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Today's East Coast Services

East Coast key facts

  • Length of lines: 936 miles
  • Number of stations called at: 53
  • Number of own managed stations: 12
  • Number of staff (approx.): 3,000
  • Number of depots: 3
  • Train fleet: 31 x Class 91 locomotives
  • 30 x InterCity 225 train-sets
  • 14 x InterCity 125 train-sets
  • Total number of weekday services: 775 (155 per day)

Managed stations

East Coast is responsible for the management of 12 stations. These are:

  • Dunbar
  • Berwick-upon-Tweed
  • Newcastle
  • Durham
  • Darlington
  • York
  • Wakefield Westgate
  • Doncaster
  • Retford
  • Newark Northgate
  • Grantham
  • Peterborough

Train Depots

The East Coast fleet is managed from three principal train depots. These are located as follows:

  • Bounds Green, London
  • Craigentinny, Edinburgh
  • Clayhills, Aberdeen