| Gainsborough line | |||
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 A section of the line carried by Chappel Viaduct | |||
| Overview | |||
| Owner | Network Rail | ||
| Locale | Essex and Suffolk | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Community rail | ||
| System | National Rail | ||
| Operator(s) | Greater Anglia | ||
| Rolling stock | Class 755 "FLIRT" | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 11 miles 53 chains (18.77 km) | ||
| Number of tracks | 1 | ||
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge | ||
| Loading gauge | W6 | ||
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The Gainsborough line is the current marketing name of the Sudbury branch line, a railway branch line off the Great Eastern Main Line in the east of England, that links Marks Tey in Essex with Sudbury in Suffolk. It is 11 miles 53 chains (18.77 km) in length and single-track throughout. The line's Engineer's Line Reference is SUD.[1]
Prior to the Beeching cuts initiated in the 1960s, the line, then known as the Stour Valley Railway, continued beyond Sudbury to Shelford in Cambridgeshire. Today the line is part of the Network Rail Strategic Route 7, SRS 07.10, and is classified as a rural line.[2]
As of December 2016 the stations and all trains serving them are operated by Greater Anglia. The typical service frequency is one train per hour in each direction, with a timetabled journey time between one terminus and the other of 19 minutes.
- ^ "Engineer's line reference".
- ^ "Route 7 – Great Eastern" (PDF). Network Rail. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2009.