Birmingham to Worcester via Bromsgrove Line

The Birmingham-Worcester via Bromsgrove Line is a railway route in the West Midlands of Great Britain, connecting Birmingham to Worcester via Bromsgrove. The most notable feature on the line is the Lickey Incline, between Barnt Green and Bromsgrove.

Birmingham to Worcester via Bromsgrove Line
Map of the Birmingham-Worcester lines. (Not to scale.)
Overview
TypeSuburban rail, Heavy rail
SystemNational Rail
StatusOperational
LocaleWorcestershire
West Midlands
West Midlands (region)
Operation
OwnerNetwork Rail
CharacterPartially electrified for slow trains Cross City Line but not for fast trains and semi fast which are diesel.
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Birmingham to
Worcester via
Bromsgrove Line
Birmingham New Street
Central Goods
Granville Street
 Five Ways
 Church Road
 Somerset Road
 University
 Selly Oak
Cadbury Railway and Wharf
 Bournville
Lifford Wharf branch
Kings Norton
 Northfield
 Longbridge
Barnt Green
Blackwell
Bromsgrove
Stoke Works
Droitwich Spa
Worcester (North) Parkway
(proposed)
 Fernhill Heath
 Blackpole Halt
 Astwood Halt
Worcester Triangle
Worcester Foregate Street
Worcester Shrub Hill

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]

Services

Passenger services are provided by West Midlands Trains as part of their Birmingham to Hereford service. As of 2016 one train per hour, (with a few peak extras) runs between Birmingham New Street, Worcester and Hereford on this route, calling at University, Bromsgrove, Droitwich Spa, Worcester Foregate Street and/or Worcester Shrub Hill, with most Worcester trains continuing onwards to Hereford via the Cotswold Line. A handful of trains per day also call at Barnt Green.[2]

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References
  1. "Timetables - West Midlands Railway". www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk.
  2. GB eNRT December 2015 Edition, Table 71


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