Northern Lights (passenger train)

This article is about the passenger train. For other uses, see Northern Lights.

The Northern Lights route map
Aberdeen Stonehaven Montrose Arbroath Dundee Leuchars Kirkcaldy Inverkeithing Haymarket Edinburgh Waverley Scotland / England Berwick upon Tweed Newcastle Darlington York London Kings Cross

The Northern Lights is one of the four named passenger trains operated by East Coast on the UK National Rail network. East Coast runs one service a day each way between London King's Cross and Aberdeen on the East Coast Main Line (ECML). Both services are named The Northern Lights and are operated by diesel-powered InterCity 125 High Speed Trains (HST) as the route is not electrified north of Edinburgh.

The route is one of the longest in Britain at 523 miles and the train takes just over 7 hours to cover the journey. Longer routes include the Highland Chieftain, the Caledonian Sleeper and a CrossCountry service from Aberdeen to Penzance, which covers nearly 900 miles, and takes thirteen and a half hours.

East Coast's three other named services are the Hull Executive, the Highland Chieftain and, probably the most well-known, the Flying Scotsman.

External links

• East Coast website
• National Rail Enquires website - main web portal for UK train fares, times and other travel information

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