Great Central Main Line (diagram)

This is a diagrammatic map of the Great Central Main Line, part of the former Great Central Railway network. The map shows the line as it currently is (please refer to legend), and includes all stations (open or closed). Some nearby lines and branch lines are also shown, though most stations are omitted on such lines if they are closed. In addition, the Great Western and Great Central Joint Railway is also shown. The Great Central Main Line is always shown in the middle of the diagram.

Great Central Main Line

Manchester Lines to Salford

Manchester Piccadilly

Huddersfield line

Ardwick

Ardwick train depot

West Coast Main Line
to London Euston

Ashburys

Belle Vue

Hope Valley line

Gorton

Fallowfield Loop line
to Manchester Central

Fairfield

Stockport–Stalybridge line

Huddersfield line

Guide Bridge

to Stalybridge

Stalybridge Junction Railway

Hope Valley line
to Sheffield Midland

Godley Toll Bar

Godley

Godley East

Cheshire Lines Committee
to Woodley

Waterside

Penistone Line to Huddersfield

Penistone

River Don

Penistone Line to Sheffield

Hope Valley line
to Manchester

Midland Main Line

Nunnery Junction

Woodburn Junction

Darnall Junction

Dearne Valley line
to Rotherham Central

Darnall

Woodhouse

Midland Main Line (Old Road)
to Rotherham

Woodhouse Junction

Orgreave Colliery

Great Central Railway
to Worksop

Beighton

Beighton level crossing

Waleswood Curve

Beighton Junction

Midland Main Line (Old Road)

Killamarsh Branch (MR)
to Norwood

Lancs, Derbyshire & East Coast Ry
to Shirebrook North

Colliery branch

(MR)

to Dore & Totley

to Robin Hood Line

Staveley Works

Colliery branch

Sheepbridge and Brimington

Chesterfield Central

Chesterfield Midland

Chesterfield Market Place

Duckmanton Junction

Horns Bridge

Arkwright Town

LD&ECR
to Shirebrook North

Midland Main Line

Colliery branch

Colliery branch

New Hucknall Sidings

Colliery branch

Robin Hood Line
to Worksop

Kirkby Bentinck

to Pye Bridge Junction

Kirkby-in-Ashfield

Kirkby South Junction

Robin Hood Line

Annesley North Junction

start of London Extension

Hollin Well and Annesley

Annesley yard and loco shed

Annesley colliery

Bestwood Junction

Bulwell Common North Junction

Bulwell Common South Junction

Bulwell Common

GNR Derbyshire and
Staffordshire Extension

Basford and Bulwell

Bagthorpe Junction

New Basford

to Erewash Valley line

Radford Junction

Carrington

Radford

to Nottingham–Grantham line

Nottingham Victoria

Weekday Cross Junction

Nottingham London Road

High Level│Low Level

Nottingham Midland

Nottingham–Grantham line
to Grantham

Midland Main Line
to Loughborough

Arkwright Street

Queen's Walk yard

Clifton colliery

River Trent

Wilford brick sidings

Ruddington

Ruddington North Junction

Asher Lane crossing

Gotham

Ruddington Fields

British Gypsum

Gotham sidings

Gotham branch

Rushcliffe Halt

East Leake

Barnstone lime quarry

Midland Main Line
to Carlisle

Barnstone lime sidings

Brush Traction

Loughborough North Junction

Loughborough Midland

Loughborough South Junction

Loughborough Central

Quorn and Woodhouse

Barrow-upon-Soar

Mountsorrel quarry branch

Syston Junction

Belgrave and Birstall

Birmingham–Peterborough line
to Peterborough

Leicester North

Syston

Abbey Lane sidings

Midland Main Line

Leicester Central

Leicester London Road

Leicester West Bridge

Leicester goods yard

Leicester–Burton
upon Trent line
to
Burton-
on-Trent

Birmingham–Peterborough line
to Birmingham

Narborough

South Wigston

Whetstone

Midland Main Line
to London King's Cross

M1 motorway

West Coast Main Line
to Manchester

Midland Counties Railway

Ashby Magna

Lutterworth

Rugby and Stamford Railway
to Market Harborough

Rugby Midland

Northampton loop line

Rugby cattle sidings

West Coast Main Line
to London Euston

Rugby Central

Barby MOD sidings

Braunston and Willoughby

London & North Western Rly
Leamington–Weedon line

Braunston London Road

Catesby Tunnel

Charwelton

Woodford New and Old Yards

Woodford Halse

Stratford-upon-Avon and
Midland Junction Railway

Culworth Junction

Chiltern Main Line

Towcester–Banbury line

Banbury to Verney
Junction branch line

Aynho Junction

Brackley Viaduct over

Buckinghamshire Railway

Cherwell Valley line

Varsity Line

Varsity Line
Metropolitan Railway

Akeman Street

Grendon Underwood Junction

Brill Tramway
to Brill

Quainton Road Junction

Wotton (GCR)

Quainton Road

Ashendon Junction

↓ Gt. Western & Gt. Central Jt. Rly

Waddesdon Manor

Ashendon

Aylesbury

Haddenham & Thame Parkway

Aylesbury–Princes Risborough line

Wycombe Railway
to Oxford
&

Stoke Mandeville

Chinnor & Princes Risborough Rly
to Chinnor

Wycombe Railway
to Maidenhead via Bourne End

Rickmansworth Church Street

Seer Green and Jordans

Watford and Rickmansworth Railway

Denham

Uxbridge branch line

Metropolitan line stations omitted

West Ruislip

Metropolitan & Piccadilly lines
to Uxbridge

South Ruislip

Northolt Junction

Harrow-on-the-Hill

Acton–Northolt line
to London Paddington

Northolt Park

Piccadilly line
to Acton Town

Metropolitan line runs

Sudbury Hill Harrow

parallel with GCML

Metropolitan line

Sudbury & Harrow Road

stations omitted

to Willesden Junction

West Coast Main Line
to Liverpool& the North

Wembley Stadium

Wembley Exhibition

Neasden Junction

Dudding Hill Line
to Acton Central

Dudding Hill Line
to Dudding Junction

North London line
to Richmond

North London line
to Stratford

Canfield Place

Metropolitan line
to Baker Street

Hampstead Tunnel

to Willesden Junction

West Coast Main Line
to London Euston

St John's Wood tunnel

Lord's tunnel (

now merged with

St John's Wood Tunnel

)

Marylebone Goods Terminal

London Marylebone

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