London Paddington–Swansea route

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The London Paddington–Swansea route is a major intercity railway line in Great Britain linking London with South Wales, serving key cities such as Reading, Bristol (via connecting routes), Cardiff, and Swansea.

All labels observed (7)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf intercity railway route ⓘ
passenger rail corridor ⓘ
connectsCity Bridgend ⓘ
Cardiff ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

Neath ⓘ
Newport ⓘ
Port Talbot ⓘ
Reading ⓘ
Swindon ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
electrificationStatus partially electrified ⓘ
electrifiedSection London Paddington–Cardiff Central ⓘ
endPoint Swansea railway station ⓘ
gaugeMeasurement 1435 mm ⓘ
hasThroughServices yes ⓘ
historicalOperator British Rail ⓘ
Great Western Railway (pre‑nationalisation) ⓘ
journeyType long‑distance interurban ⓘ
locatedIn Great Britain ⓘ
locatedInNation England ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
network National Rail ⓘ
nonElectrifiedSection Cardiff Central–Swansea ⓘ
notableStation Bridgend railway station ⓘ
Cardiff Central railway station ⓘ
Neath railway station ⓘ
Newport railway station ⓘ
Port Talbot Parkway railway station ⓘ
Reading railway station ⓘ
Swindon railway station ⓘ
operator Great Western Railway ⓘ
partOf Great Western Main Line ⓘ
primaryPurpose link London with South Wales ⓘ
primaryServiceType intercity passenger rail ⓘ
providesConnectionTo Bristol via connecting routes ⓘ
railwaySystem Great Western Railway network ⓘ
regionServed London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

South Wales ⓘ
South West England ⓘ
linked to: southwest England
serviceClass InterCity ⓘ
servicePattern long‑distance high‑frequency services ⓘ
startPoint London Paddington railway station ⓘ
terminus London Paddington railway station ⓘ
Swansea railway station ⓘ
trackGauge standard gauge ⓘ
typicalRollingStock Class 800 IET ⓘ
linked to: Class 802

Class 802 IET ⓘ
linked to: Class 802
usesInfrastructure South Wales Main Line ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Neath railway station → locatedOnLine → London Paddington–Swansea route ⓘ
British Railways Western Region → primaryRoute → London Paddington to Cornwall ⓘ
linked to: London Paddington–Swansea route
Didcot Parkway–Swindon → partOfCorridor → London Paddington–Cardiff Central ⓘ
linked to: London Paddington–Swansea route
Caldicot railway station → isOnRoute → London Paddington–Swansea route ⓘ
First Great Western → operatedRoute → London Paddington – Swansea ⓘ
linked to: London Paddington–Swansea route
Skewen railway station → railwayLine → Swansea–London route ⓘ
linked to: London Paddington–Swansea route
Severn Tunnel Junction railway station → onRoute → Cardiff–London route ⓘ
linked to: London Paddington–Swansea route
M48 motorway → isPartOfCorridor → London–South Wales route ⓘ
subject linked to: M48 motorway (via Chepstow)
linked to: London Paddington–Swansea route