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Varsity Line

The Varsity Line was the main railway line that linked the English university cities of Oxford and Cambridge, operated by the London and North Western Railway.

History, Early history & Rationalisation and extensive section closures

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Owner
Network Rail
Closed
1968: Bedford to Cambridge; Oxford–Bletchley (to passengers) 1993: mothballed Claydon Junction–Bletchley (to all traffic)
Locale
South East England
Number of tracks
1–2
Opened
1846–1851
Operator(s)
Chiltern Railways (Oxford–Bicester) West Midlands Trains (Bletchley–Bedford)

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Early history

Grouping of the railways

Nationalisation

Rationalisation and extensive section closures

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Varsity Line

Nodes98
Edges97
Triples98
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.020408
Components1

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Varsity Line

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related to List of Varsity line station locations and dates · 85
Varsity Line → Ampthill, Aspley Guise, August, Aylesbury, Banbury Road Junction, Bedford, Bedford St Johns, Bicester, Bicester London Road, Bicester Town, Bicester Village, Birmingham Railway, Bletchley, Blunham, Brickhill, Buckingham, Cambridge, Charlton, Claydon, Claydon LNE Junction
Termini · 2
Varsity Line → Cambridge, Oxford
Closed · 1
Varsity Line → 1968: Bedford to Cambridge; Oxford–Bletchley (to passengers) 1993: mothballed Claydon Junction–Bletchley (to all traffic)
Locale · 1
Varsity Line → South East England
Number of tracks · 1
Varsity Line → 1–2
Opened · 1
Varsity Line → 1846–1851
Operator(s) · 1
Varsity Line → Chiltern Railways (Oxford–Bicester) West Midlands Trains (Bletchley–Bedford)
Owner · 1
Varsity Line → Network Rail
Stations · 1
Varsity Line → 13 open 2 planned
Status · 1
Varsity Line → see East West Rail

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Varsity LineClosed1968: Bedford to Cambridge; Oxford–Bletchley (to passengers) 1993: mothballed Claydon Junction–Bletchley (to all traffic)1.00infobox
Varsity LineLocaleSouth East England1.00infobox
Varsity LineNumber of tracks1–21.00infobox
Varsity LineOpened1846–18511.00infobox
Varsity LineOperator(s)Chiltern Railways (Oxford–Bicester) West Midlands Trains (Bletchley–Bedford)1.00infobox
Varsity LineOwnerNetwork Rail1.00infobox
Varsity LineStations13 open 2 planned1.00infobox
Varsity LineStatussee East West Rail1.00infobox
Varsity LineSystemNational Rail1.00infobox
Varsity LineTerminiOxford1.00infobox
Varsity LineTerminiCambridge1.00infobox
Varsity LineTrack gauge1,435 mm (.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output…1.00infobox
Varsity LineTypeHeavy rail1.00infobox

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