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Cambridge and Cambridge North stations and  Ely station.  The Kings Lynn line with stations at Littleport and Downham Market and Watlington and Kings Lynn

 
Ely railway station in June 2017
'Greater Anglia' 
 
Greater Anglia class 379 007 in Ely station
 
Greater Anglia class 379 007 in Ely station on the 20th June 2017.
 
 
 
Greater Anglia class 170204
 
Greater Anglia class 170204 in Ely station on the 20th June 2017.
 
'Greater Anglia' trains to and from Cambridge to Norwich stop at Ely as do the 'Greater Anglia' trains between Peterborough to Ipswich.
 
Great Nothern 365521 in Ely station
 
Great Nothern 365521 in Ely station on the 20th June 2017.
 
'Greater Anglia' trains to and from Cambridge to Norwich stop at Ely as do the 'Greater Anglia' trains between Peterborough to Ipswich.

Ely railway station in June 2017

Freightliner class 66529 at Ely

Freightliner class 66529 comining into Ely on the 20th June 2017
 
Freightliner class 66526 at Ely
 
Freightliner class 66526 at Ely on the 20th June 2017
 
class 66730 at Ely
 
GBRf class 66730 at Ely on the 20th June 2017
 
DB class 66176 at Ely
 
DB class 66176 at Ely on the 20th June 2017
 
Ely railway station in 2017
 
Ely's platform 1 has the main station building and booking office on it. Ely also has a island platform with platform 2 and 3 on it. There is an tunnel under the main line for passengers to use to get to platforms 2 and 3.
 
'Great Northern' class 3655,s EMUs are used on most of the trains to and from Kings Cross to Kings Lynn. Most are split or rejoined up to waiting 365s in Cambridge station. Most trains are 4 coach trains, between Cambridge and Kings Lynn.
 
Greater Anglia class 379 007 were were about to take over with together class 700's. The class 365s were to be removed when longer platforms were made between Ely and Kings Lynn for the 12 coach 700 trains.
 
 
The ELY to Kings Lynn line has stations at Littleport and Downham Market and Watlington and Kings Lynn  This line which has overhead wires leaves the Norwich line at the Queen Adelade junction.
 
'Greater Anglia' trains to and from Cambridge to Norwich stop at Ely as do 'Greater Anglia' trains from Peterborough to Ipwsich.
 
'Cross Country' trains  from Standsted Airport to Birmingham stop in Ely station .
 
'East Midland Trains'  trains to and from Norwich to Notingham and Liverpool also use Ely station reversing in the station in platform 3 most of the time, and then heading back the way they came in towards the Queen Adelade junction after the driver has changed ends. They turn off at the Queen Adelade Junction towards March and Peterborough for Nottingham or Liverpool or carry on the main line for Norwich.
 
There is lots of freight on the line to Ipswich.
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