Selby Diversion

Selby Diversion
Routes of the ECML, Selby diversion is northern half of the 1983 route (Black)
Overview
Other name(s)	Selby Deviation
Owner	Network Rail
Line number	LN600
Termini	Temple Hirst Jn Colton Jn
Stations	None
Service
Services	ECML
Route number	ECM3
History
Opened	1983 by British Rail
Technical
Line length	13.79 mi (22.19 km)13 mi 63 ch
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Operating speed	201 km/h (125 mph)
Route map ECML (former Y&NMR) Leeds/South – York River Derwent Leeds–Selby Line Leeds – Hambleton Jn – Selby Selby Canal River Aire ECML (former York–Doncaster Line Doncaster/South – Selby

The Selby Diversion is a mainline railway in the United Kingdom, built as a new part of the East Coast Main Line (ECML) to avoid an area of potential subsidence over the newly discovered Selby Coalfield.

The line opened in 1983, running roughly northwest from a junction on the ECML near Temple Hirst, south of Selby, to a junction near Church Fenton, south of York.

As of 2015, the line is used primarily by long-distance north–south services, as well as some freight trains. Most freight trains have been diverted from the line by the opening of the North Doncaster Chord project^[1] which was completed in June 2014.