South Western Main Line

London Waterloo

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Clapham Junction

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Woking

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(for Portsmouth Direct Line)

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Brookwood

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(for Alton Line)

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Farnborough (Main)

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Fleet

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Winchfield

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Hook

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Basingstoke

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(for West of England Main Line)

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Micheldever

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Winchester

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Shawford

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Eastleigh

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(for Eastleigh-Fareham line)

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Southampton Airport Parkway

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Swaythling

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St Denys

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Southampton Central

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(for West Coastway and Wessex Main Line)

Related Topics:
West Coastway - Wessex Main Line

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Milbrook

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Redbridge

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Totton

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Ashurst New Forest

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Beaulieu Road

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Brockenhurst

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(for Lymington Branch Line)

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Sway

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New Milton

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Hinton Admiral

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Christchurch

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Pokesdown

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Bournemouth

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Branksome

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Parkstone

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Poole

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Hamworthy

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Holton Heath

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Wareham

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Wool

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Moreton

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Dorchester South

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Upwey

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Weymouth

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The South Western Main Line is the railway line from London Waterloo to Weymouth on the Dorset coast.

Related Topics:
London Waterloo - Weymouth - Dorset

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The main towns served by the route, starting from London, are:

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• London Waterloo
• Clapham Junction
• Woking
• Brookwood
• Connections with Alton Line to Aldershot, Farnham and Alton
• Farnborough
• Fleet
• Basingstoke
• Micheldever
• Winchester
• Eastleigh
• Southampton Airport
• Southampton
• Connections with West Coastway Line to Portsmouth, Chichester and Brighton
• Connections with Wessex Main Line to Salisbury, Westbury, Bath and Bristol
• Beaulieu
• Brockenhurst
• Connections with branch line to Lymington for ferry to the Isle of Wight
• Christchurch
• Bournemouth
• Poole
• Wareham
• Wool
• Dorchester
• Weymouth

Many sections of the line are relatively high-speed, with large stretches cleared for 100mph. The line was electrified to Bournemouth in 1967, using the 750V DC third-rail system. Electrification as far as Weymouth was completed in 1988, to coincide with the introduction of the new Class 442 'Wessex Electric' trains.

Related Topics:
Third-rail - Class 442

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The majority of passenger services are currently operated by South West Trains, with an hourly service departing Weymouth on the hour and Waterloo at 35 minutes past the hour; additional trains operate from Wareham to Winchester, stopping at all stations. Virgin Trains services between the Midlands and Bournemouth join the South Western Main Line at Basingstoke.

Related Topics:
South West Trains - Virgin Trains

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