Slough to Windsor & Eton Line
| Slough–Windsor & Eton line | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Type | Heavy rail |
| System | National Rail |
| Status | Operational |
| Locale |
Berkshire South East England |
| Termini | Slough Windsor & Eton Central |
| Stations | 2 |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 1849 |
| Owner | Network Rail |
| Operator(s) | Great Western Railway |
| Character | Branch Line |
| Rolling stock |
Class 165 "Turbo" Class 166 "Turbo Express" |
| Technical | |
| Number of tracks | Single track |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
The Slough–Windsor & Eton line is a branch railway line, approximately 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long, in Berkshire, England. Trains run between the line's only two stations, Slough and Windsor & Eton Central. At its northern end, the branch line joins the Great Western Main Line, but passenger trains from Windsor rarely use the connection, terminating instead at Slough.
A 20-minute service interval in each direction is operated by Great Western Railway using the dedicated bay platform 1 at Slough.
Neither the Great Western Main Line west of Hayes and Harlington nor its branch lines are electrified and most trains on the Windsor Branch are diesel-powered.
Services are provided by Class 165 and Class 166 2- and 3-car diesel multiple units (DMUs).
In the 1970s and 1980s DMUs such as the Class 117 and Class 121 ('Bubblecars') were used.
Electrification of the Slough to Windsor route was approved in 2014.
It was announced on 8 November 2016 that the electrification of the branch was being delayed, without a revised forecast date.
The line opened, despite opposition from Eton College, on 8 October 1849. It was built as a broad gauge line but dual gauge track was laid in 1862.
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