Swinton–Doncaster line

Railway line in South Yorkshire, England

4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

Route map
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Swinton–
Doncaster line

Legend

					ECML to York
					South Humberside Main Line
					Doncaster

					Cherry Tree Lane
					ECML to Retford
					Hexthorpe

					H&B and GCR Joint Railway
					Sprotborough
					Dearne Valley Railway
					Conisbrough
					South Yorkshire Junction Railway
					Mexborough
					to Swinton Central
					SYR to Wath Central
					Wakefield line to Leeds
					Swinton
					Wakefield line to Sheffield

The Swinton–Doncaster line is a short railway line in South Yorkshire between Swinton Junction on the Wakefield Line and Doncaster South Yorkshire Junction on the East Coast Main Line.^[1] The line comprises the former North Midland Railway's "Swinton curve" between Swinton and Mexborough and the east end of the former South Yorkshire Railway Blackburn Valley line, between Mexborough and Doncaster. Northern operates passenger trains on the line; TransPennine Express, East Midlands Railway, and CrossCountry use the line too, but do not provide stopping service.

References

^ "London North Eastern Route Sectional Appendix Module LN1" (PDF). Network Rail. December 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2016.

Primary

To London	East Coast Main Line Midland Main Line
To Exeter	Cross Country Route

Others

Inter-regional	Hallam Line Hope Valley line Leeds–Morecambe line Doncaster–Lincoln line Northallerton–Eaglescliffe line Sheffield–Lincoln line Settle–Carlisle line
Intra-regional	Airedale line Askern branch line Barton line Calder Valley line Dearne Valley line Esk Valley line Harrogate line Huddersfield line Hull–Scarborough Leeds–Bradford lines Leeds–Northallerton railway Penistone Line Pontefract line Selby Diversion Selby Line South Humberside Main Line Stocksbridge Railway Swinton–Doncaster Wakefield line Wharfedale line York–Scarborough