Birmingham to Worcester via Bromsgrove line explained

Birmingham to Worcester via Bromsgrove line
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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 and .

It is one of two railway routes between Birmingham and Worcester, the other route runs via Kidderminster. The route via Bromsgrove runs into, while the route via Kidderminster runs into .

The line serves the following places:[1]

Services

Passenger services are provided by West Midlands Trains as part of their Birmingham to service. As of May 2023, off-peak, one train per hour runs between Birmingham New Street, Worcester and Hereford on this route, calling at,,,,,, and on its way to Hereford, with most Worcester trains continuing onwards to Hereford via the Cotswold Line. Some services run to with those services running non-stop from Droitwich to Shrub Hill.[2] A handful of trains per day also call at .[3] On weekdays and Saturdays one northbound train per day runs via the Camp Hill line, missing the usual stop at University and approaching Birmingham New Street via Proof House Junction.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Timetables - West Midlands Railway. www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk.
  2. Web site: Train times Hereford to Birmingham 21 May until 9 December 2023. West Midlands Railway.
  3. Web site: Train timetables and schedules Barnt Green. West Midlands Railway.