East Coast Main Line diagram

The East Coast Main Line is a major trunk railway in the United Kingdom, linking London with Edinburgh. A detailed diagram of the line is housed on this page for technical reasons. There were many lines connecting with collieries etc. branching off the ECML. These are generally not shown.

Where dates for a railway station are shown as e.g. (1853–1959/64) these refer to the dates of closure to passengers and freight. Tallington station is open to freight as of 2008.

East Coast Main Line
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to Aberdeen, Carlisle, Inverness, Glasgow Central, Glasgow Queen Street opened 1866 Edinburgh Waverley Calton Tunnels to Abbeyhill to Piershill South Leith branch 1837–1838 Jock's Lodge 1837–1964 Portobello Waverley Line to Brunstane Lothian Lines 1859–1964 Joppa 1846–1950 Newhailes Musselburgh branch opened 1988 Musselburgh (new) Edinburgh Suburban line/Lothian Lines Waverley Line via Brunstane & Millerhill Yard Gifford/Macmerry branch 1846–1964 Inveresk opened 1994 Wallyford Levenhall Tunnel opened 1846 Prestonpans Tranent Goods Cockenzie power station 1914–1930 Seton Mains Halt opened 1846 Longniddry 1846–1847 Ballencrief Haddington Line Gullane branch opened 1846 Drem North Berwick branch 1849–1964 East Fortune 1846–1964 East Linton Beltonford Goods opened 1846 Dunbar 1846–1951 Innerwick 1846–1951 Cockburnspath Penmanshiel Tunnel 1846–1964 Grantshouse Berwickshire Railway 1846–1964 Reston 1846–1962 Ayton Eyemouth Railway 1849–1962 Burnmouth Scotland England opened 1847 Berwick-upon-Tweed Royal Border Bridge over River Tweed Kelso Branch 1847–1964 Tweedmouth Scremerston Goswick Beal Smeafield 1871–1877 Crag Mill Belford Lucker Newham North Sunderland Railway Chathill Fallodon Christon Bank Little Mill Longhoughton 1847–1850 Lesbury Alnwick branch line opened 1847 Alnmouth Warkworth Acklington Amble Branch Line Chevington Widdrington Longhirst Pegswood Wansbeck Viaduct over River Wansbeck Blyth and Tyne Railway opened 1847 Morpeth Wansbeck Railway 1847–1958 Stannington Plessey Cramlington 1878–1958 Annitsford Killingworth Forest Hall Blyth and Tyne Railway Newcastle Metro (formerly B&TR) North Tyneside Loop c.1851–1980 Heaton Riverside Branch North Tyneside Loop opened 1850 Manors 1839–1850 Carliol Square opened 1850 Newcastle Central Tyne Valley Line via Scotswood King Edward VII Bridge | High Level Bridge over River Tyne Gateshead Durham Coast Line to Sunderland 1858–1964 Bensham Tyne Valley Line to Dunston on Tyne Low Fell Lamesley Birtley Stanhope and Tyne Railway Chester-le-Street Plawsworth Leamside Line ECML until 1872 opened 1857 Durham Lanchester Valley Railway Deerness Valley Railway Durham to Bishop Auckland Line Croxdale Leamside Line to Penshaw Coxhoe Goods Coxhoe Clarence Railway to Hartlepool to Spennymoor Ferryhill to Sedgefield Bradbury Simpasture Branch Line Aycliffe Tees Valley Line Darlington and Barnard Castle Railway opened 1825 Darlington North Road to Eaglescliffe opened 1841 Darlington Bank Top Tees Valley Line 1841–1969 Croft Spa 1846–1911 c.1944–1969 Eryholme Eryholme-Richmond branch line Cowton Danby Wiske Northallerton to Eaglescliffe Line Wensleydale Railway opened 1841 Northallerton Leeds-Northallerton Railway 1841–1958/64 Otterington opened 1841 Thirsk Leeds and Thirsk Railway | Thirsk Goods Sessay 1847–1958 Pilmoor Pilmoor, Boroughbridge and Knaresborough Railway Thirsk and Malton Line Raskelf Easingwold Railway 1841–1958 Alne Tollerton 1841–1958/65 Beningbrough Harrogate Line York to Scarborough Line York to Beverley Line opened 1877 1927–1988 York | Rowntree Halt Derwent Valley Light Railway 1880–1989 Foss Islands Goods 1839–1959/64 Copmanthorpe 1871–1958/64 