Eastleigh to Romsey Line

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Eastleigh-Romsey Line
Stations

(South Western Main Line)
Eastleigh
Chandler's Ford
Romsey
(Wessex Main Line)

The Eastleigh-Romsey Line is the railway line from Eastleigh to Romsey in Hampshire in the United Kingdom. At Eastleigh, trains join the South Western Main Line for onward travel to Southampton and Totton. At Romsey trains most trains terminate, although some join the Wessex Main Line for onward travel to Salisbury and beyond.

The line is not electrified.

History

The line was opened by the LSWR in 1847. Passenger services ceased in May 1969, except for occasional diverted trains and railtours. The line was reopened for passenger traffic in May 2003 with a re-built station at Chandler's Ford.

Services

Services and stations on this line are operated by South West Trains. It has an hourly service in each direction. It is a useful diversionary route, especially when the lines around Southampton are closed.


Railway lines in South-East England:
Main lines:   Arun Valley Line   Ashford via Maidstone East Line   Ashford-Ramsgate via Canterbury Line   Brighton Main Line   Chatham Main Line   East Coastway   Hastings Line   Channel Tunnel Rail Link   Kent Coast Line   London–Ashford–Dover Line   North Downs Line   Portsmouth Direct Line   South Western Main Line   Thameslink   West Coastway   West of England Main Line
Commuter lines:   Alton Line   Ascot-Guildford Line   Bexleyheath Line   Caterham Line   Catford Loop   Chessington Branch   Dartford Loop   Eastleigh-Fareham Line   Eastleigh-Romsey Line   Greenwich Line   Hayes Line   Hounslow Loop   Mid-Kent Line   New Guildford Line   North Kent Line   Oxted Line   Sheerness Line   Slough-Windsor & Eton Line   South London Line   Staines-Windsor & Eton Line   Staines to Weybridge Line   Sutton Mole Valley Line   Tattenham Corner Line   Waterloo-Reading Line   West London Line
Rural lines:   Brockenhurst-Lymington Line   Henley Branch Line   Island Line   Marlow Branch Line   Marshlink Line   Medway Valley Line   Redhill-Tonbridge Line