Watercress Line

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heritage railway preserved railway

The Watercress Line is a preserved heritage railway in Hampshire, England, known for its steam-hauled trains running through the countryside between Alton and Alresford.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Watercress Line canonical	5

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	heritage railway ⓘ preserved railway ⓘ
country	England ⓘ
followsRouteBetween	Alresford ⓘ ALTON ⓘ surface form: Alton
gauge	standard gauge ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Mid Hants Railway ⓘ
hasDepot	Ropley ⓘ
hasEngineeringFacilitiesAt	Ropley ⓘ
hasHeritageFocus	preservation of steam-era railway operations ⓘ
hasPrimaryPurpose	railway preservation ⓘ tourism and education ⓘ
hasRollingStockType	British Rail steam locomotives ⓘ surface form: British Railways steam locomotives heritage coaching stock ⓘ
hasScenicFeature	countryside views of the Itchen Valley ⓘ
hasStation	Alresford ⓘ ALTON ⓘ surface form: Alton Four Marks ⓘ surface form: Medstead and Four Marks Ropley ⓘ
heritageOperator	Mid Hants Railway ⓘ
isMemberOf	Heritage Railway Association ⓘ
isTouristAttractionOf	Hampshire ⓘ
lineLength	approximately 10 miles ⓘ approximately 16 kilometres ⓘ
locatedIn	Hampshire ⓘ South East England ⓘ
locatedNear	South Downs National Park ⓘ
namedAfter	watercress industry in the area ⓘ
offers	driver experience courses ⓘ special event trains ⓘ steam-hauled passenger trains ⓘ
openedAsHeritageRailwayIn	1970s ⓘ
operatedBy	Mid Hants Railway ⓘ surface form: Mid Hants Railway Ltd
originallyPartOf	Alton, Alresford and Winchester Railway route ⓘ Mid Hants Railway ⓘ surface form: Mid-Hants Railway
primaryServiceType	heritage railway service ⓘ tourist railway service ⓘ
regionServed	Alresford area ⓘ Alton area ⓘ
terminus	Alresford railway station ⓘ Alton railway station ⓘ
trackGauge	1435 mm ⓘ
usesTractionType	heritage diesel locomotives ⓘ steam locomotives ⓘ
website	https://watercressline.co.uk/ ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alton, Hampshire, England → hasHeritageRailwayConnection → Watercress Line ⓘ

Alton railway station → isEasternTerminusOf → Watercress Line ⓘ

Alton railway station → connectedTo → Watercress Line ⓘ

Mid Hants Railway → alsoKnownAs → Watercress Line ⓘ

Four Marks → locatedOn → Watercress Line ⓘ

subject surface form: Medstead and Four Marks railway station