Hitchin Flyover
The Hitchin Flyover is a grade-separated single-track railway viaduct near Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, which carries the Down Cambridge Flyover line over the East Coast Main Line. Constructed between 2012 and 2013, it connects the westernmost track of the East Coast Main Line with the Cambridge line. The flyover was built to increase the throughput at Cambridge Junction, a congested flat junction, which put severe constraints on capacity on both lines.
Hitchin Flyover | |
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The flyover at Hitchin, where trains towards Cambridge now pass above the East Coast Main Line, rather than crossing on the level. | |
| Coordinates | 51.96993°N 0.26355°W |
| Carries | Down Cambridge Flyover line |
| Crosses | East Coast Main Line |
| Named for | Hitchin |
| Characteristics | |
| No. of lanes | Single track |
| History | |
| Built | 2010 - 2012 |
| Construction start | 2010 |
| Construction end | 2013 |
| Opened | 2013 |
| Location | |
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