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href="/wiki/File:Class_730_020_at_Longbridge_Platform_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Class_730_020_at_Longbridge_Platform_1.jpg/300px-Class_730_020_at_Longbridge_Platform_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Class_730_020_at_Longbridge_Platform_1.jpg/450px-Class_730_020_at_Longbridge_Platform_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Class_730_020_at_Longbridge_Platform_1.jpg/600px-Class_730_020_at_Longbridge_Platform_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5472" data-file-height="3648" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption"><a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_Railway" class="mw-redirect" title="West Midlands Railway">West Midlands Railway</a> <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_730" title="British Rail Class 730">Class 730</a> arriving at <a href="/wiki/Longbridge_railway_station" title="Longbridge railway station">Longbridge</a> in 2024</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef;">Overview</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Status</th><td class="infobox-data">Operational</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Network_Rail" title="Network Rail">Network Rail</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Locale</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_(region)" title="West Midlands (region)">West Midlands</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Termini</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lichfield_Trent_Valley_railway_station" title="Lichfield Trent Valley railway station">Lichfield Trent Valley</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Redditch_railway_station" title="Redditch railway station">Redditch</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bromsgrove_railway_station" title="Bromsgrove railway station">Bromsgrove</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Stations</th><td class="infobox-data">25</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef;">Service</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Heavy_rail" class="mw-redirect" title="Heavy rail">Heavy rail</a>, <a href="/wiki/Suburban_rail" class="mw-redirect" title="Suburban rail">Suburban rail</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">System</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/National_Rail" title="National Rail">National Rail</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Operator(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_Trains" title="West Midlands Trains">West Midlands Railway</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Depot(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Soho_TMD" title="Soho TMD">Soho</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Rolling stock</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_730" title="British Rail Class 730">Class 730</a><sup id="cite_ref-WMR730Intro_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WMR730Intro-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-RedditchStandard_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RedditchStandard-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef;">History</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Opened</th><td 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class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="KRW+l violet"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/BSicon_KRW%2Bl_violet.svg/20px-BSicon_KRW%2Bl_violet.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/BSicon_KRW%2Bl_violet.svg/30px-BSicon_KRW%2Bl_violet.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/BSicon_KRW%2Bl_violet.svg/40px-BSicon_KRW%2Bl_violet.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="KRWgr violet"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/BSicon_KRWgr_violet.svg/20px-BSicon_KRWgr_violet.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/BSicon_KRWgr_violet.svg/30px-BSicon_KRWgr_violet.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/BSicon_KRWgr_violet.svg/40px-BSicon_KRWgr_violet.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RM_"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="SKRZ-Bo violet+fuchsia"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/BSicon_SKRZ-Bo_violet%2Bfuchsia.svg/20px-BSicon_SKRZ-Bo_violet%2Bfuchsia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/BSicon_SKRZ-Bo_violet%2Bfuchsia.svg/30px-BSicon_SKRZ-Bo_violet%2Bfuchsia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/BSicon_SKRZ-Bo_violet%2Bfuchsia.svg/40px-BSicon_SKRZ-Bo_violet%2Bfuchsia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="SKRZ-Bo violet+fuchsia"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/BSicon_SKRZ-Bo_violet%2Bfuchsia.svg/20px-BSicon_SKRZ-Bo_violet%2Bfuchsia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/BSicon_SKRZ-Bo_violet%2Bfuchsia.svg/30px-BSicon_SKRZ-Bo_violet%2Bfuchsia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/BSicon_SKRZ-Bo_violet%2Bfuchsia.svg/40px-BSicon_SKRZ-Bo_violet%2Bfuchsia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="RBw fuchsia"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/BSicon_RBw_fuchsia.svg/20px-BSicon_RBw_fuchsia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/BSicon_RBw_fuchsia.svg/30px-BSicon_RBw_fuchsia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/BSicon_RBw_fuchsia.svg/40px-BSicon_RBw_fuchsia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RM_"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><div class="RMsi"><a href="/wiki/M6_Toll" title="M6 Toll">M6 Toll</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="KDSTxe violet"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/BSicon_KDSTxe_violet.svg/20px-BSicon_KDSTxe_violet.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/BSicon_KDSTxe_violet.svg/30px-BSicon_KDSTxe_violet.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/BSicon_KDSTxe_violet.svg/40px-BSicon_KDSTxe_violet.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="STR violet"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/BSicon_STR_violet.svg/20px-BSicon_STR_violet.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/BSicon_STR_violet.svg/30px-BSicon_STR_violet.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/BSicon_STR_violet.svg/40px-BSicon_STR_violet.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RM_"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><div class="RMsi">Anglesea Sidings freight terminal</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="exdCONTgq violet"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/BSicon_exdCONTgq_violet.svg/10px-BSicon_exdCONTgq_violet.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/BSicon_exdCONTgq_violet.svg/15px-BSicon_exdCONTgq_violet.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/BSicon_exdCONTgq_violet.svg/20px-BSicon_exdCONTgq_violet.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="exSTRr violet"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/BSicon_exSTRr_violet.svg/20px-BSicon_exSTRr_violet.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/BSicon_exSTRr_violet.svg/30px-BSicon_exSTRr_violet.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/BSicon_exSTRr_violet.svg/40px-BSicon_exSTRr_violet.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="STR violet"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/BSicon_STR_violet.svg/20px-BSicon_STR_violet.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/BSicon_STR_violet.svg/30px-BSicon_STR_violet.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/BSicon_STR_violet.svg/40px-BSicon_STR_violet.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RMd"></div><div class="RM_"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><div class="RMsi"><i><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1264714646" /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RMsplit" style="text-align:inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:inherit;padding:0;line-height:.9;font-size:105%"><a href="/wiki/South_Staffordshire_line" title="South Staffordshire line">South Staffordshire line</a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:inherit;padding:0;line-height:.9;font-size:inherit;font-style:italic">to <a href="/wiki/Walsall_railway_station" title="Walsall railway station">Walsall</a></td></tr></tbody></table> </i></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="HST violet"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/BSicon_HST_violet.svg/20px-BSicon_HST_violet.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/BSicon_HST_violet.svg/30px-BSicon_HST_violet.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/BSicon_HST_violet.svg/40px-BSicon_HST_violet.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Shenstone_railway_station" title="Shenstone railway station">Shenstone</a> <div class="RMsi"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Parking" title="Parking"><img alt="Parking" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/BSicon_PARKING.svg/16px-BSicon_PARKING.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/BSicon_PARKING.svg/24px-BSicon_PARKING.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/BSicon_PARKING.svg/32px-BSicon_PARKING.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><div class="RMov"><div class="RMic"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="KSTRe violet; KSTRa orange; GRZq"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/BSicon_KSTRa_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_KSTRa_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/BSicon_KSTRa_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_KSTRa_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/BSicon_KSTRa_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_KSTRa_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RMic"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="KSTRe violet; KSTRa orange; GRZq"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/BSicon_GRZq.svg/20px-BSicon_GRZq.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/BSicon_GRZq.svg/30px-BSicon_GRZq.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/BSicon_GRZq.svg/40px-BSicon_GRZq.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="KSTRe violet; KSTRa orange; GRZq"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/BSicon_KSTRe_violet.svg/20px-BSicon_KSTRe_violet.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/BSicon_KSTRe_violet.svg/30px-BSicon_KSTRe_violet.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/BSicon_KSTRe_violet.svg/40px-BSicon_KSTRe_violet.