Staines to Windsor & Eton Line

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Staines to Windsor and Eton Line
Principal stations

(Waterloo to Reading Line)
Staines
Wraysbury
Sunnymeads
Datchet
Windsor & Eton Riverside

The Staines to Windsor Line is a suburban railway line operated by South West Trains (SWT) in England that was completed in 1849. The line splits from the Waterloo to Reading Line at Staines in Surrey and runs to Windsor in Berkshire, England. Services on this line run beyond Staines to and from London Waterloo, and almost all call at the following stations:

then splitting from the Waterloo - Reading line and calling at:

The service frequency is 2tph in each direction throughout the day, every day. The exception is early on Sunday mornings when there is only 1tph in each direction. The journey from Windsor to London takes around 55 minutes to complete, which is considerably longer than the Great Western branch line from Windsor and Eton Central to London Paddington, even with a change of trains at Slough.

The line was electrified (750v DC third rail) by Southern during the interwar years.

Places served

The line serves the following towns and villages


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