Hope Valley line
| Hope Valley line | |||
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A couple of Northern Rail Pacers at Hathersage
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| Overview | |||
| Type | Heavy rail | ||
| System | National Rail | ||
| Status | Operational | ||
| Locale | Yorkshire and the Humber | ||
| Termini | Manchester Piccadilly Sheffield |
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| Operation | |||
| Opened | 1894 | ||
| Owner | Network Rail | ||
| Operator(s) |
East Midlands Trains Northern TransPennine Express |
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| Depot(s) | Longsight | ||
| Technical | |||
| Number of tracks | Two | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
| Electrification | 25 kV 50Hz AC OHLE (Western part) | ||
| Operating speed | 90 miles per hour (140 km/h) maximum | ||
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The Hope Valley line is a trans-Pennine railway line in England, linking Sheffield with Manchester. It was completed in 1894.
From Sheffield, trains head down the Midland Main Line through the south west of the city to Dore and Totley, where the Hope Valley line branches off to run through the Totley Tunnel, the fourth-longest tunnel in England.
It emerges in the Hope Valley area of Derbyshire, where it passes through the railway stations of Grindleford, Hathersage, Bamford, Hope, and Edale before entering the two-mile-long Cowburn Tunnel.
From the western portal of the tunnel, the line runs through Chinley, then splits. The northern branch runs via New Mills toward Manchester Piccadilly. The southern branch passes through the Disley Tunnel before merging with the Buxton line and then heading to to join the main line to Manchester.
Passenger services on the line are currently operated by Northern (previously Northern Rail and First North Western), East Midlands Trains (previously Central Trains) and TransPennine Express (previously First TransPennine Express and Arriva Trains Northern).
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