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><div class="RMsi">Limit of <a href="/wiki/Transport_for_West_Midlands" title="Transport for West Midlands">TfWM</a> area</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="HSTACC orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Blake_Street_railway_station" title="Blake Street railway station">Blake Street</a> <div class="RMsi"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Parking" title="Parking"><img alt="Free car parking" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg/15px-Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg/23px-Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg/30px-Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="114" data-file-height="114" /></a></span></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="HSTACC orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Butlers_Lane_railway_station" title="Butlers Lane railway station">Butlers Lane</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="HSTACC orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Four_Oaks_railway_station" title="Four Oaks railway station">Four Oaks</a> <div class="RMsi"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Parking" title="Parking"><img alt="Free car parking" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg/15px-Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg/23px-Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg/30px-Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="114" data-file-height="114" /></a></span></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="CONTgq orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/BSicon_CONTgq_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_CONTgq_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/BSicon_CONTgq_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_CONTgq_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/BSicon_CONTgq_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_CONTgq_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="KRZu orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/BSicon_KRZu_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_KRZu_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/BSicon_KRZu_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_KRZu_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/BSicon_KRZu_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_KRZu_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="CONTfq orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/BSicon_CONTfq_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_CONTfq_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/BSicon_CONTfq_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_CONTfq_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/BSicon_CONTfq_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_CONTfq_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><div class="RMsi"><i><a href="/wiki/Sutton_Park_line" title="Sutton Park line">Sutton Park line</a></i></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="TUNNEL1 orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/BSicon_TUNNEL1_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_TUNNEL1_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/BSicon_TUNNEL1_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_TUNNEL1_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/BSicon_TUNNEL1_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_TUNNEL1_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><div class="RMsi">Sutton Coldfield tunnel</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="ACC orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/BSicon_ACC_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_ACC_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/BSicon_ACC_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_ACC_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/BSicon_ACC_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_ACC_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><b><a href="/wiki/Sutton_Coldfield_railway_station" title="Sutton Coldfield railway station">Sutton Coldfield</a></b> <div class="RMsi"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Parking" title="Parking"><img alt="Parking" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/BSicon_PARKING.svg/16px-BSicon_PARKING.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/BSicon_PARKING.svg/24px-BSicon_PARKING.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/BSicon_PARKING.svg/32px-BSicon_PARKING.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="HSTACC orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Wylde_Green_railway_station" title="Wylde Green railway station">Wylde Green</a> <div class="RMsi"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Parking" title="Parking"><img alt="Free car parking" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg/15px-Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg/23px-Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg/30px-Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="114" data-file-height="114" /></a></span></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="HSTACC orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Chester_Road_railway_station" title="Chester Road railway station">Chester Road</a> <div class="RMsi"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Parking" title="Parking"><img alt="Free car parking" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg/15px-Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg/23px-Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg/30px-Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="114" data-file-height="114" /></a></span></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="HSTACC orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Erdington_railway_station" title="Erdington railway station">Erdington</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="HSTACC orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Gravelly_Hill_railway_station" title="Gravelly Hill railway station">Gravelly Hill</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="RBe fuchsia"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/BSicon_RBe_fuchsia.svg/20px-BSicon_RBe_fuchsia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/BSicon_RBe_fuchsia.svg/30px-BSicon_RBe_fuchsia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/BSicon_RBe_fuchsia.svg/40px-BSicon_RBe_fuchsia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="SKRZ-Bu orange+fuchsia"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/BSicon_SKRZ-Bu_orange%2Bfuchsia.svg/20px-BSicon_SKRZ-Bu_orange%2Bfuchsia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/BSicon_SKRZ-Bu_orange%2Bfuchsia.svg/30px-BSicon_SKRZ-Bu_orange%2Bfuchsia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/BSicon_SKRZ-Bu_orange%2Bfuchsia.svg/40px-BSicon_SKRZ-Bu_orange%2Bfuchsia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="RBw fuchsia"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/BSicon_RBw_fuchsia.svg/20px-BSicon_RBw_fuchsia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/BSicon_RBw_fuchsia.svg/30px-BSicon_RBw_fuchsia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/BSicon_RBw_fuchsia.svg/40px-BSicon_RBw_fuchsia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><div class="RMsi"><a href="/wiki/M6_motorway" title="M6 motorway">M6</a> '<a href="/wiki/Gravelly_Hill_Interchange" class="mw-redirect" title="Gravelly Hill Interchange">Spaghetti Junction</a>'</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="CONTgq orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/BSicon_CONTgq_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_CONTgq_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/BSicon_CONTgq_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_CONTgq_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/BSicon_CONTgq_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_CONTgq_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="ABZg+r orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/BSicon_ABZg%2Br_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_ABZg%2Br_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/BSicon_ABZg%2Br_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_ABZg%2Br_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/BSicon_ABZg%2Br_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_ABZg%2Br_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RM_"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><div class="RMsi"><i><a href="/wiki/Chase_Line" title="Chase Line">Chase Line</a> to <a href="/wiki/Walsall_railway_station" title="Walsall railway station">Walsall</a></i></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="HSTACC orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Aston_railway_station" title="Aston railway station">Aston</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="exKRW+l orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/BSicon_exKRW%2Bl_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_exKRW%2Bl_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/BSicon_exKRW%2Bl_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_exKRW%2Bl_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/BSicon_exKRW%2Bl_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_exKRW%2Bl_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><div class="RMov"><div class="RMic"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="eKRWgr orange; STRl orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/BSicon_STRl_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_STRl_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/BSicon_STRl_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_STRl_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/BSicon_STRl_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_STRl_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="eKRWgr orange; STRl orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/BSicon_eKRWgr_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_eKRWgr_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/BSicon_eKRWgr_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_eKRWgr_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/BSicon_eKRWgr_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_eKRWgr_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="CONTfq orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/BSicon_CONTfq_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_CONTfq_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/BSicon_CONTfq_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_CONTfq_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/BSicon_CONTfq_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_CONTfq_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><div class="RMsi"><i>to <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_International_railway_station" title="Birmingham International railway