The Great Eastern Main Line (GEML, sometimes referred to as the East Anglia Main Line) is a 115-mile (185 km) primary railway line on the British railway system which connects Liverpool Street station in central London with destinations in east London and the East of England, including Shenfield, Chelmsford, Colchester, Ipswich, Stowmarket and Norwich, as well as a number of coastal resorts including Clacton-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea and Walton-on-the-Naze. Its numerous branches also connect the main line to such destinations as Braintree, Harwich, Southminster, and Sudbury.