London–Bristol route
E370455
The London–Bristol route is a major intercity rail corridor in England linking the capital with the city of Bristol and serving as a key artery for passenger and freight traffic in the west of the country.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| London–Bristol–South Wales route | 2 |
| London–Bristol | 1 |
| London–Bristol route canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intercity rail corridor
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| connects |
Bristol
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| connectsRegion |
London area
ⓘ
surface form:
London metropolitan area
M4 corridor ⓘ Thames Valley ⓘ southwest England ⓘ
surface form:
West of England
|
| country | England ⓘ |
| designer | Isambard Kingdom Brunel ⓘ |
| electrification | 25 kV AC overhead line (partially) ⓘ |
| formsPartOf |
London–Bristol rail corridor
ⓘ
surface form:
Trans-UK intercity rail network
|
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasDirection | east–west ⓘ |
| hasMajorStation |
Bath Spa railway station
ⓘ
Bristol Temple Meads ⓘ
surface form:
Bristol Temple Meads railway station
Didcot Parkway railway station ⓘ London Paddington station ⓘ
surface form:
London Paddington railway station
Reading railway station ⓘ Swindon railway station ⓘ |
| hasServiceType |
high-speed intercity services
ⓘ
regional services ⓘ suburban services (eastern section) ⓘ |
| historicalOperator |
Great Western Railway
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Western Railway (historic company)
|
| historicalSignificance | one of the earliest major main lines in Britain ⓘ |
| importance | major rail artery in western England ⓘ |
| infrastructureOwner | Network Rail ⓘ |
| isPartOfCorridor |
Great Western Main Line
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Western Main Line corridor
|
| locatedIn |
South East England
ⓘ
southwest England ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
|
| modeOfTransport | rail transport ⓘ |
| opened | 19th century ⓘ |
| operator | Great Western Railway ⓘ |
| partOf | Great Western Main Line ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Bath
ⓘ
Chippenham ⓘ Didcot ⓘ Reading ⓘ Swindon ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | link London with Bristol by rail ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| terminus |
Bristol Temple Meads
ⓘ
surface form:
Bristol Temple Meads railway station
London Paddington station ⓘ
surface form:
London Paddington railway station
|
| usedBy |
commuter trains
ⓘ
freight trains ⓘ intercity passenger trains ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight rail transport
ⓘ
passenger rail transport ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
London–Bristol
this entity surface form:
London–Bristol–South Wales route
this entity surface form:
London–Bristol–South Wales route