Classic route
Hull Trains
London → Hull · England
An open-access original: Hull’s own train to London since 2000, off the East Coast racetrack at Doncaster and over the Ouse into Paragon station.
- Distance
- 315 km
- Fastest time
- ≈ 2 h 36 min
- Average speed
- 121 km/h
- Top speed
- 200 km/h
How this line was checked
- The 192 km this route shares with OpenStreetMap relation 6337006 is drawn from that relation's own nodes, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 97.5% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 4 m); the longest stretch away from it is 7 km
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of LNER London North Eastern Railway
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
Questions and answers
How long is the Hull Trains?
The Hull Trains runs 315 km from London to Hull.
How long does the Hull Trains take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 2 h 36 min for the 315 km. That is an average of 121 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 200 km/h.
Who runs the Hull Trains?
Hull Trains, with Class 802 Paragon.
How old is the Hull Trains?
The line has been in service since 1840. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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