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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 .
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.
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
South West — Severn Beach line: Bristol to Severn Beach: 1840–1900: South West — South Wales Main Line: Swindon to Swansea: 1850–1903: South West, South Wales — St Ives Bay Line: St Erth to St Ives: 1877: South West — Tamar Valley Line: Plymouth to Gunnislake: 1890–1908: South West — Tarka Line: Exeter to Barnstaple: 1851–1854 ...
"Route 3 – South West Main Line" (PDF). Business Plan 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2012. Network Rail. "Route 4 – Wessex Routes" (PDF). Business Plan 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2007. Network Rail. "Route 12 – Reading to Penzance" (PDF). Business Plan 2006. Archived from the original (PDF ...
The line has seen a steep increase in ridership levels in recent years, corresponding with the doubling of train frequencies from 2 trains per hour in each direction to 4 (except on Sundays). The line's seven stations had combined passenger numbers of 5.565 million in 2007–08 (based on station exits), a 162% increase on the 2004–05 figure ...
The maximum permitted speed on the line is 70 mph (110 km/h) and passenger trains from Alton typically reach Brookwood on the South West Main Line in around 30-35 minutes. [ 3 ] At Pirbright Junction, a flyover allows trains heading from Alton towards London to pass over all four tracks of the South West Main Line.
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