting Ely and Peterborough. |
| Operation | |
| Owner | Network Rail |
| Operator(s) | CrossCountry East Midlands Trains National Express East Anglia |
| Rolling stock | Class 170 "Turbostar" Class 158 "Sprinter" |
| Technical | |
| No. of tracks | Two |
| Track gauge | Standard gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Operating speed | 75 mph maximum |
| Ely to Peterborough line | |
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The Ely to Peterborough Line is a railway line in England, linking East Anglia to the Midlands. It is a part of the Network Rail Strategic Route 5, SRS 05.07 and is classified as a secondary line.[1] Fenland District council are in talks with train operators to oppose more services for the line with 2 services in between Birmingham and Stansted Airport and a hourly service between Ipswich and Peterborough with more services stopping at Whittlesea and Manea which would stop at March also.
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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):
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.
Here is a map with the locations of all the former and current stations on the line in Google Maps
The line is double track throughout, has a loading gauge of W10 and a line speed of between 40-75 mph but is not electrified.[1]
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