Wessex Main Line

Wessex Main Line
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerNetwork Rail
LocaleWiltshire
Hampshire
South East England
South West England
Service
TypeRegional rail, Heavy rail
SystemNational Rail
Technical
Line length85mi 49ch (137.77 km)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map

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The Wessex Main Line is the railway line from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Central.[1] Diverging from this route is the Heart of Wessex Line from Westbury to Weymouth. The Wessex Main Line intersects the Reading to Taunton Line at Westbury and the West of England Main Line at Salisbury.

  1. ^ Le Vay, Julian; Le Vay, Benedict (2014). Britain from the Rails: Including the nation's best-kept-secret railways. Bradt Travel Guide. pp. 145–147. ISBN 9781841629193.