East Coast Main Line

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf inter-city rail route
railway line
alsoUsedFor freight rail transport
connectsCity Edinburgh
London, England
surface form: 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
surface form: 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
surface form: London and North Eastern Railway (1923–1948)

Virgin Trains
surface form: Virgin Trains East Coast
locatedIn England
Scotland
maximumSpeed 125 mph
notableStructure Digswell Viaduct
King Edward VII Bridge
King Edward VII Bridge
surface form: 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
surface form: London King’s Cross railway station
terminus Edinburgh Waverley
surface form: Edinburgh Waverley railway station

London King’s Cross
surface form: London King’s Cross railway station
trackGauge 1,435 mm standard gauge

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King Edward VII Bridge carries East Coast Main Line
King Edward VII Bridge isOnLine East Coast Main Line
Wakefield Westgate railway station onLine East Coast Main Line
Stevenage railway station locatedOnLine East Coast Main Line
Newark North Gate railway station locatedOn East Coast Main Line
Alnmouth railway station (nearby primary rail link) onLine East Coast Main Line
subject surface form: Alnmouth railway station
Biggleswade locatedOnRailwayLine East Coast Main Line
Sandy railwayLine East Coast Main Line
Welwyn Hatfield hasRailConnection East Coast Main Line
Waverley railway station (nearby) locatedOn East Coast Main Line
subject surface form: Waverley railway station
Waverley railway station (nearby) isMajorTerminusFor East Coast Main Line
subject surface form: Waverley railway station
this entity surface form: East Coast Main Line services
Sandy, Bedfordshire servedByRailLine East Coast Main Line
High Level Bridge partOf East Coast Main Line
Potters Bar onRailwayLine East Coast Main Line
Peterborough–Lincoln line connectsToLine East Coast Main Line
southeastern Scotland transportLink East Coast Main Line
subject surface form: Southeastern Scotland
this entity surface form: East Coast Main Line railway
Darlington railway station locatedOn East Coast Main Line
Selby railway station formerRailwayLine East Coast Main Line
Azuma trains primaryRoute East Coast Main Line
Class 800 trains enteredServiceOnLine East Coast Main Line
subject surface form: British Rail Class 800
LNER Azuma operatesOnLine East Coast Main Line
London–York partOf East Coast Main Line
London–Leeds partOf East Coast Main Line
London–Newcastle usesLine East Coast Main Line