Great Eastern Main Line

The Great Eastern Main Line (also called the East Anglia Main Line) is a 114.5-mile (184.3 km) main railway line in England. It connects Liverpool Street station in central London with destinations in East London and the East of England. These include Shenfield, Chelmsford, Colchester, Ipswich, and Norwich. Branch lines connect the main line to Southminster, Braintree, Sudbury, Harwich, and a number of coastal towns including Southend-on-Sea, Clacton-on-Sea, Walton-on-the-Naze and Lowestoft.^[1]

Great Eastern Main Line
Class 745 at Colchester in 2020
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Network Rail
Locale	Greater London East of England
Termini	London Liverpool Street 51.5188°N 0.0815°W / 51.5188; -0.0815 (Great Eastern Main Line, London terminus) Norwich 52.6267°N 1.3067°E / 52.6267; 1.3067 (Great Eastern Main Line, Norwich terminus)
Stations	27
Service
Type	Inter-city, commuter rail, regional rail
System	National Rail
Operator(s)	Greater Anglia Elizabeth line East Midlands Railway c2c (limited services)
Depot(s)	Norwich Crown Point Clacton-on-Sea Ilford Colchester
Rolling stock	Class 345 Aventra Class 357 Electrostar Class 720 Aventra Class 745 FLIRT Class 755 FLIRT
History
Opened	1862
Technical
Line length	114 miles 40 chains (184.3 km)
Number of tracks	1–6
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Old gauge	5 ft (1,524 mm) until 1844
Electrification	Mk1 and GEFF 25 kV 50 Hz AC OHLE
Operating speed	100 mph (160 km/h)
Route map