East Coast Main Line

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inter-city rail route railway line

The East Coast Main Line is a major high-speed railway route in the United Kingdom that runs between London and Edinburgh, serving numerous key cities and regions along the east side of the country.

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Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	inter-city rail route → railway line →
alsoUsedFor	freight rail transport →
connectsCity	Edinburgh → London →
connectsRegion	East of England → North East England → Scotland → Yorkshire and the Humber →
country	United Kingdom →
electrification	25 kV AC overhead line →
endPoint	Edinburgh Waverley railway station →
formsCorridor	London–Edinburgh rail corridor →
hasOperator	CrossCountry → Great Northern → London North Eastern Railway → ScotRail → Thameslink → TransPennine Express →
historicalOperator	British Rail → InterCity East Coast → London and North Eastern Railway (1923–1948) → Virgin Trains East Coast →
locatedIn	England → Scotland →
maximumSpeed	125 mph →
notableStructure	Digswell Viaduct → King Edward VII Bridge → Royal Border Bridge →
opened	19th century →
owner	Network Rail →
partOf	British railway network →
passesThrough	Alnmouth → Berwick-upon-Tweed → Darlington → Doncaster → Durham → Grantham → Newcastle upon Tyne → Peterborough → Retford → Stevenage → York →
primaryUse	passenger rail transport →
routeNumber	Route 1 →
startPoint	London King’s Cross railway station →
terminus	Edinburgh Waverley railway station → London King’s Cross railway station →
trackGauge	1,435 mm standard gauge →

Referenced by (36)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Durham, England → Grantham → Grantham, Lincolnshire, England → Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England → Hitchin → Leuchars (for St Andrews) railway station → Markinch railway station → St Neots → Welwyn Garden City →	railwayLine
Durham → Southern Scotland →	hasTransportLink
Peterborough → York railway station →	isMajorStopOn
Grantham railway station → York railway station →	onLine
London King’s Cross →	connectsTo
Edinburgh–Aberdeen railway route →	connectsWith
Cambridgeshire →	hasRailConnection
Scottish rail network →	includesLine
Edinburgh Waverley →	isOnLine
Edinburgh Waverley ("East Coast Main Line services") →	isTerminusFor
Edinburgh Haymarket railway station →	lineServed
Kirkcaldy railway station →	locatedOn
City of York →	locatedOnRoute
Newark-on-Trent →	locatedOnTransportRoute
Network Rail →	networkIncludes
British Rail ("East Coast Main Line electrification") →	notableProject
Peterborough railway station →	onRailwayLine
London and North Eastern Railway →	operatedInArea
London North Eastern Railway →	operatesOnLine
TransPennine Express →	operatesRouteVia
London and North Eastern Railway →	ownedInfrastructure
A1 road →	parallelTo
Edinburgh–Dundee route →	partOf
Stevenage →	servedByRailLine
Thameslink →	usesLine