Naburn 1871–1953 Escrick 1871–1958/64 Riccall Selby to Driffield Line York & Selby Lines opened 1834 Selby Dearne Valley Line Cawood, Wistow and Selby Light Railway York & Selby Lines Hull to York Line Selby Diversion Temple Hirst Pontefract Line Hull and Barnsley Railway M62 motorway Heck Balne Moss Askern Branch Line West Riding and Grimsby Railway Hull and Barnsley and Great Central Joint Railway 1850–1952/64 Arksey Wakefield Line South Humberside Main Line Marsh Gate Goods opened 1850 Doncaster Swinton to Doncaster Line to Barnby Dun Dearne Valley Railway | Doncaster to Lincoln Line to Shireoaks M18 motorway 1850–1958/63 Rossington Great Northern Light Railway 1850–1958/71 Bawtry 1850–1931 Scrooby South Yorkshire Joint Railway 1850–1958/64 Ranskill 1850–1949 Barnby Moor and Sutton opened 1850 Retford Sheffield to Lincoln Line | Retford Low Level 1850–1955/64 Tuxford North 1850–1950 Dukeries Junction | Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway 1850–1955/64 Crow Park 1850–1955 Carlton on Trent opened 1846 Newark Castle | Nottingham to Lincoln Line opened 1852 Newark North Gate Nottingham to Lincoln Line 1852–1957/64 Claypole 1855–1957 Hougham Poacher Line 1850–1955 Barkston Peascliffe Tunnel Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston and Eastern Junction Railway opened 1852 Grantham 1853–1959/63 Great Ponton Stoke Tunnel 1853–1959/64 Corby Glen Saxby to Bourne Line 1853–1959/65 Little Bytham Edenham and Little Bytham Railway 1853–1959/66 Essendine Stamford Branch Line | Essendine Branch Line 1853–1959/ Tallington Lincolnshire Loop Line Syston and Peterborough Railway Walton Peterborough to Wisbech Line Wisbech Junction Westwood Junctions opened 1850 Peterborough 1858–1866 Peterborough Crescent Nene Valley Railway | Ely to Peterborough Line Fletton Junction Fletton Goods 1850–1959/65 Yaxley and Farcet Ramsey Branch Line 1850–1959 Holme 1885–1958/64 Abbots Ripton Huntingdon to Ely Line opened 1850 Huntingdon 1883–1959/70 Huntingdon East Huntingdon to Kettering Line 1851–1959/65 Offord and Buckden opened 1850 St. Neots 1863–1956/65 Tempsford Varsity Line opened 1850 Sandy Varsity Line opened 1850 Biggleswade Langford Goods opened 1850 Arlesey & Shefford Road 1866–1959/70 Three Counties Bedford to Hitchin Line Hitchin Goods Junction | Hitchin Junction Cambridge Line opened 1850 Hitchin opened 1850 Stevenage Hertford Loop Line opened 1884 Knebworth Welwyn North Tunnel Welwyn South Tunnel opened 1850 Welwyn North Digswell Viaduct over River Mimram Hertford, Luton and Dunstable Railway opened 1926 Welwyn Garden City Abbey Line opened 1850 Hatfield opened 1986 Welham Green opened 1926 Brookmans Park opened 1850 Potters Bar M25 motorway Potters Bar Tunnel Hadley Wood North Tunnel England London opened 1885 Hadley Wood Hadley Wood South Tunnel opened 1850 New Barnet opened 1873 Oakleigh Park Barnet Tunnel opened 1850 New Southgate Wood Green Tunnel Hertford Loop Line opened 1859 Alexandra Palace opened 1850 Hornsey opened 1885 Harringay Gospel Oak to Barking Line Edgware, Highgate and London Railway opened 1861 Finsbury Park Northern City Line closed 1960 | closed ? Clarence Yard Goods | Gillespie Road 1852–1915 Holloway and Caledonian Road Holloway Cattle Copenhagen Tunnel North London Line Freight Terminal Junction High Speed 1 King's Cross Loco Depot Great Northern Cemetery King's Cross Goods Maiden Lane temporary passenger terminus 1850-54 Gasworks Tunnel under Regent's Canal 1906–1976 Kings Cross York Road opened 1854 London King's Cross Thameslink to St Pancras opened 1941 King's Cross St. Pancras (LU) 1863–1941 1: King's Cross (Metropolitan) 1863–1979 1983–2007 2: King's Cross Thameslink London Underground | City Widened Lines