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 Metrolink Manchester Piccadilly Huddersfield line Ardwick Ardwick train depot West Coast Main Lineto London Euston Ashburys Belle Vue Hope Valley Line Gorton Fallowfield Loop lineto Manchester Central Fairfield Stockport–Stalybridge line Huddersfield line Guide Bridge to Stalybridge Stalybridge Junction Railway Dukinfield Dog Lane Hyde North Flowery Field Newton for Hyde Hope Valley Lineto Sheffield Midland Godley Toll Bar Godley Godley East Cheshire Lines Committeeto Woodley Hattersley Broadbottom Broadbottom Viaduct Waterside Dinting Viaduct Dinting Glossop Hadfield Crowden Woodhead Woodhead Tunnel Dunford Bridge Crow Edge Hazlehead Bridge Penistone Line to Huddersfield Penistone River Don Penistone Line to Sheffield Oxspring Thurgoland Tunnel Thurgoland Wortley Stocksbridge Deepcar Oughty Bridge Wadsley Bridge Hope Valley Lineto Manchester Neepsend Bridgehouses South Yorkshire Supertram Sheffield Midland Sheffield Victoria │ Sheffield Wicker Midland Main Line Midland Main Line Nunnery Junction Woodburn Junction Darnall Junction Dearne Valley lineto Rotherham Central Darnall Woodhouse Midland Main Line (Old Road)to Rotherham Woodhouse Junction Orgreave Colliery Great Central Railwayto Worksop Beighton Beighton level crossing Waleswood Curve Beighton Junction Midland Main Line (Old Road) Killamarsh Branch (MR)to Norwood Lancs, Derbyshire & East Coast Ryto Shirebrook North Killamarsh Killamarsh Central Colliery branch Eckington Renishaw Central Staveley Central Staveley (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&ECRto Shirebrook North Grassmoor Midland Main Line Heath Colliery branch Colliery branch Pilsley Tibshelf Town Colliery branch Colliery branch Colliery branch New Hucknall Sidings Colliery branch Robin Hood Lineto Worksop Kirkby Bentinck to Pye Bridge Junction Kirkby-in-Ashfield Kirkby South Junction Robin Hood Line Annesley North Junctionstart of London Extension Hollin Well and Annesley Annesley yard and loco shed Annesley South Halt Annesley colliery Newstead Hucknall Central Hucknall Nottingham Express Transit Bulwell Hall Halt Bestwood Junction Nottingham Express Transit Bulwell 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 RoadHigh Level│Low Level Nottingham Express Transit Nottingham Midland Nottingham–Grantham lineto Grantham Midland Main Lineto Loughborough Arkwright Street Queen's Walk yard Clifton colliery River Trent Wilford brick sidings Ruddington Ruddington North Junction Asher Lane crossing Gotham Ruddington Fields Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre British Gypsum Gotham sidings Gotham branch Rushcliffe Halt East Leake Barnstone lime quarry Midland Main Lineto 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 LaFarge Aggregates Swithland Sidings Sileby Rothley Syston Junction Belgrave and Birstall Birmingham–Peterborough lineto 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 lineto Birmingham Narborough South Wigston Whetstone Midland Main Lineto London King's Cross M1 motorway West Coast Main Lineto Manchester Midland Counties Railway Ashby Magna Lutterworth Rugby and Stamford Railwayto Market Harborough Rugby Midland Northampton loop line Rugby cattle sidings West Coast Main Lineto 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 Eydon Road Halt Culworth Chalcombe Road Halt Chiltern Main Line Banbury Towcester–Banbury line Banbury to Verney Junction branch line Helmdon Village King's Sutton Helmdon Brackley Town Brackley Central Aynho Junction Brackley Viaduct overBuckinghamshire Railway Cherwell Valley line Finmere Bicester North Buckingham Varsity Line Claydon Verney Junction Calvert Varsity Line Metropolitan Railway Akeman Street Grendon Underwood Junction Brill Tramwayto 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 Haddenham Little Kimble Ilmer Halt Monks Risborough Wycombe Railwayto Oxford & Stoke Mandeville Chinnor & Princes Risborough Rlyto Chinnor Wendover Princes Risborough Great Missenden Saunderton Amersham Metropolitan line West Wycombe Chesham Metropolitan line High Wycombe Chalfont & Latimer Metropolitan line Wycombe Railwayto Maidenhead via Bourne End Chorleywood Metropolitan line Penn Halt Rickmansworth Metropolitan line Beaconsfield Rickmansworth Church Street Seer Green and Jordans Croxley Metropolitan line Gerrards Cross Watford Metropolitan line Denham Golf Club Watford and Rickmansworth Railway Denham Uxbridge branch line Metropolitan line stations omitted West Ruislip Central line (London Underground) Metropolitan & Piccadilly linesto Uxbridge South Ruislip Central line (London Underground) Northolt Junction Harrow-on-the-Hill Metropolitan line Acton–Northolt lineto London Paddington Northolt Park Piccadilly lineto Acton Town Metropolitan line runs Sudbury Hill Harrow parallel with GCMLMetropolitan line Sudbury & Harrow Road stations omitted to Willesden Junction West Coast Main Lineto Liverpool& the North Wembley Stadium Wembley Exhibition Neasden Junction Dudding Hill Lineto Acton Central Dudding Hill Lineto Dudding Junction North London lineto Richmond North London lineto Stratford Canfield Place Metropolitan lineto Baker Street Hampstead Tunnel to Willesden Junction West Coast Main Lineto London Euston St John's Wood tunnel Lord's tunnel ( now merged withSt John's Wood Tunnel ) Marylebone Goods Terminal London Marylebone Bakerloo line
Manchester Lines to Salford
Manchester Metrolink Manchester Piccadilly

