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
Type	Suburban rail, Heavy rail
System	National Rail
Status	Operational
Locale	Worcestershire West Midlands West Midlands (region)
Operation
Owner	Network Rail
Character	Partially electrified for slow trains Cross City Line but not for fast trains and semi fast which are diesel.
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) standard gauge

Birmingham to Worcester via Bromsgrove Line
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

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

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]

References

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