Wessex Main Line
| Wessex Main Line |
| Principal stations (from north to south) Bristol Temple Meads Chippenham-Trowbridge branch: |
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.
- Bristol
- Keynsham
- Oldfield Park
- Bath Spa
- Great Western Main Line diverges to Chippenham, Swindon and London Paddington
- Freshford
- Avoncliff
- Bradford on Avon
- Trowbridge
- Westbury
- Heart of Wessex Line diverges to Weymouth
- Dilton Marsh
- Warminster
- Salisbury
- Dean
- Dunbridge
- Romsey
- Eastleigh to Romsey Line diverges to Chandler's Ford and Eastleigh
- Southampton
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.
Chippenham branch
There is a link from Trowbridge to Chippenham, with an intermediate stop at Melksham. This therefore allows limited through services from Swindon to Westbury and Southampton, although current Department for Transport plans see the service all but disappear.
External links
- www.savethetrain.org.uk–Melksham-based campaign to maintain services on the Chippenham branch
