Fen Line

The Fen Line runs from Cambridge in Cambridgeshire to King's Lynn in Norfolk, in East Anglia, England. It is so called because it runs through The Fens.

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The towns and villages served by the route are listed below.

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• Cambridge
• Waterbeach
• Ely
• Littleport
• Downham Market
• Watlington
• King's Lynn

Train services on the line are operated several operators.

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• WAGN operate through services to London King's Cross via Cambridge and Stevenage. These services operate non-stop between London and Cambridge for most of the day, as part of the half-hourly "Cambridge Cruiser" service. One train an hour is extended beyond Cambridge to serve all stations to King's Lynn. These services usually use Class 365 electrical multiple units, although lower-speed Class 317 units are used occasionally. One unit (365518) is named "The Fenman" which was previously a "named train" that used to operate on this line, consisting of a locomotive-hauled Inter-City service.
• 'One' Railway operate some direct services from London Liverpool Street to King's Lynn via the West Anglia Main Line and Fen Line. These services operate only during the morning and evening peaks, and use Class 317/6 units (the refurbished ones with fewer, higher seats).
• The section between Cambridge and Ely is also used non-stop by Central Trains services to Stansted Airport, and by 'One' services between Cambridge and Norwich via the Breckland Line.

The line is electrified at 25kV ac, using overhead wires. It has an active User Association.

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Following the recent transfer of West Anglia Main Line services to 'One', other Fen Line services will become part of the Thameslink Great Northern franchise from April 2006 and will be operated by one of: National Express Group (owners of WAGN), FirstGroup (owners of Anglia Railways), Stagecoach Group (owners of South West Trains), MTR/John Laing (owners of Chiltern Railways), Danish State Railways/EWS

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Cambridge: :This article is about the Cambridge in Cambridgeshire, England; see also other places called Cambridge....

Cambridgeshire: Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs) is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west. Cambridgeshire contains most of the region known as Silicon Fen. Th...

King's Lynn: King's Lynn (usually known simply as Lynn locally) is a town in Norfolk, England (population 34,564) on the River Great Ouse. It is part of the Borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk....

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