| rdfs:comment | - The WCML is the most important intercity rail passenger route in the UK, connecting London with the major cities of Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool and Glasgow as well as many other smaller towns and cities. In addition, several sections of the WCML form part of the suburban railway systems in London, Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow, with many more smaller commuter stations, as well as providing a number of links to more rural towns. In 2008 the WCML handled 75 million passenger journeys.
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| abstract | - The WCML is the most important intercity rail passenger route in the UK, connecting London with the major cities of Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool and Glasgow as well as many other smaller towns and cities. In addition, several sections of the WCML form part of the suburban railway systems in London, Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow, with many more smaller commuter stations, as well as providing a number of links to more rural towns. In 2008 the WCML handled 75 million passenger journeys. The WCML is also one of the busiest freight routes in Europe, carrying 43% of all UK rail freight traffic. It has been declared a strategic European route and designated a priority Trans-European Networks (TENS) route. It is the principal rail freight corridor linking the European mainland (via the Channel Tunnel) through London and south-east England to the West Midlands, north-west England and Scotland.
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