West Coast Main Line (nearby via Motherwell)
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The West Coast Main Line is one of the United Kingdom’s primary intercity railway routes, running from London to Glasgow and serving major cities and towns along the west side of Great Britain.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| West Coast Main Line | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intercity rail route
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| connectsCity |
Birmingham
ⓘ
Glasgow ⓘ Liverpool ⓘ London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
Manchester ⓘ |
| connectsEconomicCentre |
central Scotland
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Belt of Scotland
Greater Manchester ⓘ Greater London ⓘ
surface form:
London metropolitan area
Merseyside ⓘ West Midlands ⓘ
surface form:
West Midlands conurbation
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| electrification | 25 kV AC overhead line ⓘ |
| electrified | yes ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasDirection | north–south ⓘ |
| hasServicePattern | high-frequency intercity services ⓘ |
| historicalComponent |
Caledonian Railway main line
ⓘ
London and North Western Railway main line ⓘ |
| importance | one of the United Kingdom’s primary rail arteries ⓘ |
| isMajorRoute | yes ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Great Britain ⓘ |
| near | Motherwell railway station ⓘ |
| operator | Network Rail ⓘ |
| partOf | British railway network ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Carlisle
ⓘ
Coventry ⓘ Crewe ⓘ Milton Keynes ⓘ Motherwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Preston ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
commuter passenger services
ⓘ
freight services ⓘ intercity passenger services ⓘ |
| railwayCorridor | west side of Great Britain ⓘ |
| regionServed |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
North West England ⓘ Scotland ⓘ West Midlands ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| terminus |
Glasgow Central railway station
ⓘ
London Euston ⓘ
surface form:
London Euston railway station
|
| trackConfiguration | double track ⓘ |
| usedBy |
freight trains
ⓘ
long-distance passenger trains ⓘ suburban passenger trains ⓘ |
| usedFor | domestic rail transport in Great Britain ⓘ |