The Alton Line is a line of This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ...railway stations in the south of Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Official language None; English is de facto Capital London Capitals coordinates 51° 30 N, 0° 10 W Largest city London Area _ Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population _ Total (2001) _ Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831...England, stretching from Alton to Ash Vale, served by A Class 458 unit at Virginia Water station in April 2004. ...South West Trains passenger services. Freight trains operated by See also Rail transport in Great Britain History of rail transport in Great Britain External links EWS website Categories: Rail stubs | British railway companies | TLAs ...EWS and steam trains from the The Mid Hants Watercress Railway is a heritage railway in Hampshire, England, running 10 miles from Alresford to Alton where it connects to the national rail network. ...Watercress Line are often seen on this line.
The Alton Line is properly a branch line, separating from the The South Western Main Line is the railway line from London Waterloo to Weymouth on the Dorset coast. ...South Western Main Line at Pirbright Junction.
For the purposes of South West Trains Passenger Charter discounts and Void Day refunds for season tickets, most journeys from this line fall into the Mainline group. All journeys from Alton, Bentley and The railway station at Farnham, Surrey, England is located on Station Hill by the level crossing that carries the Alton to London Waterloo railway line across the B3001 secondary road. ...Farnham are Mainline journeys. Journeys from Aldershot railway station on a rainy day Aldershot railway station is on Station Road, near the town centre of Aldershot, Hampshire, England. ...Aldershot and Ash Vale to London Terminals and Zone R1256 Zones are Mainline. All other journeys from these two stations are Suburban.
Users of the Alton Line can join a body called the Alton Line Users Association (ALUA) (http://www.altonlineusers.com/), which 'has a long history of defending the interests of the line'.
For transport in Northern Ireland, see rail transport in Ireland Class 180 Multiple Unit of First Great Western at speed near Yate, Bristol, England. ...Railway lines in Great Britain:
High_speed main lines:
Model showing the current redevelopment of the Kings Cross area with the Channel Tunnel Rail Link terminal behind the barrel vaulted St Pancras Station on the left. ...Channel Tunnel Rail Link _ Chunnel in cross section The Channel Tunnel, (French: le tunnel sous la Manche; often nicknamed the Chunnel in English) is a rail tunnel beneath the English Channel at the Straits of Dover, connecting Cheriton in Kent, England and Sangatte in northern France. ...Channel Tunnel
'Classic' main lines:
Cross-Country - GNER White Rose train at Kings Cross railway station The East Coast Main Line (ECML) is a major railway line in the United Kingdom which links London to Aberdeen, via Stevenage, Peterborough, Grantham, Doncaster, York, Durham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Dunbar, Edinburgh, Leuchars, Dundee and Arbroath. ...East Coast _ The Great Eastern Main Line is the railway line from London Liverpool Street to Ipswich and Norwich. ...Great Eastern _ Categories: Rail stubs | British railway lines ...Great Western _ Midland Main Line at St Albans The Midland Main Line is a main railway line in the United Kingdom and is part of the British railway system. ...Midland _ The WCML at Rugby The West Coast Main Line (WCML) is one of the most important intercity railway lines in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. ...West Coast
Other main lines:
The Brighton Main Line is the railway line from London Victoria and London Bridge to Brighton. ...Brighton _ Chiltern - Chatham - Hastings - The Highland Main Line is a railway line in Scotland. ...Highland _ Kent Coast - Fenchurch Street Station The London, Tilbury and Southend Railway (LT&SR) was a British railway company, and line built by that company, linking London eastwards along the north bank of River Thames to Tilbury and Southend. ...London, Tilbury and Southend _ The North Wales Coast Line is the railway line from Crewe to Holyhead. ...North Wales _ Portsmouth Direct - The Settle-Carlisle Railway (S&C) is a 72 mile (115 km) long main-railway line in northern England. ...Settle_Carlisle _ South Wales - The South Western Main Line is the railway line from London Waterloo to Weymouth on the Dorset coast. ...South Western _ Welsh Marches - The Wessex Main Line is the railway line from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton. ...Wessex _ West Anglia - West of England
