Great Western Main Line

Tags: Railway Line.

The Great Western Main Line is a main line railway in Great Britain that runs westwards from London’s Paddington station to the west of England and South Wales. The core Great Western Main Line runs from London Paddington to Temple Meads railway station in Bristol. A major branch of the Great Western the South Wales Main Line diverges from the core line west of Swindon and terminates in Swansea.

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is part of

National Rail

line length (μ)

191512.0

location

Greater London, South East England, South West England

number of stations

25

opening date

1841-06-30

opening year

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

operated by

First Great Western, Heathrow Express, South West Trains, Heathrow Connect, Chiltern Railways, CrossCountry

owner

Network Rail

railway rolling stock

British Rail Class 57, British Rail Class 43 (HST), British Rail Class 332, British Rail Class 153, British Rail Class 158, British Rail Class 159, British Rail Class 180, British Rail Class 360, British Rail Class 165, British Rail Class 166, British Rail Class 150, British Rail Class 220, British Rail Class 221

route start

London Paddington station

speed limit (kmh)

201.167

type

Commuter rail, High-speed rail

type of electrification

25 kV AC railway electrification

voltage of electrification (V)

25000.0