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==== Tunnels, viaducts and major bridges ==== Major civil engineering structures on the Midland Main Line include the following.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|title=Railway Track Diagrams Book 4 Midlands & North West|last=Bridge|first=Mike|publisher=Trackmaps|year=2013|isbn=978-0-9549866-7-4|location=Bradford on Avon|pages=1β5}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Railway Track Diagrams Book 2: Eastern|last=Brailsford|first=Martyn|publisher=Trackmaps|year=2016|isbn=978-0-9549866-8-1|location=Frome|pages=1, 27}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |+Tunnels, viaducts and major bridges on the Midland Main Line !Railway Structure !Length !Distance from [[St Pancras railway station|London St Pancras International]] ![[Engineer's Line Reference|ELR]] !Location |- |East Bank Tunnel |{{convert|80|yards|m}} |158 [[mile]]s 05 [[Chain (unit)|chains]] β 158 miles 01 chains | rowspan="5" |TJC1 |South of [[Sheffield station]] |- |Bradway Tunnel |{{convert|1|mile|266|yards|m}} |153 miles 61 chains β 152 miles 49 chains |North of Dronfield station |- |Unstone Viaduct (River Drone) |{{convert|6|chain|m}} |149 miles 75 chains β 149 miles 69 chains | rowspan="3" |Between Dronfield and [[Chesterfield railway station|Chesterfield stations]] |- |Former [[Broomhouse Tunnel]] | | |- |Whitting Moor Road Viaduct | |148 miles 45 chains |- |Alfreton Tunnel |{{convert|840|yards|m}} |135 miles 50 chains β 135 miles 11 chains (via Toton) | rowspan="3" |TCC | rowspan="2" |[[Erewash Valley line|Erewash Valley Line]] between Alfreton and [[Langley Mill railway station|Langley Mill stations]] |- |[[Cromford Canal]] | |132 miles 67 chains (via Toton) |- |[[Erewash Canal]] | |128 miles 09 chains (via Toton) |Erewash Valley Line south of Langley Mill station |- |[[Clay Cross Tunnel]] |{{convert|1|mile|24|yards|m}} |147 miles 22 chains β 146 miles 21 chains | rowspan="10" |SPC8 | rowspan="5" |Between Chesterfield and [[Belper railway station|Belper stations]] |- |River Amber | |140 miles 40 chains |- |Wingfield Tunnel |{{convert|261|yards|m}} |139 miles 59 chains β 139 miles 47 chains |- |[[Toadmoor Tunnel]] |{{convert|129|yards|m}} |138 miles 12 chains β 138 miles 07 chains |- |[[River Derwent, Derbyshire|River Derwent]] / Broadholme Viaducts |{{convert|6|chain|m}},<br/>{{convert|7|chain|m}} |136 miles 47 chains β 136 miles 41 chains, 136 miles 18 chains β 136 miles 11 chains |- |Swainsley Viaduct (River Derwent) |{{convert|4|chain|m}} |134 miles 61 chains β 134 miles 57 chains | rowspan="2" |Between Belper and [[Duffield railway station|Duffield stations]] |- |[[Milford Tunnel]] |{{convert|855|yards|m}} |134 miles 25 chains β 133 miles 67 chains |- |Burley Viaduct (River Derwent) |{{convert|4|chain|m}} |131 miles 58 chains β 131 miles 54 chains | rowspan="3" |Between Duffield and [[Derby railway station|Derby stations]] |- |Nottingham Road Viaduct |{{convert|3|chain|m}} |128 miles 43 chains β 128 miles 40 chains |- |River Derwent Viaduct |{{convert|3|chain|m}} |128 miles 06 chains β 128 miles 03 chains |- |Trent Viaduct |{{convert|11|chain|m}} |119 miles 08 chains β 118 miles 77 chains | rowspan="2" |SPC6 | rowspan="2" |Between [[Long Eaton railway station|Long Eaton]] and [[East Midlands Parkway railway station|East Midlands Parkway]] station |- |Redhill Tunnels |{{convert|154|yards|m}},<br/>{{convert|170|yards|m}} |118 miles 74 chains β 118 miles 66 chains |- |River Soar | |112 miles 74 chains | rowspan="5" |SPC5 | rowspan="2" |Between East Midlands Parkway and Loughborough stations |- |Flood openings |{{convert|2|chain|m}} |112 miles 60 chains β 112 miles 58 chains |- |Hermitage Brook Flood Openings |{{convert|3|chain|m}} |111 miles 41 