				Huddersfield line
Ardwick				Ardwick train depot
West Coast Main Lineto London Euston
West Coast Main Line
to London Euston
				Ashburys
Belle Vue
Hope Valley Line
				Gorton
Fallowfield Loop lineto Manchester Central
Fallowfield Loop line
to Manchester Central
				Fairfield

Stockport–Stalybridge line				Huddersfield line
				Guide Bridge
				to Stalybridge
				Stalybridge Junction Railway
				Dukinfield Dog Lane

Hyde North
				Flowery Field
				Newton for Hyde
Hope Valley Lineto Sheffield Midland				Godley Toll Bar
Hope Valley Line
to Sheffield Midland
				Godley
				Godley East
Cheshire Lines Committeeto Woodley
Cheshire Lines Committee
to Woodley
				Hattersley
				Broadbottom
				Broadbottom Viaduct
				Waterside
				Dinting Viaduct
				Dinting
Glossop
				Hadfield
				Crowden
				Woodhead
				Woodhead Tunnel
				Dunford Bridge
				Crow Edge
				Hazlehead Bridge
				Penistone Line to Huddersfield
				Penistone
				River Don
				Penistone Line to Sheffield
				Oxspring
				Thurgoland Tunnel
				Thurgoland

				Wortley
Stocksbridge
				Deepcar
				Oughty Bridge
				Wadsley Bridge
Hope Valley Lineto Manchester				Neepsend
Hope Valley Line
to Manchester
				Bridgehouses
South Yorkshire Supertram Sheffield Midland				Sheffield Victoria │ Sheffield Wicker
Midland Main Line				Midland Main Line
Nunnery Junction				Woodburn Junction
Darnall Junction				Dearne Valley lineto Rotherham Central
Dearne Valley line
to Rotherham Central
Darnall
Woodhouse				Midland Main Line (Old Road)to Rotherham
Midland Main Line (Old Road)
to Rotherham
Woodhouse Junction
Orgreave Colliery				Great Central Railwayto Worksop
Great Central Railway
to Worksop
Beighton
Beighton level crossing				Waleswood Curve
Beighton Junction

Midland Main Line (Old Road)
				Killamarsh Branch (MR)to Norwood
Killamarsh Branch (MR)
to Norwood
				Lancs, Derbyshire & East Coast Ryto Shirebrook North
Lancs, Derbyshire & East Coast Ry
to Shirebrook North
Killamarsh				Killamarsh Central
				Colliery branch
Eckington				Renishaw Central

Staveley Central				Staveley (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&ECRto Shirebrook North
LD&ECR
to Shirebrook North
				Grassmoor


Midland Main Line
				Heath




Colliery branch				Colliery branch

				Pilsley
				Tibshelf Town
				Colliery branch
Colliery branch				Colliery branch
				New Hucknall Sidings
Colliery branch				Robin Hood Lineto Worksop
Robin Hood Line
to Worksop
Kirkby Bentinck
to Pye Bridge Junction				Kirkby-in-Ashfield
Kirkby South Junction


Robin Hood Line
				Annesley North Junctionstart of London Extension
Annesley North Junction
start of London Extension
				Hollin Well and Annesley
				Annesley yard and loco shed
				Annesley South Halt
Annesley colliery
Newstead
Hucknall Central				Hucknall Nottingham Express Transit
Bulwell Hall Halt

				Bestwood Junction
Nottingham Express Transit Bulwell				Bulwell Common North Junction
Bulwell Common South Junction				Bulwell Common
GNR Derbyshire and Staffordshire Extension				Basford and Bulwell
GNR Derbyshire and
Staffordshire Extension
Bagthorpe Junction
				New Basford
to Erewash Valley line
Radford Junction				Carrington
Radford				to Nottingham–Grantham line
				Nottingham Victoria

Weekday Cross Junction				Nottingham London RoadHigh Level│Low Level
Nottingham London Road
High Level│Low Level
Nottingham Express Transit Nottingham Midland				Nottingham–Grantham lineto Grantham
Nottingham–Grantham line
to Grantham
Midland Main Lineto Loughborough				Arkwright Street
Midland Main Line
to Loughborough
				Queen's Walk yard

Clifton colliery				River Trent
				Wilford brick sidings
				Ruddington
				Ruddington North Junction
				Asher Lane crossing
Gotham				Ruddington Fields Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre
British Gypsum				Gotham sidings
Gotham branch
				Rushcliffe Halt
				East Leake
Barnstone lime quarry