station">Birmingham International</a></i></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="exKDSTe orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/BSicon_exKDSTe_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_exKDSTe_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/BSicon_exKDSTe_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_exKDSTe_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/BSicon_exKDSTe_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_exKDSTe_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="STR orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/BSicon_STR_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_STR_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/BSicon_STR_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_STR_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/BSicon_STR_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_STR_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RM_"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><div class="RMsi">Windsor Street Goods</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="HST orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/BSicon_HST_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_HST_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/BSicon_HST_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_HST_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/BSicon_HST_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_HST_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Duddeston_railway_station" title="Duddeston railway station">Duddeston</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div class="RMd"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="STR orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/BSicon_STR_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_STR_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/BSicon_STR_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_STR_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/BSicon_STR_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_STR_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="STRc2 orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/BSicon_STRc2_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_STRc2_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/BSicon_STRc2_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_STRc2_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/BSicon_STRc2_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_STRc2_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><div class="RMov"><div class="RMic"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="d; CONT3 orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/BSicon_CONT3_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_CONT3_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/BSicon_CONT3_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_CONT3_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/BSicon_CONT3_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_CONT3_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div><div class="RMsp RMd"></div></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><div class="RMsi"><i><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1264714646" /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RMsplit" style="text-align:inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:inherit;padding:0;line-height:.9;font-size:inherit"><a href="/wiki/Cross_Country_Route" title="Cross Country Route">Cross Country Route</a> and</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:inherit;padding:0;line-height:.9;font-size:inherit"><a href="/wiki/Birmingham%E2%80%93Peterborough_line" title="Birmingham–Peterborough line">Birmingham–Peterborough line</a></td></tr></tbody></table> </i></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div class="RMd"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="ABZg+l orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/BSicon_ABZg%2Bl_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_ABZg%2Bl_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/BSicon_ABZg%2Bl_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_ABZg%2Bl_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/BSicon_ABZg%2Bl_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_ABZg%2Bl_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><div class="RMov"><div class="RMic"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="ABZq1 orange; kSTR2+r orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/BSicon_kSTR2%2Br_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_kSTR2%2Br_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/BSicon_kSTR2%2Br_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_kSTR2%2Br_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/BSicon_kSTR2%2Br_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_kSTR2%2Br_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="ABZq1 orange; kSTR2+r orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/BSicon_ABZq1_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_ABZq1_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/BSicon_ABZq1_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_ABZq1_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/BSicon_ABZq1_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_ABZq1_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div><div><div class="RMov"><div class="RMic"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="d; CONTfq orange; STRc4 orange; kSTRc3 orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/BSicon_CONTfq_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_CONTfq_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/BSicon_CONTfq_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_CONTfq_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/BSicon_CONTfq_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_CONTfq_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RMic"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="d; CONTfq orange; STRc4 orange; kSTRc3 orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/BSicon_STRc4_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_STRc4_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/BSicon_STRc4_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_STRc4_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/BSicon_STRc4_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_STRc4_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RMic"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="d; CONTfq orange; STRc4 orange; kSTRc3 orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/BSicon_kSTRc3_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_kSTRc3_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/BSicon_kSTRc3_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_kSTRc3_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/BSicon_kSTRc3_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_kSTRc3_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div><div class="RMsp RMd"></div></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><div class="RMsi"><i><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1264714646" /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RMsplit" style="text-align:inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:inherit;padding:0;line-height:.9;font-size:105%"><a href="/wiki/Rugby%E2%80%93Birmingham%E2%80%93Stafford_line" title="Rugby–Birmingham–Stafford line">Rugby–Birmingham–Stafford line</a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:inherit;padding:0;line-height:.9;font-size:inherit;font-style:italic">to <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_International_railway_station" title="Birmingham International railway station">Birmingham International</a></td></tr></tbody></table> </i></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RMd"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="exKRW+l orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/BSicon_exKRW%2Bl_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_exKRW%2Bl_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/BSicon_exKRW%2Bl_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_exKRW%2Bl_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/BSicon_exKRW%2Bl_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_exKRW%2Bl_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="eKRWgr orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/BSicon_eKRWgr_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_eKRWgr_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/BSicon_eKRWgr_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_eKRWgr_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/BSicon_eKRWgr_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_eKRWgr_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RM_"></div><div><div class="RMov"><div class="RMic"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="d; kLLSTR+4 orange; MFADEf"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/BSicon_kLLSTR%2B4_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_kLLSTR%2B4_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/BSicon_kLLSTR%2B4_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_kLLSTR%2B4_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/BSicon_kLLSTR%2B4_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_kLLSTR%2B4_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RMic"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="d; kLLSTR+4 orange; MFADEf"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/BSicon_MFADEf.svg/20px-BSicon_MFADEf.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/BSicon_MFADEf.svg/30px-BSicon_MFADEf.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/BSicon_MFADEf.svg/40px-BSicon_MFADEf.