Eastern Region (Great Northern Line)

Section of Line	Opened	Closed	Notes
Arksey to Shaftholme Juntion [Knottingley]	06.06.1848
Doncaster to Arkesley	07.09.1848

	Junctions and other features	Running Lines		Stations, Signal Boxes and Junctions	Distance from Signal Box above	Loops and Refuge Sidings	Notes
	Junctions and other features	Up	Down	Stations, Signal Boxes and Junctions	Distance from Signal Box above	Loops and Refuge Sidings	Notes
Maximum Permissible Speed 90 m.p.h. on Main and Fast lines Maximum Permissible Speed 50 m.p.h. on Slow lines Kings Cross to Peterborough North Maximum Permissible Speed 40 m.p.h. on Slow lines Peterborough North and Shaftholme Junction (N.E.R.)
1	—	–	*	King’s Cross Passenger	–		* I have found myself unable to understand the layout of the lines between King’s Cross and Holloway South Up, so I have not attempted to show the running lines.
2				Belle Isle (Signals Up line only)	0m 891yds
3				Copenhagen Junction	0m 154yds
4		↑↑↑	↓↓↓↓	Holloway South Down (signals Down lines only)	0m 1056yds
5		↑↑↑	↓↓↓↓	Holloway South Up (signals Up lines only)	0m 22yds
6		↑↑↑↑	↓↓↓↓	Holloway North Up (signals Up line only)	0m 457yds
7		↑↑↑↑↑	↓↓↓↓↓↓	Holloway North Down (signals Down line only)	0m 4yds
8		↑↑↑↑↑	↓↓↓↓↓↓	Ashburton Grove East Good Yard (signals Up goods lines only)	0m 700yds
9		↑↑↑↑↑	↓↓↓↓↓↓	Finsbury Park No.2 (signals Down goods and Up goods No3 only)	0m 192yds
10		↑↑↑↑	↓↓↓↓↓↓	Finsbury Park No.4 (signals Up lines only)	0m 380yds
11		↑↑↑	↓↓↓↓↓	Finsbury Park No.3 (signals Down lines only)	0m 11yds
12		↑↑↑	↓↓↓↓↓	Finsbury Park No.6 (signals Up lines only)	0m 363yds
13		↑↑↑↑	↓↓↓↓	Finsbury Park No.5 (signals down lines only)	0m 50yds
14		↑↑↑↑	↓↓↓↓	Harringay West Station	0m 1012yds
15		↑↑↑↑	↓↓↓↓	Harringay Up Goods (signals Up goods lines only)	0m 138yds
16		↑↑↑↑↑	↓↓↓↓	Ferme Park South Down (signals Down goods only)	0m 270yds
17		↑↑↑↑↑	↓↓↓↓	Ferme Park South Up (signals Up 2 and 3 goods only)	0m 66yds
18		↑↑↑↑	↓↓↓↓	Ferme Park North Down (signals Down goods only)	0m 451yds
19		↑↑↑↑	↓↓↓↓	Hornsey No.1 (signals Down lines only)	0m 242yds
20		↑↑↑↑	↓↓↓↓	Hornsey Station No.2 (signals Up lines only)	0m 259yds
21		↑↑↑↑	↓↓↓↓	Hornsey Up Goods (signals Up goods lines only)	0m 88yds
22		↑↑↑↑	↓↓↓↓	Wood Green No.1 (signals Down lines only)	0m 1111yds
23		↑↑↑↑	↓↓↓↓	Wood Green No.4 (signals Up lines only)	0m 171yds
				Wood Green Station
24		↑↑↑↑	↓↓↓	Wood Green No.3 (signals Down lines only)	0m 165yds
25		↑↑↑↑	↓↓↓	Wood Green No.2 (signals Up lines only)	0m 154yds
26		↑↑	↓↓	Wood Green Tunnel (signals Down lines only)	0m 545yds
27		↑↑	↓↓	New Southgate Station	0m 1683yds
28		↑↑↑↑	↓↓	New Southgate Cemetery	1m 52yds
29		↑↑	↓↓↓	Oakleigh Park Station	0m 1458yds
30		↑↑↑	↓↓↓	New Barnet South	0m 1386yds
				New Barnet Station
31		↑↑↑	↓↓	New Barnet North	0m 396yds
				Hadley Wood Station
32		↑↑	↓↓	Potters Bar Station	3m 941yds
