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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.
Stoneleigh railway station is in the Epsom and Ewell district of Surrey, England. The station is served by South Western Railway and is currently in Travelcard Zone 5 (because of its proximity to the Greater London boundary); it is the only National Rail station in zone 5 not to be located in a London borough.
The 2006 Network Rail South West Main Line Route Utilisation Strategy recommended building an extended section of double track from Chard Junction to Axminster, and a passing loop at Whimple. However, Network Rail's 2008 Route Plan [7] was silent on the Whimple loop. The Axminster Loop is centred on Axminster station, and does not extend to ...
Epsom and Leatherhead linked with Guildford by rail for the first time. [8] 12 July 1925 Third rail electrified services begin between London Waterloo and Dorking North/Bookham and the Guildford New Line. [9] July 1927 Leatherhead LSWR station closes – from 10th, all trains use LBSCR station, thanks to new spur. [10]
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.
The Staines–Windsor line is a railway line in Berkshire and Surrey, England.It runs for 6 miles 46 ch (10.6 km) from its terminus at Windsor & Eton Riverside station to an at-grade junction with the Waterloo–Reading line at the west end of Staines station, 19 mi 2 ch (30.6 km) down the line from London Waterloo.
From 1 June 1863, the branch was served once daily by a slip coach, detached from the 19:00 Waterloo-Portsmouth service. By 1876, there were two daily trains detaching slip carriages for the line. All LSWR slip coach operations ceased on 2 June 1902 and additional through trains from the branch to Waterloo were provided thereafter. [13] [14]
The Waterloo Junction Railway (WJR) is a short line railway in the Region of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. It runs northward from the former Grand Trunk Railway (GTR) North Main Line in downtown Kitchener, through Waterloo and St. Jacobs before terminating in Elmira. It is currently owned by the City of Waterloo and operated by CN as the Waterloo ...