Everything about The Wessex Main Line totally explained
The
Wessex Main Line is the railway line from
Bristol Temple Meads to
Southampton. Diverging from this route is the
Heart of Wessex Line from
Westbury to
Weymouth.
The places served are listed below.
Passenger services are currently operated by
First Great Western local services, supplemented by
South West Trains between
Salisbury and
Bristol Temple Meads, and
First Great Western high speed express services between
Bristol and
Bath. Many services continue beyond Southampton along the
West Coastway Line to
Portsmouth Harbour and
Brighton, and beyond Bristol to
Newport and
Cardiff along the
South Wales Main Line. Strong passenger growth meant that Wessex Trains increased train lengths from 2 carriages to 3 in 2004, but the new franchise specification reduced them back to 2 coaches, with inevitable chronic overcrowding and passenger protest.
Chippenham branch
There is a link from
Trowbridge to
Chippenham, with an intermediate stop at
Melksham. Despite showing strong passenger growth in the previous few years, the new franchise reduced (in Dec 2006) services to 2 each way per day, at times barely convenient for commuters.
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