Main North Line (other)
Main North Line can refer to the following railway lines: * Main North railway line, New South Wales, Australia * Main North Line, New Zealand See also *North Line (other) * North–South line (other) * Northern Line (other) *Northern Railway (other) Northern Railway may refer to: * North railway (Austria) * Northern Railway (California), predecessor of the Southern Pacific Company * Northern Railway of Canada * Northern Railway Zone (India) * Northern Railway (Namibia) * Nevada Northern Rai ...

Main North Railway Line, New South Wales
The Main North Line (also known as the Great Northern Railway) is a major railway in New South Wales, Australia, running from Strathfield in Sydney to Armidale. The 1980s saw the line closed progressively north of Armidale; passenger services north of Tamworth were cancelled in 1990 but were reintroduced as far as the former two years later. The Sydney–Brisbane rail corridor now branches off the Great Northern Railway after Maitland and follows the North Coast line. Description of route The line starts as a branch off the Main Suburban line at Strathfield in Sydney. The line heads north as a quadruple track electrified line to Rhodes, crossing the John Whitton Bridge over the Parramatta River as a double track line. At West Ryde the line again expands out to four tracks through to Epping. The line is then largely double track through the northern suburbs of Sydney, crossing the Hawkesbury River Railway Bridge, before passing through the Central Coast. At Fassifer ...
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Main North Line, New Zealand
The Main North Line, sometimes referred to as part of the South Island Main Trunk railway, is a railway line that runs north from Christchurch in New Zealand up the east coast of the South Island through Kaikōura and Blenheim to Picton. It is a major link in New Zealand's national rail network and offers a connection with roll-on roll-off ferries from Picton to Wellington. It was also the longest railway construction project in New Zealand's history, with the first stages built in the 1870s and not completed until 1945. Construction The first proposal for a line resembling the present day Main North Line was made in 1861. A proposal for a line linking Christchurch and Blenheim was put before the Marlborough Provincial Council in April 1861. Later that year, the national government passed the Picton Railway Act in October, approving a line from Picton to the Wairau River under the auspices of the Marlborough Provincial Council.General Assembly of New Zealand"The Pi ...
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North Line (other)
North Line may refer to: Transportation Asia *North Line, Chennai Suburban, India * North-Link Line, Taiwan *West North Line, Chennai Suburban, India Europe *Far North Line, Scotland *Gjøvik Line, Norway *Nordbanen, Denmark North America *Milwaukee District North Line, Illinois, United States *North Line (METRORail), Houston, Texas, United States *Sounder North Line, Washington, United States *Union Pacific North Line, Illinois, United States Oceania :''see Main North Line'' See also * Northern Line (other) *Northern Railway (other) *Main North Line (other) Main North Line can refer to the following railway lines: * Main North railway line, New South Wales, Australia * Main North Line, New Zealand See also * North Line (other) * North–South line (other) * Northern Line (disambigua ... * North–South line (other) {{Disambiguation ...
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