Maidenhead Railway Station (Elizabeth Line) offers links to London and stations towards Bristol. It passes over Brunel’s Maidenhead Railway Bridge (known locally as the Sounding Arch) famous for its flat brick arches. Maidenhead Station is the beginning of the Marlow Branch Line from Maidenhead to Marlow and is one of the proposed terminals for the London Crossrail scheme. Furze Platt railway station also serves the northern area of Maidenhead. The River Thames runs half a mile to the east of the town centre, and York Stream, which runs through the town centre. Situated on the River Thames, the town is a rowing centre. The Maidenhead Rowing Club organises the Maidenhead Regatta which, along with the Marlow Regatta and Henley Regatta. Maidenhead has seen many winners go on to represent the United Kingdom at the Olympic games. The town’s football team Maidenhead United play at York Road which is the oldest football ground in the world continuously used by the same team. The Maidenhead Rugby Club was founded in 1921 and is the largest organised sports team in the town. In September 2011 the town hosted the first ever Maidenhead Half Marathon. The town is also home to Maidenhead Sailing Club at Summerleaze lake which is home to one of the largest Albacore fleets in the area.