33		↑↑	↓↓	Marshmoor	2m 1711yds
34		↑↑	↓↓	Redhall	0m 1343yds
35		↑↑	↓↕↓	Hatfield No.1	1m 66yds
				Hatfield Station
36		↑↑	↓↓	Hatfield No.3	0m 468yds
37		↑↑	↓↓	Hatfield No.2 (signals Up lines only)	0m 66yds
38		↑↑↑	↓↓	Welwyn Garden City Station	2m 924yds
39		↑↑	↓	Welwyn North Station	1m 994yds
40		↑	↓↓	Woolmer Green	1m 968yds
41		↑↑	↓↓	Knebworth Station	1m 1040yds	DRS 50 URS 68
42		↑↑	↓↓	Langley	1m 1677yds	DRS 65 URS 80
43		↑↑	↓↓	Stevenage South	1m 477yds
				Stevenage Station
44		↑↑	↓↓	Stevenage North	0m 578yds
45		↑↑	↓↓	Hitchin South	2m 1623yds
				Hitchin Station
46		↑↑	↓↓	Hitchin Yard	0m 748yds
47		↑↑	↓↓	Cambridge Junction	0m 418yds
48		↑↑	↓↓	Cadwell	1m 143yds
49		↑↑	↓↓	Three Counties	2m 561yds
50		↑↑	↓↓	Arlesey	1m 803yds	DRS 41 URS 70
51		↑↑	↓↓	Langford Bridge	1m 979yds
52		↑↑	↓↓	Biggleswade South	2m 556yds	DRS 80 URS 42
				Biggleswade Station
53		↑↑	↓↓	Biggleswade North	0m 435yds
54		↑↑	↓↓	Sandy Station	2m 1168yds	URS 42
55		↑↑	↓↓	Sandy North	1m 644yds
56		↑↑	↓↓	Everton	1m 236yds
57		↑↑	↓↓	Tempsford Station	1m 171yds	DRS 46 URS 46	c. 05.11.1956
58		↑↑	↓↓	St. Neots Station	4m 0yds	DRS 51 URS 56
59		↑↑	↓↓	Paxton	2m 567yds
60		↑↑	↓	Offord & Buckden Station	2m 193yds	URS 40	c. 02.02.1959
61		↑↑	↓↓	Huntingdon North No.1	2m 1447yds	DRS 68
62		↑	↓↓	Huntingdon North No.2	0m 545yds	URS 160
63		↑	↓↓	Stukeley	2m 105yds
64		↑↑	↓↓	Abbots Ripton	2m 710yds		c. 15.09.1958
65		↑↑	↓↓	Wood Walton (signals Down Main line and Up Goods only)	2m 955yds
66		↑↑	↓↓	Connington South	1m 591yds
67		↑	↓↓	Connington North	0m 1740yds
68		↑	↓	Holme Station	0m 1687yds	DRS 80 URS 80	c. 06.04.1959
69		↑	↓↓	Yaxley	3m 600yds	DRS 40
70		↑↑	↓↓	Fletton Junction	2m 561yds
71		↑↑	↓↓↓	Cescent Junction	1m 402yds
72		↑	↓↓↓	Peterborough Station North (Signals Fast lines only)	0m 414yds
73		↑↑	↓↓↓	Spital Junction	0m 321yds
74		↑↑↑↑	↓↓↓	Eastfield (Signals Goods lines only)
75		↑↑↑	↓↓↓	Westwood Jn (Signals Goods lines only)	0m 770yds
76		↑↑↑	↓↓↓	Peterborough South (Signals Goods lines only)
77		↑↑↑	↓↓↓	Peterborough East (Signals Goods lines only)
78		↑↑↑↑	↓↓	Peterborough North (Signals Goods lines only)
79		↑↑↑	↓↓	Walton	1m 1078yds (From North)
80		↑↑↑	↓↓	Werrington Junction	0m 1439yds
81		↑↑	↓↓	Helpston	2m 677yds
82		↑↑	↓↓	Lolham	1m 913yds
83		↑↑	↓↓	Tallington Station	1m 704yds	DRS 40 URS 36	c. 15.06.1959
84		↑↑	↓↓	Greatford	2m 550yds
85		↑↑	↓↓↕	Essendine South	1m 732yds
86		↑↑	↓↓	Essendine North	0m 371yds		c. 15.06.1959
87		↑↑	↓↓	Little Bytham Station	3m 953yds	DRS 42 URS 50	c. 15.06.1959
88		↑↑	↓↓	Corby Glen Station	4m 1522yds	DRS 50 URS 50	c. 15.06.1959
89		↑↑	↓	Stoke	2m 1697
90	?	↑	↓	Highdyke	1m 357yds
91		↑↑	↓	Great Ponton Station	0m 1352yds	DGL 80	c. 15.09.1958
92		↑↑	↓↓↕	Grantham South	3m 22yds	DRS 36
93		↑↑	↓↓↕	Grantham Yard	0m 511yds
				Grantham Station
94		↑	↓	Grantham North	0m 396yds
95		↑	↓	Barkston South Junction	4m 158yds
96		↑↑	↓	Barkston North Junction	0m 788yds		c. 16.03.1955
