Crewe–Manchester line

Crewe–Manchester line

Transport for Wales Rail Class 197 at Crewe

Overview

Owner

Locale

Stockport
Crewe
Cheshire
Manchester
North West England

Service

Type

System

Operator(s)

Avanti West Coast
CrossCountry
Northern Trains
TransPennine Express
Transport for Wales Rail

Rolling stock

Primarily:
British Rail Class 67/British Rail Mark 4
Class 197
Class 323
Class 331
Class 390

Technical

1,435 mm (4 ft 81⁄2 in) standard gauge

Operating speed

110 mph (180 km/h)

Route map
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Crewe–Manchester line

Liverpool–Manchester lines

Ordsall Chord to Manchester Victoria

Manchester Oxford Road

Manchester Piccadilly

Manchester Mayfield

Ardwick branch to Huddersfield line

via Ashton-under-Lyme

Huddersfield line and Glossop line

Fallowfield Loop line

Stockport–Stalybridge line

Manchester South District Railway

ST&AJR

Mid-Cheshire line

Hope Valley line

to Hazel Grove

Manchester Airport

Stafford–Manchester line

to Northwich

Sandbach branch

to Chester | WCML northbound

Welsh Marches line | to Stoke

West Coast Main Line southbound

The Crewe–Manchester line is a railway line in North West England, running between Crewe and Manchester Piccadilly. It is a spur of the West Coast Main Line.