Bristol to Exeter Line

Tags: Railway Line.

The Bristol to Exeter line is a major branch of the Great Western Main Line in the southern United Kingdom and runs from Bristol to Exeter from where it continues as the Exeter to Plymouth line. It was one of the principal routes of the pre-1948 Great Western Railway which were subsequently taken over by the Western Region of British Railways and are now part of the Network Rail system.

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is part of

National Rail

number of tracks

2

opening year

1841-01-01T00:00:00+02:00, 1842-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

operated by

First Great Western, CrossCountry

owner

Network Rail

railway rolling stock

British Rail Class 143, British Rail Class 43 (HST), British Rail Class 153, British Rail Class 158, British Rail Class 150, British Rail Class 220, British Rail Class 221

speed limit (kmh)

160.934

type

Commuter rail, Passenger rail terminology