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div><div class="RMsp RMd"></div></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><div class="RMsi"><i><a href="/wiki/Camp_Hill_line" title="Camp Hill line">Camp Hill line</a></i></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="exKBHFe orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/BSicon_exKBHFe_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_exKBHFe_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/BSicon_exKBHFe_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_exKBHFe_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/BSicon_exKBHFe_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_exKBHFe_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="TUNNEL1 orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/BSicon_TUNNEL1_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_TUNNEL1_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/BSicon_TUNNEL1_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_TUNNEL1_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/BSicon_TUNNEL1_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_TUNNEL1_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RM_"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Curzon_Street_railway_station_(1838%E2%80%931966)" title="Birmingham Curzon Street railway station (1838–1966)">Curzon Street</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="INTACC orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/BSicon_INTACC_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_INTACC_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/BSicon_INTACC_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_INTACC_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/BSicon_INTACC_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_INTACC_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><b><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_New_Street_railway_station" title="Birmingham New Street railway station">Birmingham New Street</a></b> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Midland_Metro" title="Midland Metro"><img alt="Midland Metro" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/West_Midlands_Metro_generic_symbol.svg/13px-West_Midlands_Metro_generic_symbol.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/West_Midlands_Metro_generic_symbol.svg/20px-West_Midlands_Metro_generic_symbol.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/West_Midlands_Metro_generic_symbol.svg/26px-West_Midlands_Metro_generic_symbol.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="499" /></a></span> <div class="RMsi"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Parking" title="Parking"><img alt="Parking" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/BSicon_PARKING.svg/16px-BSicon_PARKING.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/BSicon_PARKING.svg/24px-BSicon_PARKING.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/BSicon_PARKING.svg/32px-BSicon_PARKING.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="CONTgq orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/BSicon_CONTgq_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_CONTgq_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/BSicon_CONTgq_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_CONTgq_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/BSicon_CONTgq_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_CONTgq_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="ABZgr orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/BSicon_ABZgr_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_ABZgr_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/BSicon_ABZgr_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_ABZgr_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/BSicon_ABZgr_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_ABZgr_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RM_"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><div class="RMsi"><i><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1264714646" /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RMsplit" style="text-align:inherit;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:inherit;padding:0;line-height:.9;font-size:105%"><a href="/wiki/Rugby%E2%80%93Birmingham%E2%80%93Stafford_line" title="Rugby–Birmingham–Stafford line">Rugby–Birmingham–Stafford line</a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:inherit;padding:0;line-height:.9;font-size:inherit;font-style:italic">to <a href="/wiki/Wolverhampton_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Wolverhampton railway station">Wolverhampton</a></td></tr></tbody></table> </i></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="TUNNEL2 orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/BSicon_TUNNEL2_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_TUNNEL2_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/BSicon_TUNNEL2_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_TUNNEL2_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/BSicon_TUNNEL2_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_TUNNEL2_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="exKDSTa orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/BSicon_exKDSTa_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_exKDSTa_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/BSicon_exKDSTa_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_exKDSTa_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/BSicon_exKDSTa_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_exKDSTa_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><div class="RMsi"><a href="/wiki/Central_Goods_railway_station" title="Central Goods railway station">Central Goods</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="TUNNEL2 orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/BSicon_TUNNEL2_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_TUNNEL2_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/BSicon_TUNNEL2_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_TUNNEL2_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/BSicon_TUNNEL2_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_TUNNEL2_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="exHST orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/BSicon_exHST_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_exHST_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/BSicon_exHST_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_exHST_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/BSicon_exHST_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_exHST_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Granville_Street_railway_station" title="Granville Street railway station">Granville Street</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="HSTACC orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="exSTR orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/BSicon_exSTR_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_exSTR_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/BSicon_exSTR_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_exSTR_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/BSicon_exSTR_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_exSTR_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Five_Ways_railway_station" title="Five Ways railway station">Five Ways</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="eKRWg+l orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/BSicon_eKRWg%2Bl_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_eKRWg%2Bl_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/BSicon_eKRWg%2Bl_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_eKRWg%2Bl_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/BSicon_eKRWg%2Bl_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_eKRWg%2Bl_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="exKRWr orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/BSicon_exKRWr_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_exKRWr_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/BSicon_exKRWr_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_exKRWr_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/BSicon_exKRWr_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_exKRWr_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="eHST orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/BSicon_eHST_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_eHST_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/BSicon_eHST_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_eHST_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/BSicon_eHST_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_eHST_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Church_Road_railway_station" title="Church Road railway station">Church Road</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="TUNNEL1 orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/BSicon_TUNNEL1_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_TUNNEL1_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/BSicon_TUNNEL1_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_TUNNEL1_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/BSicon_TUNNEL1_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_TUNNEL1_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><div class="RMsi">Church Road Tunnel</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="eHST orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/BSicon_eHST_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_eHST_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/BSicon_eHST_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_eHST_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/BSicon_eHST_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_eHST_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Somerset_Road_railway_station" title="Somerset Road railway station">Somerset Road</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="ACC orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/BSicon_ACC_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_ACC_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/BSicon_ACC_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_ACC_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/BSicon_ACC_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_ACC_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><b><a href="/wiki/University_(Birmingham)_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="University (Birmingham) railway station">University</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="HSTACC orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Selly_Oak_railway_station" title="Selly Oak railway station">Selly Oak</a> <div class="RMsi"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Parking" title="Parking"><img alt="Free car parking" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg/15px-Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg/23px-Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg/30px-Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="114" data-file-height="114" /></a></span></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div class="RMd"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="HSTACC orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RM_"></div><div><div class="RMov"><div class="RMic"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="d; kLLSTR3 orange; MFADEg"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/BSicon_kLLSTR3_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_kLLSTR3_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/BSicon_kLLSTR3_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_kLLSTR3_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/BSicon_kLLSTR3_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_kLLSTR3_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RMic"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="d; kLLSTR3 orange; MFADEg"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/BSicon_MFADEg.svg/20px-BSicon_MFADEg.