List of railway lines in Great Britain

This is a list of railway lines in Great Britain that are currently in operation, split by country and region.

There are a limited number of main inter-regional lines, with all but one entering Greater London. The line from London to the Channel Tunnel is the only line designated ' high speed', although the other main routes also operate limited-stop express services.

The bulk of the secondary network is concentrated in London and the surrounding East and South East regions; an area marketed by National Rail as ''London and the South East''. The majority of these lines are radial to London. There is a further concentration of routes around Birmingham in the West Midlands and in the urbanised part of northern England that stretches from Liverpool in the west, via Greater Manchester to Leeds in the east.

Some areas, such as Wales and Scotland, have relatively sparse railway provision. There are local lines throughout all areas of Great Britain with some services designated as community railways.

England

London

This is a list of routes entirely contained within Greater London.

Inner

Terminus

South East

This is a list of all routes that enter the South East England region.

South West

This is a list of all routes that enter the South West England region.

Inner

Terminus

North West and Central

North West

This is a list of all routes that enter the North West England region.

Central

This is a list of all routes that enter the West Midlands region.

North and East

Anglia

This is a list of all routes that enter the East of England region.

East Midlands

This is a list of all routes that enter the East Midlands region.

Eastern

This is a list of all routes that enter the Yorkshire and the Humber and North East England region.

Scotland

Scotrail Intercity lines

*Edinburgh–Dundee line
*Glasgow–Edinburgh via Falkirk line
*Glasgow–Dundee line
*Highland Main Line
*Aberdeen–Inverness line

Glasgow commuter lines

*Argyle Line
*Ayrshire Coast Line
*Glasgow–Edinburgh via Carstairs line
*Cathcart Circle Lines
*Croy Line
*Cumbernauld Line
*Inverclyde Line
*Maryhill Line
*Motherwell–Cumbernauld line
*North Clyde Line
* Paisley Canal line
*Shotts Line
*Glasgow South Western Line
*Whifflet Line

Edinburgh commuter lines

*Glasgow–Edinburgh via Carstairs line
*Edinburgh–Dunblane line
*Fife Circle Line
*North Berwick Branch
*North Clyde Line
*Shotts Line
*Borders Railway

Rural lines and Great Scenic Railways

*Borders Railway
*Far North Line
* Kyle of Lochalsh line
*West Highland Line
*Glasgow South Western Lines

Wales

Main lines

*North Wales Coast Line
*South Wales Main Line
*Shrewsbury–Chester line
* Welsh Marches line

Cardiff commuter lines

*Butetown branch line
*Cardiff City Line
*Coryton Line
*Ebbw Valley Railway
*Gloucester–Newport line
*Maesteg Line
* Merthyr line
* Rhondda line
* Rhymney line
*Vale of Glamorgan Line

Rural lines

* Borderlands line
*Cambrian Line
* Conwy Valley line
*Heart of Wales line
* West Wales lines

Lines under construction

References

Note: many maps cited are dead links as of 2016. Current maps are on the National Rail Enquiries - Maps of the UK National Rail Network Web site.

See also

*List of closed railway lines in the United Kingdom

{{Railway lines in England

Railway lines in the United Kingdom