List of railway lines in Great Britain

This is a list of railway lines in Great Britain that are currently in operation, split by country and region.

There are a limited number of main inter-regional lines, with all but one entering Greater London.

[1] There are local lines throughout all areas of Great Britain with some services designated as community railways.

[5] Continental Europe: France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany This is a list of all routes that enter the South East England region.

This is a list of all routes that enter the Yorkshire and the Humber and North East England regions.

Railway lines in England and Wales, as of 2010
Most main UK routes terminate in London and there is an extensive suburban network [ 2 ] [ 5 ]
The commuter network stretches from London to the coast and there is a connection to France through the Channel Tunnel [ 2 ] [ 5 ]
There is a concentration of routes around Bristol and direct connections to Wales, London and other regions [ 6 ]
There is a significant concentration of routes around urbanised Liverpool and Manchester with the northern part of the region less well served [ 1 ] [ 4 ]
There is a concentration of routes around Birmingham and direct connections to London and other regions [ 3 ]
A number of local lines branch from the main radial routes and closer to London are the outer terminals of the suburban network [ 2 ] [ 5 ]
There are rail links to adjacent regions and direct services to London
Railway lines in Scotland