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South West Trains Main Lines

The seven main lines operated by SWT were:

The South West Main Line (SWML) to Southampton Central, Bournemouth and Weymouth. 2 trains an hour through to Weymouth (1 fast and 1 semi-fast) and 1 train an hour to Poole (stopping) Mondays-Saturdays, with Sunday Bournemouth services extended to Poole.
The Portsmouth Direct Line via Guildford and Haslemere: leaves the main line at Woking. 4 trains per hour to Guildford, then 1 semi-fast service and 1 stopping service to Haslemere. The semi-fast service continued as a stopping service to Portsmouth. The fast services ran approximately half-hourly Mondays-Saturdays, 2 trains per hour (1 fast, 1 stopping from Guildford) on Sundays.
The West of England Main Line to Salisbury, Yeovil Junction and Exeter St Davids: leaves the main line at Basingstoke.
Wessex Main Line (part): Salisbury to Bristol Temple Meads. This service originated from London Waterloo and divides at Salisbury.
Heart of Wessex Line (part): Yeovil Junction to Yeovil Pen Mill / Frome. This service originates from London Waterloo and divides at Yeovil Junction.
London Waterloo to Portsmouth Harbour via Basingstoke and Eastleigh. Hourly service off-peak Mondays-Saturdays, merges with the Poole train on Sundays.
London Waterloo to Reading via Staines-upon-Thames, Ascot and Wokingham.

South West Trains Suburban Services

Suburban services diverged from the above routes. Taken in order westwards from Waterloo, travelling down the SWML, they are:

Waterloo to Reading Line

from Clapham Junction

The Hounslow Loop Line from Barnes to Whitton or Feltham
The Windsor branch from Staines-upon-Thames
The Chertsey loop line from Virginia Water to Weybridge
The Ascot to Guildford line via Aldershot

The Mole Valley Line

from Raynes Park to Dorking via Epsom

The Chessington branch from Motspur Park
The branch to Guildford from Leatherhead

The Kingston Loop Line

from New Malden (Main Line) to Twickenham (Reading Line)

The Shepperton branch from Teddington; normally, these services run via New Malden, some peak services run via Twickenham

The New Guildford Line

to Guildford via Cobham from Surbiton (travellers from Guildford to London can also travel via the main line through Woking)

The Hampton Court branch, also from Surbiton
The Alton branch, from Brookwood also serves the Mid Hants Railway, a heritage line

South West Trains Other Services

Southampton Local Lnes: Salisbury to Romsey via Southampton Central and Chandler's Ford (previously this service ran to Totton)

Lymington Branch Line: (Brockenhurst to Lymington Pier)

Island Line: Isle of Wight, Ryde Pier Head to Shanklin

Southampton Central to Portsmouth & Southsea

South West Trains Overview

South West Trains Franchise(s):

South West

4 February 1996 – 3 February 2007

South Western

4 February 2007 – 20 August 2017

South West Trains Main region(s):

Greater London

Surrey

Hampshire

Isle of Wight

Dorset

South West Trains Other Region(s):

Berkshire

Wiltshire

Somerset

Devon

South West Trains Fleet Size: 373

1 Class 73 electro-diesel locomotive

11 Class 158 Express Sprinter sets

30 Class 159 South Western Turbo sets

45 Class 444 Desiro sets

127 Class 450 Desiro sets

91 Class 455 sets

24 Class 456 sets

36 Class 458 Juniper sets

2 Class 707 Desiro City sets

6 Class 483 sets

South West Trains Stations Called at: 213

South West Trains Stations Operated: 185 (including Island Line)

South West Trains Parent company: Stagecoach

South West Trains Reporting mark: SW

South West Trains Predecessor: Network SouthEast

Island Line (Island Line franchise)

South West Trains Successor: South Western Railway

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