Chertsey Branch Line
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The Chertsey Branch Line, opened in 1848, connects the Waterloo to Reading Line
at to the South Western Main Line
at . It is also referred to as the Weybridge Line.
The line was electrified
(660v DC third rail) in the late 1930s by the Southern Railway
.
Stations on the line are:
. Travel time may be shortened by a few minutes by changing to a fast train at Staines or Weybridge. On Sundays there is an hourly all-stations service which, instead of going to Weybridge, takes the west curve at Byfleet Junction and terminates at . That curve is little used although from 2000 to 2002 the London Crosslink
service of Anglia Railways
from Colchester and Ipswich to Basingstoke via north London and Staines, which used Class 170 DMUs, took it.
Waterloo to Reading Line
The Waterloo to Reading Line is a National Rail suburban electric railway line running generally westwards from London, England. It is operated by South West Trains...
at to the South Western Main Line
South Western Main Line
The South Western Main Line is a railway line between London Waterloo and Weymouth on the Dorset coast, in the south of England. It is a major railway which serves many important commuter areas, as well as the major settlements of Southampton and Bournemouth...
at . It is also referred to as the Weybridge Line.
The line was electrified
Railway electrification in Great Britain
Railway electrification in Great Britain started towards of the 19th century. A great range of voltages have been used in the intervening period using both overhead lines and third rails, however the most common standard for mainline services is now 25 kV AC using overhead lines and the...
(660v DC third rail) in the late 1930s by the Southern Railway
Southern Railway (Great Britain)
The Southern Railway was a British railway company established in the 1923 Grouping. It linked London with the Channel ports, South West England, South coast resorts and Kent...
.
Stations on the line are:
Services
On weekdays an half hourly all-stations service to London Waterloo station runs via and the Hounslow Loop LineHounslow Loop Line
The Hounslow Loop Line is a railway line in southwest London which was opened by the London and South Western Railway in 1850. It leaves the Waterloo to Reading Line at Barnes Junction and after some seven and a half miles rejoins it at a triangular junction between and...
. Travel time may be shortened by a few minutes by changing to a fast train at Staines or Weybridge. On Sundays there is an hourly all-stations service which, instead of going to Weybridge, takes the west curve at Byfleet Junction and terminates at . That curve is little used although from 2000 to 2002 the London Crosslink
London Crosslink
London Crosslink was a train service operated by Anglia Railways, which ran between Norwich and Basingstoke, using the North London Line to by-pass central London. Class 170 "Turbostar" diesel multiple units were used. The service ran from 30 May 2000 to 11 September 2002...
service of Anglia Railways
Anglia Railways
Anglia Railways was a British train operating company, owned by GB Railways, which between 5 January 1997 and 31 March 2004 operated mainline trains out of London Liverpool Street station and a number of local rail services in East Anglia....
from Colchester and Ipswich to Basingstoke via north London and Staines, which used Class 170 DMUs, took it.