Secondary routes:
The Airedale line is a railway line connecting Leeds with Morecambe and Carlisle in the North of England. ...Airedale _ Arun Valley - The Ayrshire Coast Line is one of the lines within the Strathclyde suburban rail network. ...Ayrshire Coast _ The Caldervale line is a railway from Leeds to Manchester Victoria and Blackpool North in the north of England. ...Caldervale _ Cambridge-Norwich - Cotswold - The Dearne Valley line is a railway connecting Sheffield and Rotherham with York in the North of England. ...Dearne Valley _ East Coastway - Golden Valley - Glasgow South Western - The Hallam Line is a railway connecting Leeds and Sheffield via Barnsley in the North of England. ...Hallam _ The Harrogate line is a railway connecting Leeds, Harrogate, Knaresborough and York in the north of England. ...Harrogate _ Harwich _ The Hope Valley Line is a railway line in England linking Sheffield with Manchester. ...Hope Valley _ The Huddersfield line is a railway from Leeds to Liverpool and Manchester in England Within West Yorkshire it stops at the following stations (ordered going away from Leeds): Metrocard Zone 1 Leeds Metrocard Zone 2 Cottingley Morley Batley Metrocard Zone 3 Dewsbury Ravensthorpe Wakefield Kirkgate (Also on the Pontefract and...Huddersfield _ Lea Valley - The Leeds-Bradford line is a railway with two branches, one connecting Leeds with Bradford Forster Square and the other connecting Leeds with Bradford Interchange. ...Leeds_Bradford _ Medway Valley - North Downs - The Pontefract line is a railway connecting Leeds, Pontefract, Wakefield and Goole in the North of England. ...Pontefract _ The Robin Hood Line is a rail line running from Nottingham city centre to Worksop, Nottinghamshire. ...Robin Hood _ Riviera - The Wakefield line is a railway connecting Leeds and Wakefield with Sheffield and Doncaster in the north of England. ...Wakefield _ West Coastway - The West Highland Main Line is one of the most romantic railway lines in Britain, linking the fishing port of Mallaig on the west coast to Glasgow. ...West Highland _ York & Selby
Commuter lines:
Alton - The Argyle Line is a suburban railway located in West Central Scotland. ...Argyle _ Bexleyheath - Birmingham Cross-City - Braintree - Caterham - Catford Loop - Chase - Dartford Loop - The Gospel Oak to Barking line is a train line in North and East London which connects Gospel Oak in North London to Barking in East London. ...Gospel Oak_Barking _ Hayes - Inverclyde - Ivanhoe - Maesteg - Mid-Kent - Morecambe - The North Clyde Line is a suburban railway in West Central Scotland. ...North Clyde _ North Kent - The North London Line is a railway line through northern London. ...North London _ The Northern City Line is an underground railway in London, England. ...Northern City _ Oxted - Romford-Upminster - Severn Beach - Sheerness - There are two railway South London Lines, both operated by Southern — the inner and outer lines, both running from London Victoria to London Bridge. ...South London _ St Albans Abbey - Sutton & Mole Valley - Tattenham Corner - Walsall - The West London Line is a short overground railway linking Clapham Junction in the south to Willesden Junction in the north. ...West London _ The Wharfedale line is a railway line connecting Leeds and Bradford with Ilkley in West Yorkshire. ...Wharfedale _ Whifflet
This is about the historic company; see also about the present day preserved Great Central Steam Railway. ...Great Central _ Honeybourne _ The Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway (S&DJR) was an English railway company jointly owned by the Midland Railway and the London and South Western Railway. ...Somerset & Dorset _ Waverley - Woodhead
Alton is located amid the confluence of three important navigable rivers: the Illinois, the Mississippi, and the Missouri.
James Earl Ray was a resident of Alton; Alton was the hometown of Miles Davis, Robert Pershing Wadlow, the tallest human recorded to date, and Craig Hentrich, NFL two-time All-Pro Bowl punter.
Alton was the home to the world's largest blue catfish before it was caught by Tim Pruitt on May 22nd, 2005.
The station is the terminus for two railwaylines; the AltonLine which runs to Brookwood, and the Mid Hants Watercress Railway, which runs to Alresford.
As well as the two train lines, Alton is also a terminal for the "Rail-link" bus service which runs between the station and Liphook railway station via the town of Bordon.
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