97		↑	↓	Hougham Station	1m 662yds	DPL 119 URS 49	c. 16.09.1957
98		↑	↓	Westborough	2m 341yds
99		↑	↓	Claypole Station	1m 1105yds	DPL 166 DRS 60 UPL 166 URS 55	c. 16.09.1957
100		↑	↓	Balderton	1m 938yds
101		↑	↓	Barnby	2m 283yds
102		↑	↓	Newark South	0m 1569yds	DRS 40 DRS 65 URS 39 URS 45
				Newark Northgate Station
103		↑↑	↓	Newark North	0m 706yds
104		↑	↓	Midland Crossing	0m 808yds
105		↑	↓	Trent	0m 1474yds	DPL 120
106		↑	↓	Bathley Lane	1m 618yds
107		↑	↓	Cromwell	1m 1260yds
108		↑	↓	Carlton Station	1m 1101yds	DPL 110 DRS 60 UPL 110 URS 55	c. 02.03.1953
109		↑	↓	Crow Park Station	1m 213yds		c. 06.10.1958
110		↑	↓↓	Egmanton	2m 1624yds
111		↑↑	↓	Dukeries Junction Station	0m 1429yds
112		↑	↓	Tuxford North, Junction	0m 796yds
113		↑	↓	Tuxford North, Station	0m 486yds	URS 60	c. 04.07.1955
114		↑	↓	Lincoln Road	1m 196yds	DPL 122
115		↑	↓	Gamston	2m 785yds
116		↑↑	↓	Grove Road	1m 1653yds	URS 46
117		↑	↓↓↓	Retford South	1m 129yds	DRS 41
				Retford Station
118		↑↑	↓↓	Retford North	0m 390yds
119		↑↑	↓	Babworth	0m 767yds	DGL 76 UGL 70
120		↑	↓	Botany Bay	1m 870yds
121		↑	↓	Barnby Moor and Sutton Station	1m 57yds		c. 07.11.1949
122		↑	↓	Ranskill Station	2m 529yds	DPL 120 UPL 119 URS 52	c. 06.10.1958
123		↑	↓	Scrooby	1m 290yds		c. 14.09.1931
124		↑	↓	Bawtry Station	2m 1052yds	DPL 107 DRS 60 UPL 136	c. 06.10.1958
125		↑	↓↓	Rossington Station	3m 1068yds	DRS 45	c. 06.10.1958
126		↑↑	↓↓	Loversall Carr	1m 30yds
127		↑↑	↓↓	Black Carr Junction	0m 1398yds
128		↑↑	↓↓	Potteric Carr	1m 386yds
129		↑↑↑↑↑	↓↓	Decoy No.1 Down (Signals Down lines only)	0m 336yds
130		↑↑↑↑↑	↓↓↓	Decoy No.2 Up (Signals Up lines and Down Transfer line only)	0m 211yds
131		↑↑↑↑	↓↓↓↓	Decoy Pointsman’s Box (Signals 1 goods line only to Carr)	–
132		↑↑↑↑	↓↓↓↓	Red Bank	0m 500yds
133		↑↑↑↑	↓↓↓	Carr (Signals Goods and Engine lines only)	0m 47yds
134		↑↑↑	↓↓↓↓↓	Balby Junction (Signals 3 down goods lines only)	0m 982yds
135		↑↑↑	↓↓↓↓↓	Sand Bank (Signals Goods, Up and Down Transfer lines only)	0m 306yds
136		↑↑↑	↓↓	Bridge Junction	0m 326yds
137		↑↑↑↑	↓↓↓↓↓	Doncaster South	0m 588yds
				Doncaster Station
138		↑↑↑↑	↓↓↓↓↓↓	Doncaster "C" Box (Signals Down Goods lines only)	0m 354yds
139		↑↑↑↑	↓	Doncaster North	0m 73yds
140		↑	↓	Arksey Station	1m 1661yds	DPL 100 URS 55	c. 05.08.1952
141		↑	↓	Bentley Colliery	0m 1210yds
142		↑	–	Shaftholme Junction (N.E.R.)	1m 836yds

				King’s Cross (L.T.E)	–
				King’s Cross Passenger	0m 484yds

1				Copenhagen Junction
				Goods & Mineral Junction	0m 1200yds*		* From King’s Cross

1				Sandy North	–
2				Sandy West	0m 902yds

1				Huntingdon North No. 1	–
2				Godmanchester Station	0m 1474yds

1				Crescent Junction
2				Nene Junction

King’s Cross to Shaftholme Junction (N.E.R.), Goods and Mineral Junction to Caledonian Coal Yard, Goods and Mineral Junction to St.Pancras (L.M.R.), Harworth Colliery Branch, Misson Siding Branch