Great Western Main Line

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The Great Western Main Line is a major intercity railway route in England that connects London with key cities in the west, including Bristol and South Wales.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf intercity railway
railway line
alsoUsedFor freight services
connects Bath
Bristol
Cardiff
Didcot
London, England
surface form: London

Newport
Reading
South Wales
Swansea
Swindon
country England
designer Isambard Kingdom Brunel
electrification 25 kV AC overhead line
electrifiedSection Bristol Parkway–Cardiff Central
Didcot Parkway–Swindon
London Paddington–Didcot Parkway
Didcot Parkway–Swindon
surface form: Swindon–Bristol Parkway
formsCorridor London–Bristol route
London–South Wales route
gauge standard gauge
historicalOperator Great Western Railway
surface form: Great Western Railway (historic company)
historicalSignificance principal route of the original Great Western Railway
locatedIn United Kingdom
majorStation Bristol Parkway railway station
Bristol Temple Meads
surface form: Bristol Temple Meads railway station

Cardiff Central railway station
Didcot Parkway railway station
London Paddington station
surface form: London Paddington railway station

Newport railway station
Reading railway station
Swansea railway station
Swindon railway station
opened 19th century
operator Great Western Railway
originalGauge broad gauge
owner Network Rail
partOf Great Western Railway
surface form: Great Western Railway network
primaryUse passenger services
regionServed South Wales
southwest England
surface form: South West England

Thames Valley
terminus Bristol Parkway railway station
Bristol Temple Meads
surface form: Bristol Temple Meads railway station

Cardiff Central railway station
London Paddington station
surface form: London Paddington railway station

Swansea railway station

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Reading to Taunton Line partOf Great Western Main Line
this entity surface form: Great Western railway network
RDG isMajorHubFor Great Western Main Line
Ladbroke Grove rail crash railwayLine Great Western Main Line
Henley Branch Line connectsTo Great Western Main Line
British Rail Class 332 railwayNetwork Great Western Main Line
British Rail Class 387 usedOn Great Western Main Line
British Rail Class 802 routeUsage Great Western Main Line
River Ock hasNearbyTransport Great Western Main Line
this entity surface form: Great Western Main Line (regionally nearby)
Maidenhead railway station servedByLine Great Western Main Line
Maidenhead railway station locatedOn Great Western Main Line
Box Tunnel partOf Great Western Main Line
Box Tunnel lineUsed Great Western Main Line
Slough railway station locatedOnLine Great Western Main Line
Ealing Broadway railwayLine Great Western Main Line
Crossrail central tunnel connectsTo Great Western Main Line
West Drayton servedBy Great Western Main Line
South Bucks (historic) hasTransportLink Great Western Main Line
London Paddington station partOf Great Western Main Line
Ealing Broadway station locatedOn Great Western Main Line
Hayes hasTransportLink Great Western Main Line
Maidenhead Railway Bridge partOf Great Western Main Line
Maidenhead Railway Bridge carries Great Western Main Line
this entity surface form: Great Western Main Line railway
West Ealing railway station railwayLine Great Western Main Line
West Ealing servedBy Great Western Main Line
Chippenham railway station locatedOnLine Great Western Main Line
Exeter St Davids railway station onLine Great Western Main Line
London Paddington–Didcot Parkway partOf Great Western Main Line
Didcot Parkway–Swindon partOf Great Western Main Line
Didcot Parkway–Swindon lineNumber Great Western Main Line
London–Bristol route partOf Great Western Main Line
London–Bristol route isPartOfCorridor Great Western Main Line
this entity surface form: Great Western Main Line corridor
London–Bristol rail corridor usesLine Great Western Main Line
Oldfield Park railway station railwayLine Great Western Main Line
PAD associatedWithLine Great Western Main Line
Slough, United Kingdom hasTransportLink Great Western Main Line
subject surface form: Slough
Slough, United Kingdom locatedOn Great Western Main Line
subject surface form: Slough
this entity surface form: Great Western Main Line corridor
Southall servedBy Great Western Main Line
Class 800 trains enteredServiceOnLine Great Western Main Line
subject surface form: British Rail Class 800