Route
The route starts at Derby and follows the route of the Cross Country Route as far as North Staffordshire Junction in Willington. the line then carries along the main body of the line until Stoke Junction on the Stoke-on-Trent branch of the West Coast Mainline until Kidsgrove where it then follows the Alsager branch as far as Crewe south junction before terminating at Crewe.
The route is double track for all of its length except for a three mile section between Alsager and Crewe, which was singled by British Rail. The majority of the route is not electrified however the section between Stoke Junction and Crewe is.
In April 2006, Network Rail organised its maintenance and train control operations into "26 Routes". The line from Crewe to Kidsgrove (where it joins the line from Manchester) through to Stoke-on-Trent forms part of Route 18 (The West Coast Mainline). The line through to Derby from the junction just south of Stoke-on-Trent station forms part of Route 19 (The Midland Main Line and East Midlands).
Read more about this topic: Crewe To Derby Line
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