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Equirectangular map projection on WGS 84 datum, with N/S stretched 160%: Date: 27 September 2017: Source: Ordnance Survey OpenData.*Great Britain coastline and boundary data from Boundary-Line product.*Railway route and urban area data from Meridian 2 product. Author: File:South West Trains route map 2010.svg
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The Alton line is a railway line in Hampshire and Surrey, England, operated by South Western Railway; it is a relatively long branch of the South West Main Line.. The branch leaves the main line at Pirbright Junction to the west of Brookwood station, Surrey, then turns to the south-west.
South Western Railway (SWR; legal name First MTR South Western Trains Limited, [3]) is a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup (70%) and MTR Corporation (30%) that operates the South Western franchise. On 20 August 2017, SWR took over South Western franchise operations from the previous franchisee South West Trains.
In April 2001, the Strategic Rail Authority (SRA) awarded Stagecoach a new franchise after it beat bids from FirstGroup/NedRailways and Sea Containers. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The 2001 franchises awarded were (as promulgated ) to run for 20 years, but in 2002 the SRA reduced the duration of franchises and South West Trains was awarded a three-year ...
The South West Main Line [1] (SWML) is a 143-mile (230 km) major railway line between Waterloo station in central London and Weymouth on the south coast of England. A predominantly passenger line, it serves many commuter areas including south western suburbs of London and the conurbations based on Southampton and Bournemouth.
A diagrammatic map of the Overground Network was published to support passenger information provision, showing high-frequency routes in colour, with Underground and Tramlink connections. [12] The ON branding was not applied to trains, which retained the livery of the individual train operating companies.
The new land and the demand for new lines allowed the station to be enlarged and redeveloped in 1934–1935 (from two platforms to four) and it became Southampton Central. [4] The new station buildings were largely constructed from concrete in the art deco style. [5] An air raid on 23 November 1940 damaged the buildings alongside platform one. [5]