Chiltern Main Line

Tags: Railway Line.

The Chiltern Main Line is an inter-urban regional and commuter railway part of the British railway system. It links London and Birmingham England’s two largest cities by a 112-mile route via High Wycombe Banbury and Leamington Spa. It complements the West Coast Main Line the main InterCity route between London and Birmingham. The name Chiltern Line was invented as a marketing name for the line by Network SouthEast in 1985.

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is part of

National Rail

line length (μ)

180247.0

location

Greater London, East Midlands, South East England, West Midlands (county)

number of stations

32

number of tracks

2

opening year

1910-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

operated by

First Great Western, Chiltern Railways, CrossCountry, London Midland

owner

Network Rail

railway rolling stock

British Rail Class 168, British Rail Class 153, British Rail Class 170, British Rail Class 165, British Rail Mark 3, British Rail Class 150, British Rail Class 220, British Rail Class 221, British Rail Class 172

route start

Marylebone station

speed limit (kmh)

160.934

type

Commuter rail, Passenger rail terminology