chains β 111 miles 38 chains |South of [[Loughborough railway station|Loughborough station]] |- |[[River Soar]] | |109 miles 55 chains |North of [[Barrow-upon-Soar railway station|Barrow-upon-Soar station]] |- |[[River Wreake|River Wreak]] | |104 miles 60 chains |South of [[Sileby railway station|Sileby station]] |- |Knighton Tunnel |{{convert|104|yards|m}} |98 miles 07 chains β 98 miles 02 chains | rowspan="2" |SPC4 | rowspan="2" |South of [[Leicester railway station|Leicester station]] |- |Knighton Viaduct |{{convert|4|chain|m}} |97 miles 34 chains β 97 miles 30 chains |- |Wellingborough Viaducts (River Ise) |{{convert|6|chain|m}} |64 miles 57 chains β 64 miles 51 chains | rowspan="2" |SPC2 | rowspan="2" |South of [[Wellingborough railway station|Wellingborough station]] |- |Irchester Viaducts ([[River Nene]]) |{{convert|7|chain|m}} |63 miles 67 chains β 63 miles 60 chains |- |Sharnbrook Tunnel (Slow line only) |{{convert|1|mile|100|yards|m}} |60 miles 04 chains β 59 miles 00 chains |WYM | rowspan="7" |Between Wellingborough and [[Bedford railway station|Bedford stations]] |- |Sharnbrook Viaducts |{{convert|9|chain|m}} |56 miles 25 chains β 56 miles 16 chains | rowspan="6" |SPC2 |- |Radwell Viaducts |{{convert|143|yards|m}} |55 miles 03 chains β 54 miles 76Β½ chains |- |Milton Ernest Viaducts |{{convert|8|chain|m}} |54 miles 25 chains β 54 miles 17 chains |- |Oakley Viaducts |{{convert|6|chain|m}} |53 miles 35 chains β 53 miles 29 chains |- |Clapham Viaducts (River Ouse) |{{convert|6|chain|m}} |52 miles 04 chains β 51 miles 78 chains |- |Bromham Viaducts (River Ouse) |{{convert|7|chain|m}} |50 miles 79 chains β 50 miles 72 chains |- |[[River Great Ouse]] Viaduct |{{convert|5|chain|m}} |49 miles 38 chains β 49 miles 33 chains | rowspan="11" |SPC1 | rowspan="2" |Between Bedford and [[Flitwick railway station|Flitwick stations]] |- |[[Ampthill Tunnel]]s |{{convert|715|yards|m}} |42 miles 52 chains β 42 miles 19 chains |- |Hyde/Chiltern Green Viaduct ([[River Lea]]) |{{convert|6|chain|m}} |26 miles 72 chains β 26 miles 66 chains |South of [[Luton Airport Parkway railway station|Luton Airport Parkway station]] |- |Elstree Tunnels |{{convert|1058|yards|m}} |12 miles 06 chains β 11 miles 38 chains |South of [[Elstree & Borehamwood railway station|Elstree & Borehamwood station]] |- |Stoneyfield/Deans Brook Viaduct |{{convert|4|chain|m}} |10 miles 36 chains β 10 miles 32 chains |Between Elstree & Borehamwood and Hendon stations |- |Welsh Harp/Brent Viaduct ([[River Brent]]) |{{convert|10|chain|m}} |6 miles 31 chains β 6 miles 21 chains |South of [[Hendon railway station|Hendon station]] |- |[[Belsize Tunnel|Belsize Slow Tunnel]] |{{convert|1|mile|107|yards|m}} |3 miles 34 chains β 2 miles 29 chains | rowspan="3" |Between [[West Hampstead Thameslink railway station|West Hampstead Thameslink]] and Kentish Town stations |- |Belsize Fast Tunnel |{{convert|1|mile|11|yards|m}} |3 miles 32 chains β 2 miles 33 chains |- |Lismore Circus Tunnel<ref name="htln1">{{cite web| title = London North Eastern Route Sectional Appendix; LOR LN3201 Seq001 to 030| url=http://archive.nr.co.uk/browse%20documents/sectional%20appendix/sectional%20appendix%20full%20pdf%20copies/london%20north%20eastern%20sectional%20appendix.pdf| publisher = Network Rail| access-date =13 January 2018}}</ref> |{{convert|110|yards|m}} |2 miles 22 chains β 2 miles 17 chains |- |Hampstead Tunnel |{{convert|44|yards|m}} |1 mile 76 chains β 1 mile 74 chains | |- |Camden Road Tunnels |{{convert|308|yards|m}} |1 miles 13 chains β 0 miles 79 chains |South of [[Kentish Town station]] |- |[[Canal Tunnels]] |{{convert|820|yards|m}} |0 miles 0 chains β 0 miles 0 chains | |Connecting to [[ECML]] at Belle Island Junction |}
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