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| Overview | |||
| Status | Operational | ||
| Owner | Network Rail | ||
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| Termini | |||
| Stations | 35 (London to Sheffield) | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Intercity, commuter rail, regional rail and heavy rail | ||
| System | National Rail | ||
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| History | |||
| Opened | Stages between 1830s–1860s | ||
| Technical | |||
| Number of tracks | 2–4 | ||
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge | ||
| Loading gauge | W6–W8,[1] planned upgrade to W12[2] | ||
| Electrification | 25 kV 50 Hz AC OHLE (London St Pancras to Corby) | ||
| Operating speed | Maximum 125 mph (201 km/h) | ||
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The Midland Main Line (MML), sometimes also spelt Midland Mainline, is a major railway line from London to Sheffield in Yorkshire via the East Midlands. It comprises the lines from London's St Pancras station via Leicester, Derby/Nottingham and Chesterfield.
Express passenger services on the line are operated by East Midlands Railway (EMR). The line is electrified between St Pancras and Corby, and the section south of Bedford forms a branch of the northern half of the Thameslink network, with a semi-fast service to Brighton and other suburban services. A northern part of the route, between Derby and Chesterfield, also forms part of the Cross Country Route operated by CrossCountry. Tracks from Nottingham to Leeds via Barnsley and Sheffield are shared with Northern. East Midlands Railway also operates regional and local services using parts of the line.
The Midland Main Line is undergoing a major upgrade of new digital signalling and full line electrification from London to Sheffield.[3] High Speed 2 was planned to branch onto the Midland Main Line at East Midlands Parkway railway station.[4]
- ^ "East Midlands RUS Loading Gauge". Network Rail. p. 55. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
- ^ "East Midlands Route Study, 2016" (PDF). Network Rail.
- ^ "Midland Main Line Upgrade". Network Rail. July 2022.
- ^ "Integrated Rail Plan for the North and Midlands". Department for Transport. 22 March 2022.