Description of line

Known as the Heart of Wessex Line , it 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 stations served by this route are listed below :

Bristol Temple Meads - Keynsham - Oldfield Park -Bath - Freshford - Avoncliff - Bradford on Avon -Trowbridge - Westbury - Frome - Bruton - Castle Cary - Yeovil Pen Mill - Thornford - Yetminster - Chetnole - Maiden Newton - Dorchester - Upwey - Weymouth.



8 services each way on Monday - Friday , 7 each way on Saturday and 3 each way on Sunday. Many journeys extend to Cardiff Central , and not all trains call at all stations. Some other services also terminate at Frome , which recently gained a direct service to / from London Paddington.





Stakeholders aspire to a 2 - hourly service , which was originally planned under the new Greater Western Franchise , but was subsequently shelved.



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Recent discussions:
Link to ... Avoncliff shelter opens
Link to ... Oldfield park poster
Link to ... Unit problems and potential short formations
Link to ... Sunday 15/6 Weymouth Canned
Link to ... Frome Missed Out (14/06/2008)
Link to ... Freshford Pub Voted Best Place To Eat Along The Heart Of Wessex Route
Link to ... Major Disruption on Bristol-Weymouth Line
Link to ... Summer Saturday Weymouth Loco Service Timetable
Link to ... No Early Train To Bristol For Frome Passengers (01/06/2008)
Link to .. Summer Weymouth Loco Service has Begun!
Link to .. Over-Running Engineering Works At Castle Cary (28/04/2008)
Link to .. Extra Weymouth Summer Saturday Service?????
Link to .. Arriva Trains Weymouth
Link to .. Additional calls at Frome in May timetable
Link to .. A very good day for me!
Link to .. Heart Of Wessex Revision/Extra Stops At Avoncliff & Freshford (17/03/2008)
Link to .. Class 153 Unit On Heart Of Wessex/Malvern Services? (13/03/2008)
Link to .. MTLS - FGW Investment Wont Benefit Frome/Weymouth Line
Link to .. Commuting from Yetminster to Bristol - Mad???
Link to .. Travelling on the Heart of Wessex


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