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.

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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.

Northampton railway station lineServed Northampton Loop Line
Northampton, United Kingdom railLine Northampton Loop Line
subject surface form: Northampton
this entity surface form: West Coast Main Line (via Northampton Loop)