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Key to symbols
Heavy rail Metro or light rail
In use Out of use, planned
or under construction
Tunnel In use Out of use, planned
or under construction
Tunnel
           
Some diagrams may use other colours to indicate different lines or services. Some diagrams indicate rail trails with green; see trails legend.
Stations
 
Terminus
 
Major station
 
Accessible
 
S-Bahn (or other commuter rail)
 
S-Bahn and other services
 
Limited service
 
Out of use; line in use
 
Out of use; line in use
 
Out of use; line in use
 
Minor station/stop
 
Accessible
 
S-Bahn
 
Limited service
 
Out of use; line in use
 
Out of use; line in use
 
Out of use; line in use
Interchange
 
 
Between lines
(same building)
 
 
 
 
Hub or complex
 
 
Cross-platform interchange
 
 
 
 
Connected but separate
 
Between modes
 
Accessible
 
Out of use; line in use
Facilities
 
Major depot or freight station
 
Out of use; line in use
 
Minor depot or factory
 
Out of use; line in use
Junctions
 
 
Flat junction
 
 
Route continues off map
 
 
Branch out of use
Crossings
 
At grade
 
Over other line
 
Under other line
(at interchange)
 
Under other line
(metro/light rail)
 
Unprotected level crossing
 
Protected level crossing
 
 
Protected level crossing
(US symbol)
Bridges
 
Overbridge
 
Underbridge
 
Viaduct or large bridge
 
Across water
 
Swing bridge
 
Pontoon bridge
 
Vertical-lift or bascule bridge
 
Over canal or navigable river
 
Over trail
 
Over highway or major road
 
Under highway
(alternate)
 
Over motorway
(UK symbol)
Formations
 
Tunnel
 
Daylighted tunnel
 
Cutting
 
Embankment
 
Elevated line
Track features
 
 
Single-direction travel
 
Interruption (features omitted)
 
 
Incline
↓ uphill
 
Summit
 
 
Switchback
 
Passing loop
 
Crossover
 
Pocket track
 
 
Siding
 
Passing siding
 
 
Yard
 
Reversing loop
 
 
Turntable
 
 
 
Traverser
Other features
 
Milepost or change of measure
 
 
Street running
 
Border or fare zone
 
 
International border, customs
 
Line end
Transportation
high-speed train
 
 
long-distance train
 
 
long-distance train
(US symbol)
metro or subway
 
 
 
 
  bus or coach
 
 
 
 
commercial airport
 
 
 
 
 
 
funicular or
rack railway
 
 
aerial lift or gondola
 
 
parking
 
 
 
Other features
church
 
 
museum
hospital
 
 
stadium
 
factory
or works
 
 
significant building  
North arrow
 
 
miscellaneous building
scenic outlook
 
 
other feature
 
 
pointer arrow

One example

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Great Eastern main line
from London Liverpool Street
 
114-40
Norwich
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trowse
 
 
 
 
Norwich Victoria
 
 
 
 
Swainsthorpe
 
Flordon
 
 
 
Forncett
 
Tivetshall
 
 
 
Burston
 
 
 
94-43
Diss
 
 
 
 
Mellis
 
Finningham
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Haughley
 
80-09
Stowmarket
 
 
77-07
Needham Market
 
Claydon
 
 
Bramford
 
 
 
 
Ipswich Goods Yard
 
 
to Lower Yard
and Ipswich Docks
 
 
 
68-59
Ipswich
 
Stoke Tunnel (
16 ch
320 m
)
 
 
Ipswich Stoke Hill
 
 
Griffin Wharf branch
(goods only)
 
 
 
Bentley
 
 
 
 
59-35
Manningtree
 
Ardleigh
 
 
 
51-52
Colchester
 
 
 
 
46-49
Marks Tey
 
 
 
 
 
 
42-18
Kelvedon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
38-48
Witham
 
 
35-74
Hatfield Peverel
 
Beaulieu Park
(planned)
 
 
29-60
Chelmsford
 
Chelmsford Viaduct
 
 
 
 
23-50
Ingatestone
 
 
 
Shenfield Junction
 
20-16
Shenfield
 
 
 
18-16
Brentwood
 
 
 
 
14-76
Harold Wood
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13-41
Gidea Park
 
 
 
 
 
12-30
Romford  
 
 
 
 
 
Romford OHL depot
 
Crowlands
 
9-79
Chadwell Heath
 
9-23
Goodmayes
 
 
8-46
Seven Kings
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fairlop Loop
(now site of Ilford depot)
 
 
7-29
Ilford
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ilford flyover
 
6-20
Manor Park
 
 
 
 
  to Barking
Forest Gate Junction
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5-21
Forest Gate
 
 
4-39
Maryland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4-03
Stratford      
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Thornton Fields
carriage sidings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bow Midland Yard
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Temple Mills line
 
Bow Junction
 
 
 
 
 
Coborn Road
 
 
 
 
 
 
Globe Road &
Devonshire Street
 
Bethnal Green East Junction
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1-10
Bethnal Green
 
 
 
Bethnal Green West Junction
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bishopsgate
 
 
Wheler Street Junction
 
 
 
0-00
London Liverpool Street    
1
 
2
3
1 Suburban line
2 Main line 3 Electric line
 
Connection to
Metropolitan Railway