Northampton Loop Line
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The Northampton Loop Line is a railway branch of the West Coast Main Line in England that diverts via Northampton, providing passenger and freight services between Rugby and Milton Keynes.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| West Coast Main Line (via Northampton Loop) | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | railway line ⓘ |
| connects |
Milton Keynes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northampton NERFINISHED ⓘ Rugby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| electrification | 25 kV AC overhead line ⓘ |
| electrifiedSince | 1960s ⓘ |
| formsJunctionWith |
West Coast Main Line at Rugby
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Coast Main Line near Hanslope ⓘ West Coast Main Line near Roade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| freightOperator |
DB Cargo UK
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Freightliner NERFINISHED ⓘ GB Railfreight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | 1435 mm ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfTracks | double track ⓘ |
| lineSpeed | up to 110 mph ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Buckinghamshire
ⓘ
Northamptonshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Warwickshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1881 ⓘ |
| operator | Network Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Network Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | West Coast Main Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Blisworth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roade NERFINISHED ⓘ Weedon Bec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryPassengerOperator |
Avanti West Coast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London Northwestern Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | to provide an alternative route to the West Coast Main Line via Northampton ⓘ |
| railwaySystem | National Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
East Midlands
ⓘ
West Midlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| routeVia | Northampton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesStation |
Long Buckby railway station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Milton Keynes Central railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Northampton railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Rugby railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolverton railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight rail transport
ⓘ
passenger rail transport ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Northampton
this entity surface form:
West Coast Main Line (via Northampton Loop)