South West Main Line

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main line railway railway line

The South West Main Line is a major railway route in southern England that connects London Waterloo with key towns and cities in Surrey, Hampshire, and Dorset.

Aliases (2)

South Western Main Line ×3
South West Main Line railway ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	main line railway → railway line →
alsoUsedFor	freight services →
connectsCity	London → Southampton → Winchester →
connectsTown	Basingstoke NERFINISHED → Bournemouth → Brockenhurst → Dorchester → Poole → Weymouth → Woking NERFINISHED →
country	United Kingdom →
electrification	750 V DC third rail →
electrifiedSection	London Waterloo–Weymouth (historically, now partly diesel beyond Bournemouth) →
gauge	1,435 mm →
hasBranch	Alton Line (via Brookwood/Aldershot) → Portsmouth Direct Line (via Woking/Guildford junctions) → Salisbury and Exeter route (via Basingstoke) →
historicalOperator	British Rail → London and South Western Railway → Southern Railway →
locatedIn	England →
locatedInRegion	Southern England →
mainLondonTerminus	London Waterloo →
majorJunction	Basingstoke NERFINISHED → Clapham Junction → Southampton Central → Woking NERFINISHED →
opened	19th century →
operator	South Western Railway →
owner	Network Rail →
partOfNetwork	National Rail →
passesThrough	Dorset NERFINISHED → Hampshire → Surrey →
primaryUse	passenger services →
railwaySystem	British railway network →
regionServed	London → South East England → South West England (eastern fringe) →
startingStation	London Waterloo →
terminus	London Waterloo → Weymouth →
trackGauge	standard gauge →

Referenced by (19)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Byfleet & New Haw railway station ("South Western Main Line") → Esher → Esher railway station → Hook → New Haw → Walton-on-Thames → Weybridge → Woking railway station →	railwayLine
Byfleet → Fleet → Hook, Hampshire →	railLine
London Waterloo–Basingstoke → South West Main Line suburban branches →	partOf
Borough of Eastleigh →	hasRailConnection
Dorset ("South Western Main Line") →	hasTransport
London Waterloo railway station ("South Western Main Line") →	isTerminusOf
Kew Bridge railway station →	line
West Byfleet railway station →	locatedOn
A30 road ("South West Main Line railway") →	partlyParallels