West Coast Main Line diagram

Main article: West Coast Main Line

The West Coast Main Line is a major trunk railway in the United Kingdom, linking London with Glasgow. The Watford DC lines are intricately linked with the southern part of the WCML and are also shown in full. A detailed diagram of the line is housed on this page for technical reasons. Note that some complex areas have been simplified for clarity.

Where dates for a railway station are shown as e.g. (1853–1959/1964) these refer to the dates of closure to passengers and freight.

West Coast Main Line

Legend

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|  |  | Glasgow Central

St Enoch

Argyle Line

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River Clyde

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| Argyle Line

Glasgow Central Railway

Bridge Street |  |

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Bridge Street

Glasgow Subway

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Ayrshire Coast Line

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City Union Line

| General Terminus and

Glasgow Harbour Railway

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Glasgow South Western Line

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| Glasgow, Barrhead and

Kilmarnock Joint Railway

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Polmadie TRSMD

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Argyle Line

Rutherglen (3rd) |  |

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Rutherglen (1st) |  |

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Rutherglen (2nd) |  |

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Cambuslang |  |

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Glasgow Central Railway

Newton Line

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Whifflet Line

Newton |  |

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| Argyle Line to

Hamilton Central

|  | Newton (1st)

River Clyde

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Uddingston |  |

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| Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton

and Coatbridge Railway

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Fallside |  |

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Bothwell

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Bothwell Junction Branch

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Motherwell–Cumbernauld line

Motherwell |  |

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| Argyle Line to

Hamilton Central

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Motherwell Junction |  |

|  | Holytown
Flemington |  |

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Shieldmuir |  |

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Shotts Line

Wishaw South |  |

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Cambusnethan Line

Overtown (1st) |  |

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Wishaw and Coltness Railway

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|  | Carluke
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Lanark |  |

|  | Cleghorn
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|  | Carstairs
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Glasgow–Edinburgh via Carstairs line

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Dolphinton branch line

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|  | Thankerton
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|  | Symington
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Symington, Biggar and Broughton Railway

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|  | Lamington
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|  | Abington
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|  | Crawford
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|  | Elvanfoot

Leadhills and Wanlockhead Branch

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|  | Auchencastle
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|  | Moffat
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|  | Beattock
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|  | Wamphray
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|  | Dinwoodie
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|  | Nethercleugh

| Dumfries, Lochmaben

and Lockerbie Railway

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|  | Lockerbie
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|  | Ecclefechan
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|  | Kirtlebridge

Solway Junction Railway

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Glasgow South Western Line

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Border Union Railway

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Anglo-Scottish border

1847-1951

| Gretna |  |

|  | Gretna |

1861–1915

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Esk Viaduct over River Esk

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|  | Floriston |

1847–1950

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|  | Rockcliffe |

1847–1917, 1918–1950/1965

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River Eden

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Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway

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|  | Canal Goods
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|  |  | Viaduct Goods

Dentholme Goods
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|  | Carlisle Citadel |

opened 1847

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|  |  | Crown Street Goods

Bog Goods
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Newcastle & Carlisle Railway

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Settle and Carlisle Railway

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Maryport and Carlisle Railway

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|  | Brisco |

1846–1852/1952

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|  | Wreay |

1853–1943

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|  | Southwaite |

1846–1952/1964

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|  | Calthwaite |

c.1855–1952/1956

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|  | Plumpton |

1846–1948

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|  | Penrith |

opened 1846

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Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway

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Eden Valley Railway

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|  | Clifton and Lowther |

1846–1938/1951

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|  | Shap |

1846–1968

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Shap Summit

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South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway

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|  | Tebay |

1852–1968

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|  | Low Gill |

1846–1960/1966

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Ingleton branch line

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|  | Grayrigg |

1861–1954

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Windermere branch line

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|  | Oxenholme Lake District |

opened 1847

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Hincaster branch line

Heversham

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|  | Milnthorpe |

1846-1968

Furness line

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Sandside

Arnside

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|  | Burton and Holme |

1846-1966

Silverdale

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Leeds–Morecambe line

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|  | Carnforth |

opened 1846

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|  | Bolton-le-Sands |

1847-1969

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|  | Hest Bank |

1846–1969

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Morecambe branch line

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North Western Railway

Carlisle Bridge, Lancaster

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River Lune

Glasson Dock Branch Line

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|  | Lancaster Green Ayre

North Western Railway

1848–1966/1976

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|  | Lancaster |

opened 1846

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|  | Lancaster (Greaves) |

1840-9

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|  | Galgate |

1840–1939

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|  | Bay Horse |

1840–1960

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|  | Scorton |

1840-1939

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Garstang and Knot-End Railway

