The West of England Main Line is the British railway line from London Waterloo to Exeter. A 1948 poster showing the main concourse. ... The city of Exeter is the county town of Devon, in England, UK. It is located at , . In the 2001 census its population was recorded at 111,066. ...

The main towns served by the route are listed below. The line between London and Basingstoke is shared with the South Western Main Line. The South Western Main Line is the railway line from London Waterloo to Weymouth on the Dorset coast. ...

• London Waterloo
• Clapham Junction
• Woking
• Basingstoke
  • Route converges from Reading, diverges to Winchester and Southampton (see South Western Main Line)
• Andover
• Salisbury
  • Route converges from Southampton, diverges to Westbury (see Wessex Main Line)
• Gillingham
• Templecombe
• Yeovil Junction
• Crewkerne
• Axminster
• Honiton
• Exeter St. David's
  • Line continues to Newton Abbot, Paignton and Plymouth (see Great Western Main Line)

Passenger services are currently operated by South West Trains using Class 159 and Class 170/3 trains. Currently trains run half hourly from London to Salisbury, hourly to Yeovil Junction and two hourly to Exeter. There are proposals to double the frequency to Exeter [1]; however, the long single track section between Yeovil and Exeter limits capacity and any increase would require the construction of new passing loops (possibly at Whimple and Axminster, according to local media reports). A 1948 poster showing the main concourse. ... Clapham Junction is a railway station located in Battersea in the London Borough of Wandsworth. ... Woking is a large town and local government district with borough status in the west of Surrey in South East England. ... Basingstoke railway station, as seen from Churchill Way. ... Reading is a town and a unitary authority (the Borough of Reading) in the English county of Berkshire. ... Winchester Cathedral as seen from the Cathedral Close Arms of Winchester City Council Winchester is a city in southern England, and the administrative capital of the county of Hampshire, with a population of around 35,000. ... Southampton is a city and major port situated on the south coast of England. ... The South Western Main Line is the railway line from London Waterloo to Weymouth on the Dorset coast. ... Location within the British Isles Andover High Street Andover is a town in Hampshire, England, west of Basingstoke. ... Salisbury Cathedral by Constable. ... Westbury is a town and civil parish in the west of the English county of Wiltshire. ... The Wessex Main Line is the railway line from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton. ... Gillingham is a town in the Blackmore Vale area of Dorset, England. ... Templecombe is a village in Somerset, situated on the A357 road five miles south of Wincanton, twelve miles east of Yeovil, and 30 miles west of Salisbury. ... Yeovil is a town in south Somerset, England, on the A30 and A37. ... Yeovil Junction railway station is on the West of England Main Line from London Waterloo to Exeter. ... Map sources for Crewkerne at grid reference ST4409 Crewkerne is a town in Somerset, England, situated eight miles south west of Yeovil and eight miles east of Chard in the South Somerset district. ... Location within the British Isles Arms of Axminster Town Council Axminster is a small market town on the eastern border of Devon, England. ... Location within the British Isles Honiton is a town in Devon, England. ... The city of Exeter is the county town of Devon, in England, UK. It is located at , . In the 2001 census its population was recorded at 111,066. ... One of the mural art works to be seen at Exeter St Davids station Exeter St Davids station is the most important of seven National Rail stations in the city of Exeter in southwest England. ... Location within the British Isles Newton Abbot is a market town in Devon , England on the River Teign, with a population of 23,580 (2001 census). ... Location within the British Isles Paignton seafront in the late evening, at high tide Paignton (pronounced Paynton) is an English coastal town on the English Riviera near Torquay, in the county of Devon. ... Plymouth is a city in the South West of England, or alternatively the Westcountry, and is situated within the traditional county of Devon. ... Categories: Rail stubs | British railway lines ... South West Trains (SWT) is a Train Operating Company operating in the United Kingdom, providing train services to the south-west of London, chiefly in Greater London and the counties of Surrey, Hampshire, Dorset, Devon and Wiltshire (the area largely covered before 1923 by the London and South Western Railway... The British Rail Class 159 Express Sprinter (also known as South Western Turbo by Network South East) is a diesel multiple unit, built from 1992-93 by BREL at Derby Works. ... Class 170/2, no. ... Whimple station serves the village of Whimple in East Devon. ... Axminster railway station serves the town of Axminster in East Devon. ...

The line is not electrified (except for the SWML portion). The South Western Main Line is the railway line from London Waterloo to Weymouth on the Dorset coast. ...

See also

• London and South Western Railway for history of the route

The London and South Western Railway (L&SWR) was a railway company in England from 1840 to 1923. ...

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