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/BSicon_MFADEg.svg/30px-BSicon_MFADEg.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/BSicon_MFADEg.svg/40px-BSicon_MFADEg.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div><div class="RMsp RMd"></div></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Bournville_railway_station" title="Bournville railway station">Bournville</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div class="RMd"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="ABZgl+l orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/BSicon_ABZgl%2Bl_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_ABZgl%2Bl_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/BSicon_ABZgl%2Bl_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_ABZgl%2Bl_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/BSicon_ABZgl%2Bl_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_ABZgl%2Bl_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="kSTRr+1 orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/BSicon_kSTRr%2B1_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_kSTRr%2B1_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/BSicon_kSTRr%2B1_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_kSTRr%2B1_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/BSicon_kSTRr%2B1_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_kSTRr%2B1_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><div class="RMov"><div class="RMic"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="d; kSTRc4 orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/BSicon_kSTRc4_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_kSTRc4_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/BSicon_kSTRc4_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_kSTRc4_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/BSicon_kSTRc4_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_kSTRc4_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div><div class="RMsp RMd"></div></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><div class="RMsi"><i><a href="/wiki/Camp_Hill_line" title="Camp Hill line">Camp Hill line</a></i></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="HSTACC orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Kings_Norton_railway_station" title="Kings Norton railway station">Kings Norton</a> <div class="RMsi"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Parking" title="Parking"><img alt="Free car parking" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg/15px-Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg/23px-Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg/30px-Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="114" data-file-height="114" /></a></span></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="HST orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/BSicon_HST_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_HST_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/BSicon_HST_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_HST_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/BSicon_HST_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_HST_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Northfield_railway_station" title="Northfield railway station">Northfield</a> <div class="RMsi"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Parking" title="Parking"><img alt="Free car parking" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg/15px-Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg/23px-Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg/30px-Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="114" data-file-height="114" /></a></span></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="HSTACC orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_HSTACC_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Longbridge_railway_station" title="Longbridge railway station">Longbridge</a> <div class="RMsi"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Parking" title="Parking"><img alt="Free car parking" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg/15px-Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg/23px-Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg/30px-Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="114" data-file-height="114" /></a></span></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="exCONTgq orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/BSicon_exCONTgq_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_exCONTgq_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/BSicon_exCONTgq_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_exCONTgq_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/BSicon_exCONTgq_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_exCONTgq_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="eABZgr orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/BSicon_eABZgr_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_eABZgr_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/BSicon_eABZgr_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_eABZgr_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/BSicon_eABZgr_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_eABZgr_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RM_"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><div class="RMsi"><i><a href="/wiki/Halesowen_Railway" title="Halesowen Railway">former line</a> to <a href="/wiki/Halesowen_railway_station" title="Halesowen railway station">Halesowen</a></i></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="eHST orange"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/BSicon_eHST_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_eHST_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/BSicon_eHST_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_eHST_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/BSicon_eHST_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_eHST_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cofton/Cofton_Farm_railway_station&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cofton/Cofton Farm railway station (page does not exist)">Cofton/Cofton Farm</a> former station opened 17 September 1840 closed December 1843. </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><div class="RMov"><div class="RMic"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="KSTRa violet; KSTRe orange; GRZq"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/BSicon_KSTRe_orange.svg/20px-BSicon_KSTRe_orange.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/BSicon_KSTRe_orange.svg/30px-BSicon_KSTRe_orange.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/BSicon_KSTRe_orange.svg/40px-BSicon_KSTRe_orange.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RMic"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="KSTRa violet; KSTRe orange; GRZq"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/BSicon_GRZq.svg/20px-BSicon_GRZq.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/BSicon_GRZq.svg/30px-BSicon_GRZq.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/BSicon_GRZq.svg/40px-BSicon_GRZq.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="KSTRa violet; KSTRe orange; GRZq"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/BSicon_KSTRa_violet.svg/20px-BSicon_KSTRa_violet.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/BSicon_KSTRa_violet.svg/30px-BSicon_KSTRa_violet.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/BSicon_KSTRa_violet.svg/40px-BSicon_KSTRa_violet.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><div class="RMsi">Limit of <a href="/wiki/Transport_for_West_Midlands" title="Transport for West Midlands">TfWM</a> area</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="SHI2+l_violet"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/BSicon_SHI2%2Bl_violet.svg/20px-BSicon_SHI2%2Bl_violet.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/BSicon_SHI2%2Bl_violet.svg/30px-BSicon_SHI2%2Bl_violet.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/BSicon_SHI2%2Bl_violet.svg/40px-BSicon_SHI2%2Bl_violet.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="SHI2+r_violet"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/BSicon_SHI2%2Br_violet.svg/20px-BSicon_SHI2%2Br_violet.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/BSicon_SHI2%2Br_violet.svg/30px-BSicon_SHI2%2Br_violet.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/BSicon_SHI2%2Br_violet.svg/40px-BSicon_SHI2%2Br_violet.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="HST-L violet"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/BSicon_HST-L_violet.svg/20px-BSicon_HST-L_violet.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/BSicon_HST-L_violet.svg/30px-BSicon_HST-L_violet.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/BSicon_HST-L_violet.svg/40px-BSicon_HST-L_violet.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="HST-R violet"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/BSicon_HST-R_violet.svg/20px-BSicon_HST-R_violet.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/BSicon_HST-R_violet.svg/30px-BSicon_HST-R_violet.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/BSicon_HST-R_violet.svg/40px-BSicon_HST-R_violet.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Barnt_Green_railway_station" title="Barnt Green railway station">Barnt Green</a> <div class="RMsi"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Parking" title="Parking"><img alt="Parking" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/BSicon_PARKING.svg/16px-BSicon_PARKING.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/BSicon_PARKING.svg/24px-BSicon_PARKING.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/BSicon_PARKING.svg/32px-BSicon_PARKING.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="SKRZ-Bu violet+fuchsia"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/BSicon_SKRZ-Bu_violet%2Bfuchsia.svg/20px-BSicon_SKRZ-Bu_violet%2Bfuchsia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/BSicon_SKRZ-Bu_violet%2Bfuchsia.svg/30px-BSicon_SKRZ-Bu_violet%2Bfuchsia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/BSicon_SKRZ-Bu_violet%2Bfuchsia.svg/40px-BSicon_SKRZ-Bu_violet%2Bfuchsia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="SKRZ-Bu violet+fuchsia"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/BSicon_SKRZ-Bu_violet%2Bfuchsia.svg/20px-BSicon_SKRZ-Bu_violet%2Bfuchsia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/BSicon_SKRZ-Bu_violet%2Bfuchsia.svg/30px-BSicon_SKRZ-Bu_violet%2Bfuchsia.svg.png 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class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/BSicon_PARKING.svg/24px-BSicon_PARKING.