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|  | Garstang and Catterall |

1840–1969

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|  | Brock |

1849-1939

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|  | Barton and Broughton |

1840-1965

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|  | Oxheys Goods
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Preston and Wyre Joint Railway

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|  | Maudland Goods

Preston and Longridge Railway

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|  | Maxwell House |

1842–44

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|  | Preston |

opened 1838

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|  |  | Butler Street Goods

Ribble Steam Railway
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|  | Christian Road Goods
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|  | Preston West Lancashire
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River Ribble

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West Lancashire Railway

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|  | Preston Junction |

–1972

Ormskirk branch line

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|  | Lostock Hall

East Lancashire line

opened 1846

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|  | Farington |

1838–1960

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|  | Leyland |

opened 1838

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Manchester–Preston line

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|  | Euxton Balshaw Lane |

opened 1838

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River Yarrow

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|  | Coppull |

1838–1969

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|  | Standish |

1838–1949

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Lancashire Union Railway

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|  | Boar's Head |

1838–1949

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Lancashire Union Railway

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Manchester–Southport line

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Kirkby branch line

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|  | Wigan North Western │ Wigan Wallgate |

opened 1838 │ opened 1896

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|  | Wigan Goods
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Manchester–Southport line

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Wigan-avoiding line

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Springs Branch

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to Amberswood Junction

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Lancashire Union Railway │ Manchester and Wigan Railway

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|  | Bamfurlong |

1878–1950

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|  | Golborne North

Liverpool, St Helens and South Lancashire Railway

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|  | Golborne South |

1839-1967

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|  | Lowton |

1839-1949

Earlestown │ Newton-le-Willows |  |

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Liverpool–Manchester lines

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Vulcan Halt |  |

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Winwick Junction

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Liverpool–Manchester lines

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|  |  | Dallam Lane

Warrington Central

| 1831–7

opened c.1873

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|  | Warrington Goods
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|  | Warrington Bank Quay |

opened 1868

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Arpley Line Jcn │ Chester Line Jcn

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New North Walton Jcn │ Arpley Extension Sidings

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New South Walton Jcn

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River Mersey

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Acton Grange Wharf

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Manchester Ship Canal

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|  | Daresbury
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|  | Moore |

1837–1943/50s

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Weaver Junction and Liverpool Line

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|  | Preston Brook |

1837–1948/50s

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Chester–Manchester line (Birkenhead Railway)

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|  | Acton Bridge |

opened 1837

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Mid-Cheshire Line

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|  | Hartford |

opened 1837

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Winsford and Over branch line

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|  | Winsford and Over |

1870–1874, 1888–1931/1958

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|  | Over and Wharton |

1882–1947/1968

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|  | Winsford |

opened 1837

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|  | Minshull Vernon |

1837–1942

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Crewe–Manchester line

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North Wales Coast Line

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Crewe Heritage Centre

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|  | Crewe |

opened 1837

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Crewe Diesel TMD

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Welsh Marches Line

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Crewe–Derby line

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Crewe Basford Hall

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|  | Basford |

–1875

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|  | Betley Road |

1875–1945

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|  | Madeley |

1837-1952

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Stoke to Market Drayton Line

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|  | Whitmore |

1837–1952

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|  | Standon Bridge |

1837–1952

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|  | Badnall Wharf
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Stafford–Manchester line

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|  | Norton Bridge |

1837-2017

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|  | Great Bridgeford |

1837-1959

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Stafford–Shrewsbury line

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Stafford and Uttoxeter Railway

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|  | Stafford |

opened 1837

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Rugby–Birmingham–Stafford Line

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|  | Milford and Brocton |

1877-1950

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Cannock Chase Military Railway

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Shugborough Tunnel 770 yards (700 m)

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Stone to Colwich Line

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|  | Colwich |

1847–1958

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|  | Rugeley Trent Valley |

opened 1847

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Chase Line

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|  | Armitage |

1847–1960

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|  | Lichfield Trent Valley

Cross-City Line

opened 1847

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|  | Tamworth

Cross Country Route

opened 1839

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|  | Polesworth |

opened 1847

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|  | Atherstone |

opened 1847

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Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway

