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The West of England Line diverges at Worting Junction, a short distance west of Basingstoke. Network Rail splits the line into two sections: the first section from the line's start at Worting Junction to Wilton Junction (near Salisbury) is classified as "London & SE commuter", while the section from Wilton Junction to Exeter is a "secondary" route.
Cranbrook railway station serves the new town of Cranbrook near Exeter in Devon, England. [2] The station is on the West of England Main Line between Whimple and Pinhoe stations, 166 miles 15 chains (267.5 km) down the line from London Waterloo. [3] It is the newest station on the line, having opened in December 2015.
The North-East/South-West route (sometimes simply The Cross-Country Route) is the major British rail route running from South West England or Cardiff via Bristol, Birmingham, Derby and Sheffield to North-East England and Scotland. It includes some of the longest inter-city rail journeys in the UK, e.g. Penzance to Aberdeen.
Flooding has hit two main lines in the West of England, the Derby-Nottingham route and trains in the Leeds area ... Further west, flooding on the line between Exeter and Plymouth is causing delays ...
This is a route-map template for the West of England line, a UK railway.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
Pinhoe railway station is a railway station located on the eastern edge of the city of Exeter in Devon, England, that serves the village of Pinhoe.It was opened by the London and South Western Railway (LSWR) in 1871, but is now operated by South Western Railway, which provides services on the West of England Main Line.
The London and South Western Railway completed the rival West of England line in 1860, which provided a more direct route from London to Exeter. The GWR's longer route via Bristol became nicknamed the "Great Way Round" (after its initials GWR). [2] [page needed] The direct line from Reading to Taunton was created from three earlier routes.
About half the trains on the Avocet Line from Exmouth to Exeter St Davids and Paignton call at Polsloe Bridge. Connections are available at Exeter Central for Barnstaple , Okehampton , Honiton and other stations to Waterloo ; passengers for other main line stations change at Exeter St Davids.