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/BSicon_PARKING.svg/32px-BSicon_PARKING.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="STR violet"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/BSicon_STR_violet.svg/20px-BSicon_STR_violet.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/BSicon_STR_violet.svg/30px-BSicon_STR_violet.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/BSicon_STR_violet.svg/40px-BSicon_STR_violet.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="KACCxe violet"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/BSicon_KACCxe_violet.svg/20px-BSicon_KACCxe_violet.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/BSicon_KACCxe_violet.svg/30px-BSicon_KACCxe_violet.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/BSicon_KACCxe_violet.svg/40px-BSicon_KACCxe_violet.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><b><a href="/wiki/Redditch_railway_station" title="Redditch railway station">Redditch</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RMd"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="STR violet"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/BSicon_STR_violet.svg/20px-BSicon_STR_violet.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/BSicon_STR_violet.svg/30px-BSicon_STR_violet.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/BSicon_STR_violet.svg/40px-BSicon_STR_violet.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="exSTRl violet"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/BSicon_exSTRl_violet.svg/20px-BSicon_exSTRl_violet.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/BSicon_exSTRl_violet.svg/30px-BSicon_exSTRl_violet.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/BSicon_exSTRl_violet.svg/40px-BSicon_exSTRl_violet.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="exdCONTfq violet"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/BSicon_exdCONTfq_violet.svg/10px-BSicon_exdCONTfq_violet.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/BSicon_exdCONTfq_violet.svg/15px-BSicon_exdCONTfq_violet.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/BSicon_exdCONTfq_violet.svg/20px-BSicon_exdCONTfq_violet.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><div class="RMsi"><i><a href="/wiki/Gloucester_loop_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Gloucester loop line">Gloucester loop line</a></i></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="eHST violet"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/BSicon_eHST_violet.svg/20px-BSicon_eHST_violet.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/BSicon_eHST_violet.svg/30px-BSicon_eHST_violet.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/BSicon_eHST_violet.svg/40px-BSicon_eHST_violet.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RM_"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Blackwell_railway_station" title="Blackwell railway station">Blackwell</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><div class="RMov"><div class="RMic"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="LOCK3u; STR violet"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/BSicon_STR_violet.svg/20px-BSicon_STR_violet.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/BSicon_STR_violet.svg/30px-BSicon_STR_violet.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/BSicon_STR_violet.svg/40px-BSicon_STR_violet.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="LOCK3u; STR violet"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/BSicon_LOCK3u.svg/20px-BSicon_LOCK3u.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/BSicon_LOCK3u.svg/30px-BSicon_LOCK3u.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/BSicon_LOCK3u.svg/40px-BSicon_LOCK3u.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div><div class="RM_"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Lickey_Incline" title="Lickey Incline">Lickey Incline</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="BHF violet"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/BSicon_BHF_violet.svg/20px-BSicon_BHF_violet.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/BSicon_BHF_violet.svg/30px-BSicon_BHF_violet.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/BSicon_BHF_violet.svg/40px-BSicon_BHF_violet.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RM_"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><b><a href="/wiki/Bromsgrove_railway_station" title="Bromsgrove railway station">Bromsgrove</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="dCONTgq violet"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/BSicon_dCONTgq_violet.svg/10px-BSicon_dCONTgq_violet.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/BSicon_dCONTgq_violet.svg/15px-BSicon_dCONTgq_violet.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/BSicon_dCONTgq_violet.svg/20px-BSicon_dCONTgq_violet.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="ABZgr violet"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/BSicon_ABZgr_violet.svg/20px-BSicon_ABZgr_violet.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/BSicon_ABZgr_violet.svg/30px-BSicon_ABZgr_violet.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/BSicon_ABZgr_violet.svg/40px-BSicon_ABZgr_violet.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RMd"></div><div class="RM_"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><div class="RMsi"><i><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_to_Worcester_via_Bromsgrove_line" title="Birmingham to Worcester via Bromsgrove line">Birmingham to Worcester via Bromsgrove line</a></i></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="CONTf violet"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/BSicon_CONTf_violet.svg/20px-BSicon_CONTf_violet.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/BSicon_CONTf_violet.svg/30px-BSicon_CONTf_violet.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/BSicon_CONTf_violet.svg/40px-BSicon_CONTf_violet.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RM_"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><div class="RMsi"><i><a href="/wiki/Cross_Country_Route" title="Cross Country Route">Cross Country Route</a></i></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding:0 3px 0 0;"> </td> <td> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td> </td> <td style="padding:0 0 0 3px;"> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="line-height:normal;text-align:right;padding:0px 5px 5px;"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Parking" title="Parking"><img alt="Free car parking" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg/15px-Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg/23px-Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg/30px-Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="114" data-file-height="114" /></a></span> TfWM free car parking <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Parking" title="Parking"><img alt="Parking" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/BSicon_PARKING.svg/16px-BSicon_PARKING.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/BSicon_PARKING.svg/24px-BSicon_PARKING.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/BSicon_PARKING.svg/32px-BSicon_PARKING.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></a></span> Other car parking</span></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Cross-City Line</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Commuter_rail" title="Commuter rail">suburban rail</a> line in the <a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_(region)" title="West Midlands (region)">West Midlands</a> <a href="/wiki/Regions_of_England" title="Regions of England">region</a> of <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a>. It runs for 32 mi (51 km) from <a href="/wiki/Redditch" title="Redditch">Redditch</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bromsgrove" title="Bromsgrove">Bromsgrove</a> in <a href="/wiki/Worcestershire" title="Worcestershire">Worcestershire</a>, its two southern termini, to <a href="/wiki/Lichfield" title="Lichfield">Lichfield</a>, <a href="/wiki/Staffordshire" title="Staffordshire">Staffordshire</a>, its northern terminus, via <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_New_Street_railway_station" title="Birmingham New Street railway station">Birmingham New Street</a>, connecting the suburbs of <a href="/wiki/Birmingham" title="Birmingham">Birmingham</a> in between. Services are operated by <a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_Trains" title="West Midlands Trains">West Midlands Railway</a>. </p><p>Cross-City Line services began in 1978, as a project of the <a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_Passenger_Transport_Executive" title="West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive">West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive</a> (WMPTE) to improve local rail services. It made use of pre-existing railways lines, which previously did not have any through services. Services were extended to <a href="/wiki/Redditch_railway_station" title="Redditch railway station">Redditch</a> in 1980, and to <a href="/wiki/Lichfield_Trent_Valley_railway_station" title="Lichfield Trent Valley railway station">Lichfield Trent Valley</a> in 1988. The route was <a href="/wiki/Railway_electrification_in_Great_Britain" title="Railway electrification in Great Britain">electrified</a> in 1993. In 2018 services were extended to <a href="/wiki/Bromsgrove_railway_station" title="Bromsgrove railway station">Bromsgrove</a>, which was added as a second southern terminus. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cross-City_Line&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Constituent_railways">Constituent railways</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cross-City_Line&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Constituent railways"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>What is now the Cross-City Line was not built as a single route; it is a combination of lines opened by different companies at different times between 1837 and 1885.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBoynton1993_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBoynton1993-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On the northern half of the route (Birmingham–Lichfield): </p> <ul><li>The oldest section is between <a href="/wiki/Duddeston_railway_station" title="Duddeston railway station">Duddeston</a> (originally named Vauxhall) and <a href="/wiki/Aston_railway_station" title="Aston railway station">Aston</a>, which was part of the <a href="/wiki/Grand_Junction_Railway" title="Grand Junction Railway">Grand Junction Railway</a> from Birmingham to <a href="/wiki/Earlestown_railway_station" title="Earlestown railway station">Earlestown</a>, opened in 1837.