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West of England line

The West of England line (also known as the West of England Main Line) is a railway line from Basingstoke, Hampshire, to Exeter St Davids in Devon, England. Passenger services run between London Waterloo station and Exeter via the South West Main Line; the line intersects with the Wessex Main Line at Salisbury.

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Owner
Network Rail
Depot
Salisbury TMD
Line length
120 mi 77 ch (194.67 km) [Basingstoke to Exeter St Davids] 172 mi 12 ch (277.05 km) [London to Exeter St Davids via SWML]
Number of tracks
2 (Basingstoke–Salisbury) · 1 (Salisbury–Pinhoe) · 2 (Pinhoe–Exeter St Davids)
Operating speed
90 mph (140 km/h) maximum
Operator
South Western Railway

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West of England line

Nodes85
Edges84
Triples99
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.023529
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West of England line

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related to history · 43
West of England line → Additionally, All, August, Basingstoke, Battledown Flyover, British Railways, Chard, Cornwall, Devon, England, Exeter, Exeter St Davids, Exmouth, Further, Instead, July, London, Lyme Regis, March, May
related to Route · 30
West of England line → Avocet Line, Basingstoke, Beyond Worting Junction, CrossCountry, Devon, Dorset, England, England Line, Exeter, Exeter Central, Exeter St Davids, Hampshire, Heart, London Waterloo, North, Overall, Reading, Salisbury, Somerset, South West Main Line
related to External links · 9
West of England line → England, England Line, Jen, Media, Move, West, Wikimedia CommonsI, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2, YouTube
Number of tracks · 3
West of England line → 1 (Salisbury–Pinhoe), 2 (Basingstoke–Salisbury), 2 (Pinhoe–Exeter St Davids)
Termini · 2
West of England line → Basingstoke, Exeter St Davids
Depot · 1
West of England line → Salisbury TMD
Line length · 1
West of England line → 120 mi 77 ch (194.67 km) [Basingstoke to Exeter St Davids] 172 mi 12 ch (277.05 km) [London to Exeter St Davids via SWML]
Operating speed · 1
West of England line → 90 mph (140 km/h) maximum
Operator · 1
West of England line → South Western Railway
Owner · 1
West of England line → Network Rail

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line salisbury exeter west route london railway south junction services england rail yeovil via basingstoke station western main trains track

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
West of England lineDepotSalisbury TMD1.00infobox
West of England lineLine length120 mi 77 ch (194.67 km) [Basingstoke to Exeter St Davids] 172 mi 12 ch (277.05 km) [London to Exeter St Davids via SWML]1.00infobox
West of England lineNumber of tracks2 (Basingstoke–Salisbury)1.00infobox
West of England lineNumber of tracks1 (Salisbury–Pinhoe)1.00infobox
West of England lineNumber of tracks2 (Pinhoe–Exeter St Davids)1.00infobox
West of England lineOperating speed90 mph (140 km/h) maximum1.00infobox
West of England lineOperatorSouth Western Railway1.00infobox
West of England lineOwnerNetwork Rail1.00infobox
West of England lineRolling stockClass 158 "Express Sprinter" Class 159 "South Western Turbo"1.00infobox
West of England lineRoute mapRoute map (Click to expand)1.00infobox
West of England lineStations21 (Basingstoke to Exeter St Davids)1.00infobox
West of England lineStatusOperational1.00infobox
West of England lineSystemNational Rail1.00infobox
West of England lineTerminiBasingstoke1.00infobox
West of England lineTerminiExeter St Davids1.00infobox
West of England 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
West of England lineTypeSuburban rail, Heavy rail1.00infobox

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