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Heart of Wessex Line branding on a Class 31 locomotive
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Heart of Wessex Line branding on a Class 31 locomotive

Heart of Wessex Line
Principal stations (from north to south)
Bristol Temple Meads
Keynsham
Oldfield Park
Bath Spa
Freshford
Avoncliff
Bradford on Avon
Trowbridge
Westbury
(for Wessex Main Line)
Frome
Bruton
Castle Cary
(for Great Western Main Line)
Yeovil Pen Mill
Thornford
Yetminster
Chetnole
Maiden Newton
Dorchester West
Upwey
(for South Western Main Line)
Weymouth
The Heart of Wessex Line is a United Kingdom railway line that runs from Bristol to Westbury to Weymouth. It diverges from the Wessex Main Line at Westbury, and follows the course of the Great Western Main Line as far as Castle Cary.

The towns served by this routes are listed below:

Passenger services are currently operated by First Great Western. Most services originate from Bristol Temple Meads, but some from Westbury.

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Railway lines in South-West England and the "Great Western" zone :'''
Main lines: Cross Country Route (MR)>Cross-Country Route   Great Western Main Line
 Cherwell Valley Line   Gloucester-Newport Line   Exeter-Paignton "Riviera" Line   South Wales Main Line  
 Wessex Main Line   West of England Main Line   
Commuter lines: Severn Beach Line   Slough to Windsor & Eton Line>Slough-Windsor & Eton Line
Rural lines: Exeter-Barnstaple "Tarka" Line   Exeter-Exmouth "Avocet" Line   Golden Valley Line   Heart of Wessex Line  
 Henley Branch Line   Looe Valley Line   Marlow Branch Line   Par-Newquay "Atlantic Coast" Line  
 St Ives Bay Line   Tamar Valley Line   Truro-Falmouth "Maritime" Line 

 


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