The Wessex Main Line is the railway line from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Central. 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.
The Heart of Wessex Line,also known as the Bristol to Weymouth Line,is a railway line that runs from Bristol Temple Meads to Westbury and Weymouth in England. It shares the Wessex Main Line as far as Westbury and then follows the course of the Reading to Taunton Line as far as Castle Cary.
Yeovil Pen Mill is one of two railway stations that serve the town of Yeovil,Somerset,England. It is situated just under a mile to the east of the town centre. The station is located 59.5 miles (96 km) south of Bristol Temple Meads,on the Heart of Wessex Line. It is managed by Great Western Railway,who operate services along with South Western Railway.
Salisbury railway station serves the cathedral city of Salisbury in Wiltshire,England. It is 83 miles 43 chains (134.4 km) from London Waterloo on the West of England line to Exeter St Davids. This is crossed by the Wessex Main Line from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Central. The station is operated and served by South Western Railway (SWR),and is also served by Great Western Railway (GWR).
Weymouth is the main railway station serving the town of Weymouth,in Dorset,England;the other is at Upwey,which is located north of the town centre. It is the southern terminus of both the South West Main Line,142 miles 64 chains (229.8 km) down the line from London Waterloo,and the Heart of Wessex Line from Bristol Temple Meads and Gloucester,168 miles 63 chains (271.6 km) from London Paddington.
Upwey railway station serves the Broadwey,Upwey and Littlemoor suburbs of Weymouth in Dorset,England. The station is situated on the South West Main Line,140 miles 31 chains (225.9 km) from London Waterloo and on the Heart of Wessex Line,166 miles 30 chains (267.8 km) from London Paddington.
Dorchester West is one of two railway stations that serve the town of Dorchester in Dorset,England,the other is Dorchester South. It is managed by Great Western Railway,which also operates all services that stop here. The station is located on the Heart of Wessex Line between Castle Cary and Weymouth,at the southern end of a single track section from Maiden Newton. It is sited 161.63 mi (260.12 km) from London Paddington,via Swindon and Westbury. The line becomes double at the station and remains so to just before nearby Dorchester Junction,where the line joins the South West Main Line from London Waterloo to Weymouth.
Maiden Newton railway station is a railway station serving the village of Maiden Newton in Dorset,England. The station is located on the Heart of Wessex Line,154.12 miles from the zero point at London Paddington,measured via Swindon and Westbury.
Filton Abbey Wood railway station serves the town of Filton in South Gloucestershire,England;it is located 4.4 miles (7.1 km) from Bristol Temple Meads. There are four platforms but minimal facilities. The station is managed by Great Western Railway,which also operates all calling services. The general service level is nine trains per hour:two to Cardiff Central,two towards Gloucester,one towards Taunton,two towards Westbury and two to Bristol Temple Meads.
Castle Cary railway station is on the Reading to Taunton line 115.25 miles (185.48 km) south west of London Paddington and the Bristol to Weymouth line 47.75 miles (77 km) south of Bristol Temple Meads. The two routes share tracks between Westbury and Castle Cary stations and are both operated by Great Western Railway,which also manages the station. The station is 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the market town of Castle Cary and 5 miles (8 km) south of Shepton Mallet in a largely rural area of Somerset,England.
Bruton railway station serves a largely rural area in the county of Somerset in England. The station is situated in the market town of Bruton. The station is on the Bristol to Weymouth line some 32.75 miles (53 km) south of Bath Spa. Trains on the Reading to Taunton line pass through the station but do not normally stop. Services are operated by Great Western Railway and South Western Railway.
Chetnole railway station is a small rural station serving the village of Chetnole,Dorset,England. The station is on the Heart of Wessex Line 21¼ miles (34 km) north of Weymouth towards Westbury,and 147.5 miles from the zero point at London Paddington,measured via Swindon and Westbury.
Keynsham railway station is on the Great Western Main Line in South West England,serving the town of Keynsham,Somerset. It is 113 miles 63 chains (183.1 km) down the line from London Paddington and is situated between Oldfield Park and Bristol Temple Meads stations.
Trowbridge railway station serves the county town of Trowbridge in Wiltshire,England. The station is 24 miles (39 km) south east of Bristol Temple Meads on the Wessex Main Line and is managed by Great Western Railway.
Bradford-on-Avon railway station is a railway station on the Wessex Main Line in between Avoncliff and Trowbridge,serving the town of Bradford on Avon,in Wiltshire,England. The station is 9 miles 35 chains (15.2 km) south east of Bath Spa. The station was originally conceived by the Wilts,Somerset and Weymouth Railway,but was not built until after the company was purchased by the Great Western Railway in 1850 and did not open until 1857.
Yetminster railway station serves the village of Yetminster in Dorset,England. The station is on the Heart of Wessex Line,23.25 miles (37 km) north of Weymouth. The station is 145.46 miles from the zero point at London Paddington,measured via Swindon and Westbury.
Frome railway station serves a largely rural area of the county of Somerset in England,and is situated in the town of Frome. The station is located on a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long branch line which loops off the main line railway,which carries services on both the Reading to Taunton line and Bristol to Weymouth route. Most of the trains which take the loop line in order to serve Frome station are on the Bristol to Weymouth route,and most trains on the Reading to Taunton line by-pass the station on the main line. The station is 22.25 miles (36 km) south of Bath Spa on the Bristol to Weymouth line,it is owned by Network Rail and is operated by Great Western Railway.
The Wilts,Somerset and Weymouth Railway (WS&WR) was an early railway company in south-western England. It obtained Parliamentary powers in 1845 to build a railway from near Chippenham in Wiltshire,southward to Salisbury and Weymouth in Dorset. It opened the first part of the network but found it impossible to raise further money and sold its line to the Great Western Railway (GWR) in 1850.
The Langport and Castle Cary Railway is a railway line from Castle Cary railway station to Cogload Junction near Taunton,Somerset,England,which reduced the length of the journey from London to Penzance by 20+1⁄4 miles (32.6 km).
The Weymouth Wizard was a named summer service operated by Great Western Railway (GWR) via the Heart of Wessex Line between Bristol Temple Meads and Weymouth. The special service was named when GWR started running a single Saturday summer InterCity 125 service between Bristol Temple Meads and Weymouth.
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