Heart of Wessex Line

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Heart of Wessex Line

Principal stations (from north to south) Bristol Temple Meads Keynsham Oldfield Park Bath Spa Freshford Avoncliff Bradford on Avon Trowbridge Westbury (for Wessex Main Line) Frome Bruton Castle Cary (for Great Western Main Line) Yeovil Pen Mill Thornford Yetminster Chetnole Maiden Newton Dorchester West Upwey (for South Western Main Line) Weymouth

The Heart of Wessex Line is a United Kingdom railway line that runs from Bristol to Westbury to Weymouth. It diverges from the Wessex Main Line at Westbury, and follows the course of the Great Western Main Line as far as Castle Cary.

The towns served by this routes are listed below:

• Bristol Temple Meads
• Keynsham
• Oldfield Park
• Bath
• Freshford
• Avoncliff
• Bradford on Avon
• Trowbridge
• Westbury
  • Wessex Main Line continues to Southampton.
• Frome
• Bruton
• Castle Cary
  • Great Western Main Line continues to Taunton.
• Yeovil Pen Mill
• Thornford
• Yetminster
• Chetnole
• Maiden Newton
• Dorchester
• Upwey
• Weymouth

Passenger services are currently operated by First Great Western. Most services originate from Bristol Temple Meads, but some from Westbury.

[edit] External links

• Heart of Wessex line.

edit Railway lines in South-West England and the "Great Western" zone :
Main lines:	Cross-Country Route   Great Western Main Line  Cherwell Valley Line   Gloucester-Newport Line   Exeter-Paignton "Riviera" Line   South Wales Main Line    Wessex Main Line   West of England Main Line
Commuter lines:	Severn Beach Line   Slough-Windsor & Eton Line
Rural lines:	Exeter-Barnstaple "Tarka" Line   Exeter-Exmouth "Avocet" Line   Golden Valley Line   Heart of Wessex Line    Henley Branch Line   Looe Valley Line   Marlow Branch Line   Par-Newquay "Atlantic Coast" Line    St Ives Bay Line   Tamar Valley Line   Truro-Falmouth "Maritime" Line