Midland Main Lineto Carlisle				Barnstone lime sidings
Midland Main Line
to Carlisle
Brush Traction				Loughborough North Junction
Loughborough Midland				Loughborough South Junction
Loughborough Central
Quorn and Woodhouse				Barrow-upon-Soar
Mountsorrel quarry branch				LaFarge Aggregates
Swithland Sidings				Sileby
Rothley				Syston Junction
Belgrave and Birstall				Birmingham–Peterborough lineto Peterborough
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
Leicester–Burton
upon Trent line
Burton-
on-Trent
Birmingham–Peterborough lineto Birmingham
Birmingham–Peterborough line
to Birmingham
Narborough				South Wigston
Whetstone				Midland Main Lineto London King's Cross
Midland Main Line
to London King's Cross
M1 motorway
West Coast Main Lineto Manchester				Midland Counties Railway
West Coast Main Line
to Manchester
Ashby Magna
Lutterworth				Rugby and Stamford Railwayto Market Harborough
Rugby and Stamford Railway
to Market Harborough
Rugby Midland				Northampton loop line
Rugby cattle sidings				West Coast Main Lineto London Euston
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
London & North Western Rly
Leamington–Weedon line
				Catesby Tunnel
Charwelton
				Woodford New and Old Yards
				Woodford Halse
Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway
Stratford-upon-Avon and
Midland Junction Railway
				Culworth Junction
Eydon Road Halt				Culworth
Chalcombe Road Halt
Chiltern Main Line
Banbury				Towcester–Banbury line
Banbury to Verney Junction branch line				Helmdon Village
Banbury to Verney
Junction branch line
King's Sutton				Helmdon
Brackley Town				Brackley Central
Aynho Junction				Brackley Viaduct overBuckinghamshire Railway
Brackley Viaduct over
Buckinghamshire Railway
Cherwell Valley line				Finmere
Bicester North				Buckingham
Varsity Line				Claydon
				Verney Junction
Calvert				Varsity Line Metropolitan Railway
Varsity Line
Metropolitan Railway
Akeman Street				Grendon Underwood Junction
Brill Tramwayto Brill				Quainton Road Junction
Brill Tramway
to Brill
Wotton (GCR)				Quainton Road
Ashendon Junction↓ Gt. Western & Gt. Central Jt. Rly				Waddesdon Manor
Ashendon Junction
↓ Gt. Western & Gt. Central Jt. Rly
Ashendon				Aylesbury
Haddenham & Thame Parkway				Aylesbury–Princes Risborough line
Haddenham				Little Kimble
Ilmer Halt				Monks Risborough
Wycombe Railwayto Oxford &				Stoke Mandeville
Wycombe Railway
to Oxford
Chinnor & Princes Risborough Rlyto Chinnor				Wendover
Chinnor & Princes Risborough Rly
to Chinnor
Princes Risborough				Great Missenden
Saunderton				Amersham Metropolitan line
West Wycombe				Chesham Metropolitan line
High Wycombe				Chalfont & Latimer Metropolitan line
Wycombe Railwayto Maidenhead via Bourne End				Chorleywood Metropolitan line
Wycombe Railway
to Maidenhead via Bourne End
Penn Halt				Rickmansworth Metropolitan line
Beaconsfield				Rickmansworth Church Street
Seer Green and Jordans				Croxley Metropolitan line
Gerrards Cross				Watford Metropolitan line
Denham Golf Club				Watford and Rickmansworth Railway
Denham
Uxbridge branch line				Metropolitan line stations omitted
West Ruislip Central line (London Underground)
Metropolitan & Piccadilly linesto Uxbridge
Metropolitan & Piccadilly lines
to Uxbridge
South Ruislip Central line (London Underground)
Northolt Junction				Harrow-on-the-Hill Metropolitan line
Acton–Northolt lineto London Paddington				Northolt Park
Acton–Northolt line
to London Paddington
Piccadilly lineto Acton Town				Metropolitan line runs
Piccadilly line
to Acton Town

Metropolitan line runs
Sudbury Hill Harrow				parallel with GCMLMetropolitan line
parallel with GCML
Metropolitan line
Sudbury & Harrow Road				stations omitted
stations omitted

to Willesden Junction				West Coast Main Lineto Liverpool& the North
West Coast Main Line
to Liverpool& the North
Wembley Stadium				Wembley Exhibition
				Neasden Junction
Dudding Hill Lineto Acton Central				Dudding Hill Lineto Dudding Junction
Dudding Hill Line
to Acton Central
Dudding Hill Line
to Dudding Junction
North London lineto Richmond				North London lineto Stratford
North London line
to Richmond
North London line
to Stratford
Canfield Place				Metropolitan lineto Baker Street
Metropolitan line
to Baker Street
				Hampstead Tunnel
to Willesden Junction				West Coast Main Lineto London Euston
West Coast Main Line
to London Euston
				St John's Wood tunnel
				Lord's tunnel ( now merged withSt John's Wood Tunnel )
now merged with
St John's Wood Tunnel
Marylebone Goods Terminal
				London Marylebone Bakerloo line