Welsh Marches Line

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railway line railway route in the United Kingdom

The Welsh Marches Line is a major railway route in the United Kingdom running through the border counties between England and Wales, linking cities such as Shrewsbury, Hereford, and Newport.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	railway line → railway route in the United Kingdom →
alsoUsedFor	freight traffic →
connects	Hereford → Newport → Shrewsbury →
country	United Kingdom →
electrification	not electrified →
endPoint	Shrewsbury →
gauge	1435 mm →
hasRailwayStation	Hereford railway station → Newport railway station → Shrewsbury railway station →
historicalRegion	Welsh Marches →
locatedIn	England → Wales →
notableFor	forming a key north–south rail link between South Wales and North West England via Shrewsbury →
operator	Great Western Railway → Transport for Wales Rail → West Midlands Railway →
partOf	National Rail network →
passesThrough	Abergavenny → Church Stretton → Craven Arms → Cwmbran → Leominster → Ludlow → Pontypool and New Inn →
primaryUse	passenger rail transport →
railwaySystem	British railway system →
railwayType	inter-urban railway →
regionServed	Herefordshire NERFINISHED → Monmouthshire → Shropshire NERFINISHED → South Wales → West Midlands →
runsThrough	border counties between England and Wales →
servesCity	Hereford → Newport → Shrewsbury →
startPoint	Newport →
status	operational →
terminus	Newport railway station →
trackGauge	standard gauge →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Shrewsbury railway station → Shrewsbury railway station ("Birmingham–Shrewsbury line") → Shrewsbury railway station ("Shrewsbury–Crewe line") →	lineServed
Ludlow ("Manchester to South Wales line") →	railwayLine