Cambridge line

Cambridge line
A Thameslink Class 700 at Meldreth in 2018
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Network Rail
Locale	East of England
Termini	London King's Cross Cambridge
Stations	7
Service
Type	Heavy rail
System	National Rail
Operator(s)	Great Northern
Rolling stock	Class 387 "Electrostar" Class 700 "Desiro City"
History
Opened	1851
Technical
Number of tracks	Double track throughout
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Loading gauge	W8
Route availability	RA 7-9
Electrification	25 kV AC OHLE
Operating speed	90 mph (140 km/h) maximum
Route map (Click to expand)

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Legend
Fen Line to King's Lynn Cambridge Cambridge South (open 2025) Shepreth Branch Jn 50 mi 26 ch 80.99 km West Anglia Main Line to Bethnal Green East Jn M11 Harston East West Rail (proposed) to Oxford Foxton 50 mi 77 ch 82.02 km A10 Foxton Level Crossing MCB Barrington cement works Shepreth 49 mi 67 ch 80.21 km Meldreth 47 mi 75 ch 77.15 km A505 Royston 44 mi 72 ch 72.26 km A505 Ashwell and Morden 41 mi 0 ch 65.98 km Baldock 36 mi 47 ch 58.88 km A1(M) Letchworth sidings Letchworth Garden City 34 mi 50 ch 55.72 km East Coast Main Line to Edinburgh Waverley Cambridge Jn 32 mi 11 ch 51.72 km Hitchin East Coast Main Line to London King's Cross
Mileage from London King's Cross

The Cambridge line^[1][2] runs from Cambridge junction^[2] north of Hitchin on the East Coast Main Line to Shepreth Branch Junction^[2] south of Cambridge on the West Anglia Main Line and forms part of the route between London King's Cross and East Anglia. The line is part of the Network Rail Strategic Route 5, SRS 05.05 and is classified as a London and South East Commuter line.^[3]