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unusual facts about London and South Western Railway



Branksome railway station

The London and South Western Railway (LSWR) opened their line from Southampton to Weymouth in January 1857, but the station was not opened until 1893 when it was the site of a junction with the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway line whose trains to Bath started and finished at a terminus station, Bournemouth West.

Isle of Wight Railway

This section through Ryde and along Ryde Pier was built and owned jointly by the LB&SCR and the London and South Western Railway.

Staines High Street railway station

Staines High Street railway station formerly served the town of Staines-upon-Thames, on the Windsor & Eton line of the London and South Western Railway.

Tamar Valley Line

The line from St Budeaux to Bere Alston was opened for passenger traffic on 2 June 1890 by the Plymouth, Devonport and South Western Junction Railway (PDSWJ) as part of their line from Lydford to Devonport, which in effect was an extension of the London and South Western Railway's main line from London Waterloo station to Lydford, enabling the LSWR to reach Plymouth independently of the Great Western Railway.

Wimbledon and Croydon Railway

In the following years the London and Southampton Railway was renamed the London and South Western Railway (LSWR), and the London and Croydon Railway merged with another company to from the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR).


see also

Swarraton

Its nearest railway station is in New Alresford, on the Mid-Hants section of the London and South Western Railway.

Wilton railway station

Wilton South railway station, on the London and South Western Railway West of England Main Line