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Birmingham–Peterborough line

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|  | Nuneaton |

opened 1837

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Birmingham–Peterborough line

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Coventry to Nuneaton Line

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|  | Bulkington |

1847–1931

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|  | Shilton |

1847–1957

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|  | Brinklow |

1847–1957

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Rugby–Birmingham–Stafford Line

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Leamington–Rugby line

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Midland Counties Railway

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|  | Rugby |

opened 1838

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Great Central Main Line

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Rugby and Stamford Railway

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Northampton loop

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Kilsby Tunnel 1 mile 656 yards (2.21 km)

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|  | Welton |

1838–1958/1964

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"Watford Gap"

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Weedon–Leamington Spa line

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|  | Weedon |

1888–1958

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Stowehill Tunnel 492 yards (450 m)

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Northampton loop

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Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway

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Northampton and Peterborough Railway

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|  | Blisworth |

1838–1960

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|  | Roade |

1838–1964

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Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway

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|  | Castlethorpe |

1882–1964

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Wolverton and Stony Stratford Tramway

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|  | Wolverton |

opened 1838

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|  | Wolverton railway works
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Wolverton–Newport Pagnell line

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|  | Milton Keynes Central |

opened 1982

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|  | Denbigh Hall |

Apr–Sep 1838

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(former Varsity Line), Marston Vale Line

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|  | Bletchley |

opened 1846

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|  | Bletchley Flyover
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(former Varsity Line), planned East West Rail

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Linslade Tunnel 283 yards (259 m)

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|  | Leighton Buzzard |

opened 1838

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Dunstable Branch Lines

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|  | Cheddington

Cheddington to Aylesbury Line

opened 1838

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|  | Tring |

opened 1837

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Northchurch Tunnel 347 yards (317 m)

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|  | Berkhamsted |

opened 1838

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|  | Hemel Hempstead |

opened 1837

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|  | Heath Park Halt

Nickey Line

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|  | Apsley |

opened 1938

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|  | Kings Langley |

opened 1839

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|  |  | Watford Fast Tunnel 1 mile 55 yards (1.66 km)

Watford Slow Tunnel 1 mile 230 yards (1.82 km)
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|  |  | Watford

Abbey Line

1837–1858

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|  | Watford Junction |

opened 1858

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|  | Watford Goods
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Watford High Street

opened 1861

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| Watford and Rickmansworth Railway

proposed Croxley Rail Link

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|  | Bushey |

opened 1841

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Carpenders Park

opened 1917

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Hatch End

opened c. 1844

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Headstone Lane

opened 1917

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|  | Harrow & Wealdstone |

opened 1837

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Stanmore branch line

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Kenton

opened 1912

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| Metropolitan line and

London–Aylesbury line

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South Kenton

opened 1933

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North Wembley

opened 1912

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Chiltern Main Line

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|  | Wembley Central |

opened 1842

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Stonebridge Park Depot

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Wembley Intercity Depot │ Stonebridge Park

opened 1912

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River Brent

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Princess Royal Mail Centre

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|  | Grand Junction Canal │ Royal Show Ground
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Willesden Brent Sidings

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|  | Willesden │ Harlesden |

1841–1866 │ opened 1912

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Dudding Hill Line

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Willesden Logistics Hub

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Willesden Goods

North London line |  |

|  | Willesden Junction

(low level)

opened 1866

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|  | Willesden Junction

(high level)

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|  | West London Junction
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|  | West London Line
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North London Line

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Honeypot Hill Tunnel ( | 317 yd

290 m

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Kensal Green

opened 1916

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North Shed

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|  | Queen's Park |

opened 1879

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Bakerloo line

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Kilburn and Maida Vale Goods

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Kilburn and Maida Vale │ Kilburn High Road

1852–1912 │ opened 1852

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South Hampstead

opened 1879

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Chiltern Main Line

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| Metropolitan line

Jubilee line

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Primrose Hill Tunnels ( | 1220 yd

1116 m
) │ South Hampstead Tunnel

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|  | A: WCML │ B: Watford DC line
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Chalk Farm

1851–1917, 1922–1992

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North London line

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|  | Park Street Tunnel │ Camden Goods
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|  | London Euston |

opened 1837

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|  | Euston tube station

Northern line and Victoria line

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