mainline

Example Sentences

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It is the main station for all services on the west coast mainline to England and also operates services throughout central Scotland.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

The train operator LNER, which runs the east coast mainline, has extended its advice to passengers not to travel between Edinburgh and Aberdeen as they "cannot guarantee" trains will operate until Friday at the earliest.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

The tax burden would be disproportionately felt by progressive mainline Protestant churches, Black evangelical churches and immigrant-majority Catholic and Protestant congregations, not to mention immigrant-majority mosques and temples.

From Salon • Nov. 16, 2025

With that guidance, officials canceled plans to transfer most of the inmates to mainline prisons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 11, 2025

Like many other evangelicals, some members attend churches that adhere to evangelical doctrine but that remain affiliated with mainline denominations.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times