Midland Main Line

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The Midland Main Line (MML) is a major railway line between London St Pancras and Sheffield, via Leicester, Derby and Chesterfield; a spur of the line terminates at Nottingham. Express passenger services on the line are operated by East Midlands Railway. The line is electrified between St Pancras and Wigston, south of Leicester, and the section south of Bedford forms a branch of the northern half of the Thameslink network, with a semi-fast service to Brighton and other suburban services. A northern part of the route, between Derby and Chesterfield, also forms part of the Cross Country Route operated by CrossCountry. Tracks from Nottingham to Leeds, via Barnsley and Sheffield, are shared with Northern Trains. East Midlands Railway also operates regional and local services using parts of the line. The Midland Main Line was undergoing a major upgrade of new digital signalling and full line electrification from London to Sheffield but this was indefinitely paused in 2025. High Speed 2 was planned...

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