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Encyclopedia > Eastleigh to Romsey Line
Eastleigh-Romsey Line
Stations

(South Western Main Line)
Eastleigh
Chandlers Ford
Romsey
(Wessex Main Line) The South Western Main Line is the railway line from London Waterloo to Weymouth on the Dorset coast. ... The Wessex Main Line is the railway line from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton. ...

The Eastleigh-Romsey Line is the railway line from Eastleigh to Romsey in Hampshire in the United Kingdom. At Eastleigh, trains join the South Western Main Line for onward travel to Southampton and Totton. At Romsey trains most trains terminate, although some join the Wessex Main Line for onward travel to Salisbury and beyond. Location within the British Isles. ... Map sources for Romsey at grid reference SU3521 Romsey is a small market town 4 miles (6 km) to the north-west of Southampton and 11 miles (18 km) south-west of Winchester in Hampshire, England. ... Hampshire (abbr. ... The South Western Main Line is the railway line from London Waterloo to Weymouth on the Dorset coast. ... Civic Centre, Southampton Southampton is a city and major port situated on the south coast of England. ... Totton and Eling is a town in Hampshire, England with a population of around 28,000 people. ... The Wessex Main Line is the railway line from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton. ... Salisbury Cathedral from the Cathedral Yard High Street Market Great West Front of Salisbury Cathedral Salisbury (pronounced Solsbree or Sauls-bree) is a small cathedral city in Wiltshire, England. ...


History

The line was opened by the LSWR in 1847. Passenger services ceased in May 1969, except for occasional diverted trains and railtours. The line was reopened for passenger traffic in May 2003 with a newly built station at Chandlers Ford. The London and South Western Railway (L&SWR) was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1840 to 1923. ...


Services

Services and stations on this line are operated by South West Trains. It has an hourly service in each direction. It is a useful diversionary route, especially when the lines around Southampton are closed. A Class 458 unit at Virginia Water station in April 2004. ...



Railway lines in South-East England:
Main lines:  Channel Tunnel Rail Link
 Arun Valley Line   Brighton Main Line   Chatham Main Line   East Coastway   Hastings Line  
 Kent Coast Line   North Downs Line   Portsmouth Direct Line   South Western Main Line  
 West Coastway   West of England Main Line   
Commuter lines:  Alton Line   Bexleyheath Line   Caterham Line   Catford Loop Line   Dartford Loop  
 Eastleigh-Fareham Line   Eastleigh-Romsey Line   Hayes Line   Hounslow Loop   Mid-Kent Line   North Kent Line  
 Oxted Line   Sheerness Line   South London Line   Sutton & Mole Valley Line  
 Tattenham Corner Line   Waterloo-Reading Line   West London Line
Rural lines:  Brockenhurst-Lymington Line   Island Line   Marshlink Line   Medway Valley Line


 
 

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