Maps

Maps of Britain’s railways, drawn by GB Trains from the site’s own data: TfL’s lines in London along their tracks, and every operator’s routes across Great Britain.

HS2 Phase 1, being built

HS2 from London Euston to Handsacre Junction, with the Birmingham spur: four stations, the main tunnels, the Colne Valley Viaduct and two depots, in order; below it the main line to scaleLondon Euston6 platformsOld Oak Common6 of 14 platformsBirmingham Interchange4 platformsBirmingham Curzon Streetterminus, 7 platformsEuston tunnel4.5 miles (7.2 km)Northolt tunnels8.5 miles (13.6 km)Colne Valley Viaduct2.1 miles (3.38 km)Chiltern tunnel9.9 miles (16 km)Wendover green tunnel0.9 miles (1.4 km)Long Itchington Wood1 mile (1.6 km)Bromford tunnel3.6 miles (5.8 km)Calvert depotmaintenanceWashwood Heathtrain depotDelta Junctionspur leavesHandsacre Junctionjoins West Coast Main Linebored tunnelgreen (cut-and-cover) tunnelviaductstationjunctiondepotThe strip keeps the order and the labelled lengths, not the spacing; the bar below is to scale.To scale: the main line, Euston to Handsacre, 116 miles (186.51 km) in the 2016 plansEustonOld Oak CommonBirmingham InterchangeHandsacre0 miles20406080100Euston tunnelNortholtColne ValleyChilternLong Itchington WoodDark: bored tunnel. Hollow: viaduct. Green tunnels and the Birmingham spur aren't shown. Tunnels at their 2016 lengths (the Chiltern tunnel 14.9 km; 16 km today).

The line being built from Euston to the West Coast Main Line near Lichfield, with the branch into Birmingham: a schematic strip, and beneath it the main line to scale. Its stations, dates and sources are on the HS2 page.

Channel Tunnel

Folkestone terminal (Cheriton); UK portal at Castle Hill Shakespeare Cliff Samphire Hoe: English cooling station Sangatte French shaft and cooling station Coquelles terminal next to Calais English crossover cavern 8 km out (about 7 km, Geol. Soc.) French crossover cavern 12 km out English Channel ENGLAND FRANCE 10 km under the sea under land open air, into the terminal crossover cavern (not to scale) terminal or works

The tunnel on its real line, Folkestone to Coquelles. Its length, cross section and figures are on the Channel Tunnel page. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors; land from Natural Earth.

Maps elsewhere 5

Other people’s maps of Britain’s railways, at their publishers’ own pages. They’re their publishers’ copyright, so they’re linked, not shown here. Links checked 13 October 2026.

Official maps

Enthusiasts’ maps

  • Track and distance diagramsRailway Codes

    Distance diagrams for the Underground and British Rail's Southern Region, and track diagrams of the tram systems.

  • CartoMetroCartoMetro

    Detailed track-layout maps of London's and Glasgow's networks, among many cities', with depots and junctions.

  • Project MappingProject Mapping

    Schematic maps of Britain's railways, London's network and its lines, the operators' networks and HS2.

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