Note: this section would really benefit from some additional information from people who regularly use the services or who have some background or local knowledge that we could use. If you feel you have something to offer, please don't hesitate to drop me a line. I'll gladly post credits for anything used. Thanks ever so much! ~PhilLondon to Taunton, Devon and CornwallDescription of lineDouble track from Reading via Newbury, Pewsey, Westbury, Taunton, Exeter and Newton Abbot to Plymouth. Mostly double track onwards from there to St. Austell, Truro and Penzance but with some short single line sections such as the Saltash bridge.
Service offeredHourly, London to Plymouth. Many trains continue beyond. Some additional semifast trains from London to Taunton / Exeter. Also Virgin Cross Country services from Birmingham and beyond westwards from Taunton.
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