Birmingham to Worcester via Bromsgrove line information
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Birmingham to Worcester via Bromsgrove line
Bournville station
Overview
Status
Operational
Owner
Network Rail
Locale
Worcestershire West Midlands West Midlands (region)
Service
Type
Suburban rail, Heavy rail
System
National Rail
Technical
Track gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map
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Birmingham to Worcester via Bromsgrove Line
Legend
Cross Country Route
Birmingham New Street
Rugby–Birmingham–Stafford line
Central Goods
Granville Street
Five Ways
Church Road
Somerset Road
University
Selly Oak
Cadbury Railway and Wharf
Bournville
Lifford Wharf branch
Camp Hill line
Kings Norton
Northfield
Longbridge
Halesowen Railway
Barnt Green
Cross-City Line
M42 motorway
Blackwell
Lickey Incline
Bromsgrove
Cross Country Route
Stoke Works
M5 motorway
Birmingham to Worcester
via Kidderminster line
Droitwich Spa
Worcester (North) Parkway
(proposed)
Fernhill Heath
Blackpole Halt
Astwood Halt
Worcester Triangle
Worcester Foregate Street
Worcester Shrub Hill
Cotswold Line
The Birmingham to Worcester via Bromsgrove line is a railway line in the West Midlands of England connecting Birmingham to Worcester via Bromsgrove. The most notable feature on the line is the Lickey Incline, between Barnt Green and Bromsgrove.
It is one of two railway routes between Birmingham and Worcester, the other route runs via Kidderminster. The route via Bromsgrove runs into Birmingham New Street, while the route via Kidderminster runs into Birmingham Snow Hill.
The line serves the following places:[1]
Birmingham
University of Birmingham
Barnt Green
Bromsgrove
Droitwich Spa
Worcester
^"Timetables - West Midlands Railway". www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk.
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