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Railway line from Bristol to York, England
the railway line from Bristol to York

The Cross Country Route is a long distance rail route in England. It runs from to via , , and or InterCity services on the route, which include some of the longest passenger journeys in the UK such as Aberdeen to Penzance, are run by CrossCountry. The line is classed as a high speed line because its sections from Birmingham to and from Leeds to York have a speed limit of , though the section from Birmingham to Bristol is limited to because of numerous level crossings, especially half barrier level crossings, and the section from Wakefield to Leeds has the same limit because of a number of curves.

In the 1960s the route was considered for electrification. In the early 1980s, electrification was again discussed at length and documentation for various proposals was produced in 1981. This would have been particularly beneficial for climbing the Lickey Incline between Cheltenham and Birmingham, as many of the early diesels were under powered. In 1977 the Parliamentary Select Committee on Nationalised Industries recommended considering electrification of more of Britain's rail network, and by 1979 BR presented a range of options that included electrifying the cross country route by 2000. Under the governments that succeeded the 1976–79 Labour government, the proposal was not implemented.

The line is not fully electrified, but some sections are overhead electrified at 25 kV AC such as Bromsgrove to Grand Junction, with further electrified sections around Leeds and the East Coast Main Line near York. Network Rail stated in 2014 that the line between Derby and Sheffield would be electrified as part of the Midland Main Line upgrade. However, the electrification programme was severely cut back in July 2017. as of 2023, Network Rail is working on the section between York and Church Fenton. The rest of the section between Leeds and York has electrification planned as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade, which itself is part of the Integrated Rail Plan for the North and Midlands. This plan also includes full Midland Main Line electrification and upgrades. Electrification between Westerleigh Junction (near Yate, Gloucestershire) and was planned as part of the 21st century modernisation of the Great Western Main Line, but as of 2024 work has yet to progress beyond Filton East Curve, south west of .

Most long distance services on the route are operated by Class 220/221 Voyagers, although a few services, until recently, operated using High Speed Trains. These trains are capable of achieving , compared to the previous Class 47s and Mk 2 coaching stock, which had a top speed of .