What is North London line?
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} [[File:Willesden Junction station MMB 16 378005.jpg|thumb|Train at Willesden Junction on a North London line service to Richmond]] The '''North London line''' is a [[railway line]] of the [[London Overground]]. It passes through the inner suburbs of north [[London]], England. The route is a rough semicircle between the south-west and the north-east, avoiding [[Central London]]. The line is owned and maintained by [[Network Rail]] and [[London Overground]]. The line began as a part of the [[North London Railway]] but there have been many changes. The current route is the result of a series of amalgamations, closures and reopenings. There is a mixture of [[third rail]] and [[overhead line]] [[Railway electrification system|electric power supply]]. It is an important freight route and is used by the [[Richmond, London|Richmond]] to [[Stratford station|Stratford]] passenger services of the [[London Overground]]. It is part of the [[National Rail]] network.<ref name=NRR6>{{cite web |url=http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%20documents/StrategicBusinessPlan/RoutePlans/2009/Route%206%20-%20North%20London%20Line%20and%20Thameside.pdf |title=Route 6 – North London Line and Thameside : 2009 Route Plan |publisher=[[Network Rail]] |year=2009 |access-date=28 May 2009 |archive-date=7 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607104905/http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%20documents/StrategicBusinessPlan/RoutePlans/2009/Route%206%20-%20North%20London%20Line%20and%20Thameside.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> Between Richmond and Gunnersbury, [[London Underground]]'s [[District line]] shares tracks with [[London Overground]] services. This part is also owned and maintained by Network Rail. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:London Overground]] [[Category:Rail transport in London]] [[Category:Transport in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames]] [[Category:Transport in the London Borough of Hounslow]] [[Category:Transport in the London Borough of Ealing]] [[Category:Transport i