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="This citation requires a reference to the specific page or range of pages in which the material appears. (August 2017)">page needed</span></a></i>]</sup> This was extended towards the centre of Birmingham, at <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Curzon_Street_railway_station_(1838-1966)" class="mw-redirect" title="Birmingham Curzon Street railway station (1838-1966)">Curzon Street</a>, the following year, and into Birmingham New Street in 1854.<sup id="cite_ref-Jowett_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jowett-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The line from Aston to <a href="/wiki/Sutton_Coldfield_railway_station" title="Sutton Coldfield railway station">Sutton Coldfield</a> was opened by the <a href="/wiki/London_and_North_Western_Railway" title="London and North Western Railway">London and North Western Railway</a> in 1862,<sup id="cite_ref-Jowett_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jowett-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and extended to <a href="/wiki/Lichfield_City_railway_station" title="Lichfield City railway station">Lichfield City</a> in 1884, where it connected with the <a href="/wiki/South_Staffordshire_line" title="South Staffordshire line">South Staffordshire line</a> between <a href="/wiki/Walsall_railway_station" title="Walsall railway station">Walsall</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lichfield_Trent_Valley_railway_station" title="Lichfield Trent Valley railway station">Lichfield Trent Valley</a>, which had opened in 1849.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBoynton199365–67_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBoynton199365–67-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>On the southern half of the route (Birmingham–Redditch): </p> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_and_Gloucester_Railway" title="Birmingham and Gloucester Railway">Birmingham and Gloucester Railway</a> had opened in 1840, following what is now the Cross-City Line between <a href="/wiki/Bromsgrove_railway_station" title="Bromsgrove railway station">Bromsgrove</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kings_Norton_railway_station" title="Kings Norton railway station">Kings Norton</a>, although this line ran to Curzon Street (later New Street) via what is now the <a href="/wiki/Camp_Hill_line" title="Camp Hill line">Camp Hill line</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Jowett_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jowett-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBoynton199314–17_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBoynton199314–17-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The single-track branch line from Barnt Green to <a href="/wiki/Redditch_railway_station" title="Redditch railway station">Redditch</a> followed in 1859, as part of the <a href="/wiki/Midland_Railway" title="Midland Railway">Midland Railway</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Gloucester_Loop_Line" class="mw-redirect" title="Gloucester Loop Line">Gloucester Loop Line</a>, which was closed south of Redditch in 1964.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBoynton199318–20_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBoynton199318–20-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_West_Suburban_Railway" title="Birmingham West Suburban Railway">Birmingham West Suburban Railway</a>, taking the route of the Cross-City Line between <a href="/wiki/Kings_Norton_railway_station" title="Kings Norton railway station">Kings Norton</a> and central Birmingham via <a href="/wiki/Bournville_railway_station" title="Bournville railway station">Bournville</a>, opened to its original terminus at <a href="/wiki/Granville_Street_railway_station" title="Granville Street railway station">Granville Street</a> in 1876, it was extended into Birmingham New Street in 1885, and the Granville Street terminus closed.<sup id="cite_ref-Jowett_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jowett-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBoynton199321–25_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBoynton199321–25-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>These lines from Birmingham to Barnt Green and Redditch were operated by the <a href="/wiki/Midland_Railway" title="Midland Railway">Midland Railway</a> and the line to Lichfield was operated by the <a href="/wiki/London_and_North_Western_Railway" title="London and North Western Railway">London and North Western Railway</a>, so there were no through services. This continued despite the <a href="/wiki/Railways_Act_1921" title="Railways Act 1921">Grouping of the LNW and Midland Railways</a> to form the <a href="/wiki/London_Midland_and_Scottish_Railway" class="mw-redirect" title="London Midland and Scottish Railway">London Midland and Scottish Railway</a> in 1921, and subsequent <a href="/wiki/Transport_Act_1947" title="Transport Act 1947">nationalisation</a> to form <a href="/wiki/British_Railways" class="mw-redirect" title="British Railways">British Railways</a>. </p><p>Prior to the creation of the Cross-City Line, the northern half of the route from New Street to Sutton Coldfield and Lichfield had a well used regular suburban service, which had been switched from steam to <a href="/wiki/Diesel_multiple_unit" title="Diesel multiple unit">diesel multiple unit</a> (DMU) operation in 1956, leading to a large increase in usage.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBoynton1993_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBoynton1993-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the southern half of the route from New Street to Redditch was a different matter: In 1964, the closure of all the stations between New Street and Redditch (along with the branch to Redditch) was proposed by the <a href="/wiki/Beeching_Axe" class="mw-redirect" title="Beeching Axe">Beeching Axe</a>. They were reprieved from closure in 1967, however the service was cut back to a handful of trains at peak times for commuters.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBoynton199359_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBoynton199359-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1978:_consolidated_route">1978: consolidated route</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cross-City_Line&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1978: consolidated route"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the early-1970s the <a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_Passenger_Transport_Executive" title="West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive">West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive</a> (WMPTE) gained responsibility for managing and planning the local railway network in the West Midlands, and they set about looking for ways it could be improved: The WMPTE Passenger Transport Plan of 1972 recognised the need for a cross-city rail service, and especially an improved service to the south of Birmingham with new stations to serve the growth areas in the south of the city.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBoynton199386–88_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBoynton199386–88-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Cross City Line project was sanctioned by the WMPTE in May 1975 and launched on 8 May <a href="/wiki/1978_in_rail_transport" title="1978 in rail transport">1978</a>. Costing £7.4 million (equivalent to £78,410,000 in 2023),<sup id="cite_ref-inflation-UK_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-inflation-UK-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> it involved joining the services into Birmingham from north and south into a single through service, along with the re-opening of <a href="/wiki/Five_Ways_railway_station" title="Five Ways railway station">Five Ways station</a> (the original had closed in 1944 as a wartime economy measure<sup id="cite_ref-Warr_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Warr-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) and new stations to serve the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Birmingham" title="University of Birmingham">University of Birmingham</a> and <a href="/wiki/Longbridge_railway_station" title="Longbridge railway station">Longbridge</a> (the former station at Longbridge was on the branch line to Halesowen and Old Hill). Most of the other stations on the southern half of the route were rebuilt at the same time, and improvements were made to signalling and junctions. Of the new stations, the only one to be officially opened was <a href="/wiki/University_railway_station_(England)" title="University railway station (England)">University</a>, which the then Secretary of State for Transport <a href="/wiki/Bill_Rodgers,_Baron_Rodgers_of_Quarry_Bank" title="Bill Rodgers, Baron Rodgers of Quarry Bank">Bill Rodgers</a> MP formally opened on 8 May 1978. There is a plaque on platform 2 marking this occasion.<sup id="cite_ref-Redditch_MRC_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Redditch_MRC-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBoynton199386–88_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBoynton199386–88-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Longbridge_Station_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1601412.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Longbridge_Station_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1601412.jpg/220px-Longbridge_Station_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1601412.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="141" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Longbridge_Station_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1601412.jpg/330px-Longbridge_Station_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1601412.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Longbridge_Station_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1601412.jpg/440px-Longbridge_Station_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1601412.jpg 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="575" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Longbridge_railway_station" title="Longbridge railway station">Longbridge railway station</a> in 1979, still unfinished having opened the previous year. At this time <a href="/wiki/Diesel_multiple_unit" title="Diesel multiple unit">diesel multiple units</a> operated the service.