<sod>The '''Northern City Line''' is an important branch railway in England, which runs from [[Moorgate station|Moorgate]] to [[Finsbury Park railway station|Finsbury Park]] in [[London]].  It is part of the [[Great Northern Route]] services and operates as the south-eastern branch of the [[East Coast Main Line]] (ECML). It is underground from Moorgate to [[Drayton Park railway station|Drayton Park]] in Highbury from which point it runs in a cutting until joining the ECML south of Finsbury Park. Its stations span northern inner districts of Greater London to the [[City of London]], the UK's main financial centre. Since December 2015 the service timetable has been extended to run into the late evenings and at weekends,<ref>{{cite web|title=Great Northern timetable changes from 13 December 2015 |url=http://www.thameslinkrailway.com/your-journey/timetables/dec-2015-gn |publisher=Govia Thameslink Railway |accessdate=13 December 2015}}</ref> meeting a new franchise commitment for a minimum of 6 trains per hour until 23:59 on weekdays and 4 trains per hour at weekends.<ref>{{cite web|title=East Coast Mainline Routes & Branches part 2 |url=http://www.londonreconnections.com/2013/east-coast-mainline-routes-branches-part-2-hertford-loop-northern-city-line/ |publisher=London Reconnections |accessdate=13 December 2015}}</ref><eod>
<sod>The '''Northern City Line''' is a branch railway in England, which runs from [[Moorgate station|Moorgate]] to [[Finsbury Park railway station|Finsbury Park]] in [[London]].  It is part of the [[Great Northern Route]] services and operates as the south-eastern branch of the [[East Coast Main Line]] (ECML). It is underground from Moorgate to [[Drayton Park railway station|Drayton Park]] in Highbury from which point it runs in a cutting until joining the ECML south of Finsbury Park. Its stations span northern inner districts of Greater London to the [[City of London]], the UK's main financial centre. Since December 2015 the service timetable has been extended to run into the late evenings and at weekends,<ref>{{cite web|title=Great Northern timetable changes from 13 December 2015 |url=http://www.thameslinkrailway.com/your-journey/timetables/dec-2015-gn |publisher=Govia Thameslink Railway |accessdate=13 December 2015}}</ref> meeting a new franchise commitment for a minimum of 6 trains per hour until 23:59 on weekdays and 4 trains per hour at weekends.<ref>{{cite web|title=East Coast Mainline Routes & Branches part 2 |url=http://www.londonreconnections.com/2013/east-coast-mainline-routes-branches-part-2-hertford-loop-northern-city-line/ |publisher=London Reconnections |accessdate=13 December 2015}}</ref><eod>