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North Doncaster Chord

East Coast Main LineHigh-speed rail in the United KingdomRail transport in South YorkshireRailway viaducts in South YorkshireUse British English from December 2023
New road bridge, Joan Croft, aerial 2014 geograph.org.uk 4100392
New road bridge, Joan Croft, aerial 2014 geograph.org.uk 4100392

The North Doncaster Chord (also known as the Shaftholme Flyover) is a railway connection (chord) between the freight only lines between Hatfield & Stainforth railway station (the Skellow line) and the Askern branch line, in South Yorkshire, England. The line was built to allow heavy freight trains, mostly from the Port of Immingham, to access the power stations in the lower Aire Valley without the need for them to use the East Coast Main Line (ECML) and creating slower line speeds for faster passenger trains. The chord meant the creation of 2 miles (3.2 km) of new railway and the building of Shaftholme Viaduct, which straddles the East Coast Main Line.

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North Doncaster Chord
Middle Lane, Doncaster

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N 53.587 ° E -1.122 °
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DN5 0LU Doncaster
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New road bridge, Joan Croft, aerial 2014 geograph.org.uk 4100392
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