Southern Railway (UK)

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Southern Railway (UK) was a major British railway company formed in 1923 that operated routes in southern England, including busy commuter and coastal lines, until nationalisation in 1948.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former company
railway company
chairman Sir Herbert Walker
country United Kingdom
dissolved 1948
electrification system 750 V DC third rail
fate nationalisation
formed by Railways Act 1921
headquarters location London, England
surface form: London
inception 1923
industry rail transport
known for extensive third-rail electrification
main hub Blackfriars station
Holborn Viaduct station
London Bridge railway station
surface form: London Bridge station

London Cannon Street
surface form: London Cannon Street station

Charing Cross Underground station
surface form: London Charing Cross station

London Victoria railway station
surface form: London Victoria station

London Waterloo railway station
surface form: London Waterloo station
nationalised into British Rail
surface form: British Railways
operated coastal rail services
commuter rail services
operated in southern England
operated line Brighton Main Line
Central Section (former LB&SCR network)
Chatham Main Line
Eastern Section (former SE&CR network)
Kent Coast Line
surface form: Kent Coast lines

Portsmouth Direct Line
South West Main Line
surface form: South Western Main Line

Waterloo to Exeter Line
surface form: Waterloo to Exeter route

Southern Region of British Railways
surface form: Western Section (former LSWR network)
operating period interwar period
owned Southern Railway electric multiple units
Southern Railway steam locomotives
part of Big Four (British railway companies)
surface form: Big Four railway companies (UK)
predecessor London and South Western Railway
London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
South Eastern and Chatham Railway
region after nationalisation Southern Region of British Railways
served area Cornwall
Devon
Dorset
Hampshire
Kent
Surrey
Sussex
served city Bournemouth
Brighton
Exeter
London, England
surface form: London

Portsmouth
Southampton
successor Southern Region of British Railways
surface form: British Railways Southern Region

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London, Midland and Scottish Railway competitor Southern Railway (UK)
British Rail predecessor Southern Railway (UK)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Transport Act 1947 abolishedEntities Southern Railway (UK)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Waterloo & City line laterOperator Southern Railway (UK)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Hayes railway station (Bromley) postGroupingCompany Southern Railway (UK)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Hayes line historicalOperator Southern Railway (UK)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Ewell West railway station formerOperator Southern Railway (UK)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
South West Main Line historicalOperator Southern Railway (UK)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Bagshot railway station postGroupingCompany Southern Railway (UK)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Railways Act 1921 createdEntity Southern Railway (UK)
Big Four (British railway companies) consistsOf Southern Railway (UK)
Big Four (British railway companies) hasPart Southern Railway (UK)
LMS concurrentWith Southern Railway (UK)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Brentford railway station formerCompany Southern Railway (UK)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Epsom Downs railway station formerOperator Southern Railway (UK)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Havant railway station formerCompany Southern Railway (UK)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Alton Line historicalOperator Southern Railway (UK)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Basingstoke railway station formerCompany Southern Railway (UK)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Guildford railway station formerOperator Southern Railway (UK)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway (UK) historical company
London and South Western Railway successor Southern Railway (UK)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Reigate railway station laterCompany Southern Railway (UK)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Tattenham Corner railway station postGroupingCompany Southern Railway (UK)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Portsmouth Harbour railway station postGroupingCompany Southern Railway (UK)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Brighton Main Line laterOperator Southern Railway (UK)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway (UK, historical)
Portsmouth Direct Line historicalOperator Southern Railway (UK)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Redhill railway station laterCompany Southern Railway (UK)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Frant railway station postGroupingOperator Southern Railway (UK)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Godalming railway station postgroupCompany Southern Railway (UK)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Walton-on-Thames railway station laterCompany Southern Railway (UK)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Tunbridge Wells Central railwayCompany Southern Railway (UK)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Caterham railway station postGroupingCompany Southern Railway (UK)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
South Eastern Railway laterPartOf Southern Railway (UK)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Tonbridge–Hastings railway historicalOperator Southern Railway (UK)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Dorking West railway station laterOperator Southern Railway (UK)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Oxted line historicalOperator Southern Railway (UK)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway (UK, pre‑nationalisation)
Banstead railway station postGroupingCompany Southern Railway (UK)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Oxted railway station formerOperator Southern Railway (UK)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway (historical)
Chertsey railway station hasFormerRailwayCompany Southern Railway (UK)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Sunbury railway station postGroupingCompany Southern Railway (UK)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Dover Priory railway station postGroupingCompany Southern Railway (UK)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Cranleigh railway station operatedBy Southern Railway (UK)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Cranleigh railway station postGroupingCompany Southern Railway (UK)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Barnstaple railway station hasRailwayCompanyPostGrouping Southern Railway (UK)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Isleworth railway station postgroupOperator Southern Railway (UK)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Windsor & Eton Riverside railway station hasFormerOperator Southern Railway (UK)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Clapham Junction railway station formerOperator Southern Railway (UK)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway (historical)
South Eastern Main Line successorOperator Southern Railway (UK)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway (UK, pre‑1948)
Chatham Main Line historicalOperator Southern Railway (UK)
Shepperton railway station postGroupingCompany Southern Railway (UK)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway
Waterloo East laterRailwayCompany Southern Railway (UK)
this entity surface form: Southern Railway