Hounslow Loop line

Hounslow Loop line
The line between Hounslow and Isleworth
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Network Rail
Locale	Greater London
Termini	London Waterloo
Stations	7
Service
Type	Commuter rail, Suburban rail
System	National Rail
Operator(s)	South Western Railway
Rolling stock	Class 458 Class 455 Class 450
History
Opened	1850
Technical
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC third rail
Operating speed	60 miles per hour (97 km/h)
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Legend
Waterloo–Reading line to Waterloo Barnes Barnes Junction Waterloo–Reading line via Richmond Vine Road level crossing Barnes Bridge Barnes Railway Bridge over River Thames Chiswick Grove Park Terrace level crossing North London line and District line to Gunnersbury│to Kew Gardens to North London line 1 2 New Kew Junction Kew Bridge (1 N&SWJR│L&SWR 2) Kew (N&SWJR) Old Kew Junction Brentford Grand Union Canal Brentford branch line to Southall│to Brentford Dock Syon Lane Wood Lane level crossing Hounslow/ Smallberry Green Isleworth Waterloo–Reading line via Richmond Hounslow Hounslow Junction │ Whitton Junction Feltham Junction Feltham Waterloo–Reading line to Reading

The Hounslow Loop line is a railway line in southwest London which was opened by the London and South Western Railway in 1850. It leaves the Waterloo–Reading line at Barnes Junction and after some seven and a half miles rejoins it at a triangular junction between Whitton and Feltham. Barnes Railway Bridge carries the line over the River Thames. Passenger services, all operated by South Western Railway, either loop back to Waterloo by the junctions or continue southwest via Feltham. The line is electrified at 750 V DC (third rail). It provides access to the North London Line for freight services both passing through Clapham Junction to the north east and connecting to the rail network to the south west.