A West Midlands Trains Class 172 at Stratford-upon-Avon station
Overview
Status
Operational
Owner
Network Rail
Locale
Birmingham Warwickshire West Midlands West Midlands (region)
Stations
20
Service
Type
Suburban rail, Heavy rail
System
National Rail
History
Opened
1908
Technical
Track gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map
(Click to expand)
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North Warwickshire Line
Birmingham–Worcester line
Birmingham Snow Hill
Snow Hill Tunnel
Rugby–Birmingham–
Stafford Line
Birmingham Moor Street
Bordesley
A4540 road
Grand Union Canal
Camp Hill line
Small Heath
Grand Union Canal
Tyseley TMD
Tyseley
Tyseley Junction
Chiltern Main Line
Spring Road
Hall Green
Yardley Wood
Shirley
Stratford Canal
Whitlocks End
Wythall
Earlswood
limit of TfWM area
The Lakes
M42 motorway
Wood End
Danzey
to Chiltern Main Line
Henley-in-Arden
Wootton Wawen
River Alne
Alcester–Hatton
branch line
Edstone Aqueduct
Bearley Junction
Leamington–Stratford line
Wilmcote
Stratford-upon-Avon
Parkway
Stratford Canal
Stratford-upon-Avon
Stratford-upon-Avon and
Midland Junction Railway
Honeybourne Line
to Honeybourne
The North Warwickshire Line (also known as the Shakespeare Line[1]) is a suburban railway line in the West Midlands region of the United Kingdom. It runs from Birmingham to Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, now the southern terminus of the line, although until 1976 the line continued to Cheltenham as part of the Great Western Railway route from Birmingham to Bristol.
The line is one of the Snow Hill lines. It is not electrified and is operated by West Midlands Trains using Class 172 diesel multiple units.
The northern part of the line is suburban in nature, and has a regular and busy commuter service into central Birmingham. The southern part (south of Whitlocks End) is rural in nature, and has a less frequent service, with a number of rural request stops.
Despite the name, the line does not pass through the area commonly known as North Warwickshire, instead, the name of the line was believed to be derived from that of the local hunt.[1]
^ abBevan, Alan. The Story of The North Warwickshire Line 1908 – 2008. Alard Print & Reprographics Limited.
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