</figcaption></figure> <p>Services initially ran on a 15-minute frequency between Longbridge and Four Oaks via Birmingham New Street, with an hourly extension to Lichfield City, using refurbished <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_116" title="British Rail Class 116">Class 116</a> <a href="/wiki/Diesel_multiple_unit" title="Diesel multiple unit">Diesel multiple units</a>. The new service was an instant success, and by the end of the first year was carrying 30,000 passengers daily.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBoynton199389–90_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBoynton199389–90-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Redditch_MRC_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Redditch_MRC-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1980s_developments">1980s developments</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cross-City_Line&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 1980s developments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Services were extended to <a href="/wiki/Redditch_railway_station" title="Redditch railway station">Redditch</a> in 1980, initially on an hourly frequency, increased to half-hourly in 1989. The service to Lichfield City was increased to half hourly in 1986, and on 28 November 1988, some services were extended to terminate at the re-opened high level platforms of <a href="/wiki/Lichfield_Trent_Valley_railway_station" title="Lichfield Trent Valley railway station">Lichfield Trent Valley</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBoynton199389–90_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBoynton199389–90-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Redditch_MRC_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Redditch_MRC-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-southstaffsrail_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-southstaffsrail-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1990s:_Electrification">1990s: Electrification</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cross-City_Line&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 1990s: Electrification"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:323202_arriving_at_Birminghams_New_Street_station.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/323202_arriving_at_Birminghams_New_Street_station.jpg/220px-323202_arriving_at_Birminghams_New_Street_station.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/323202_arriving_at_Birminghams_New_Street_station.jpg/330px-323202_arriving_at_Birminghams_New_Street_station.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/323202_arriving_at_Birminghams_New_Street_station.jpg/440px-323202_arriving_at_Birminghams_New_Street_station.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4272" data-file-height="2848" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/London_Midland" title="London Midland">London Midland</a> <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_323" title="British Rail Class 323">Class 323</a> arriving at <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_New_Street_railway_station" title="Birmingham New Street railway station">Birmingham New Street</a> in 2009</figcaption></figure> <p>By the late-1980s, the elderly diesels operating the service were becoming increasingly unreliable, and the <a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_Passenger_Transport_Executive" title="West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive">WMPTE</a> (now reorganised as <a href="/wiki/Transport_for_West_Midlands" title="Transport for West Midlands">Transport for West Midlands</a>, formerly <i>Centro</i>) pressed for <a href="/wiki/Railway_electrification_in_Great_Britain" title="Railway electrification in Great Britain">electrification</a>. The decision to electrify the line was made on 7 February 1990 by the then Transport Minister <a href="/wiki/Cecil_Parkinson" title="Cecil Parkinson">Cecil Parkinson</a> during the campaign for <a href="/wiki/1990_Mid_Staffordshire_by-election" title="1990 Mid Staffordshire by-election">a by-election</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Mid_Staffordshire" class="mw-redirect" title="Mid Staffordshire">Mid Staffordshire</a> constituency.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBoynton199392–104_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBoynton199392–104-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Redditch_MRC_14-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Redditch_MRC-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Work started on electrifying the route with the <a href="/wiki/25_kV_AC_railway_electrification" title="25 kV AC railway electrification">25 kV AC</a> <a href="/wiki/Overhead_line" title="Overhead line">overhead line</a> system in May 1990, and it was completed on 6 June 1993. Redditch, Alvechurch, and Blake Street stations were rebuilt at this time, and several other stations including Barnt Green were extensively modified to accommodate the new longer electric trains. The signalling was also modernised at the same time as the electrification, as part of a parallel scheme. A new fleet of <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_323" title="British Rail Class 323">Class 323</a> <a href="/wiki/Electric_multiple_unit" title="Electric multiple unit">Electric multiple units</a> were introduced to work the electrified line, and replace the elderly diesels. Full service with the Class 323s did not begin until 1994, due to initial reliability problems with the new units. Some elderly <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_304" title="British Rail Class 304">Class 304</a>, <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_308" title="British Rail Class 308">Class 308</a> and <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_310" title="British Rail Class 310">Class 310</a> EMUs were drafted in to operate services in the interim, along with some of the original diesel units.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBoynton199392–104_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBoynton199392–104-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Redditch_MRC_14-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Redditch_MRC-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The cost of the electrification scheme was estimated at £64.5 million (equivalent to £165,950,000 in 2023),<sup id="cite_ref-inflation-UK_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-inflation-UK-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of which around 70% was funded by Centro, and the remainder by the <a href="/wiki/Regional_Railways" title="Regional Railways">Regional Railways</a> sector of <a href="/wiki/British_Rail" title="British Rail">British Rail</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBoynton199392–104_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBoynton199392–104-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="21st_century_developments">21st century developments</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cross-City_Line&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 21st century developments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Day_30_-_West_Midlands_Police_-_View_from_Above_1_(8428681775).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Day_30_-_West_Midlands_Police_-_View_from_Above_1_%288428681775%29.jpg/220px-Day_30_-_West_Midlands_Police_-_View_from_Above_1_%288428681775%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Day_30_-_West_Midlands_Police_-_View_from_Above_1_%288428681775%29.jpg/330px-Day_30_-_West_Midlands_Police_-_View_from_Above_1_%288428681775%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Day_30_-_West_Midlands_Police_-_View_from_Above_1_%288428681775%29.jpg/440px-Day_30_-_West_Midlands_Police_-_View_from_Above_1_%288428681775%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4288" data-file-height="2848" /></a><figcaption>Aerial view of the new railway bridge (nearest to camera) and aqueduct over the diverted A38, taken in January 2013</figcaption></figure> <p>At <a href="/wiki/Selly_Oak" title="Selly Oak">Selly Oak</a>, a new bridge was constructed in 2011 to carry the railway over a new section of the A38. </p><p>The single track between Barnt Green and Redditch restricted the number of trains that could run to Redditch to two per hour. In November 2013 a scheme was approved to construct a new <a href="/wiki/Passing_loop" title="Passing loop">passing loop</a> at <a href="/wiki/Alvechurch_railway_station" title="Alvechurch railway station">Alvechurch</a> to allow the service to be increased to three trains per hour.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Investing_Midlands_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Investing_Midlands-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The line between Barnt Green and Redditch was closed for eight weeks for the works to be carried out, and was reopened on 1 September 2014. The improved service began in December 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Electrification was also extended from Barnt Green to <a href="/wiki/Bromsgrove_railway_station" title="Bromsgrove railway station">Bromsgrove station</a>, which was rebuilt in 2016 and was added as a second southern terminus once electrification was completed in August 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These changes allowed three trains per hour to run to both Redditch and Bromsgrove.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Investing_Midlands_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Investing_Midlands-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-RE2017-1_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RE2017-1-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Three of the ten new <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_350" title="British Rail Class 350">Class 350</a> trains that London Midland introduced in 2014 displaced Class 323s on other routes in the West Midlands to enable an increase in capacity between Longbridge and Redditch, and the extension of all remaining Longbridge trains to Bromsgrove after electrification. Class 350s are not currently authorised to be used on the Cross City Line.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Post-<a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">pandemic</a> the Cross-City Line weekday service has been reduced from 6 to 4 trains per hour in each direction usually operated by two sets of <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_730" title="British Rail Class 730">Class 730s</a>, forming 6 cars. 6 trains per hour are expected to be reintroduced as part of Midlands Rail Hub.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_323" title="British Rail Class 323">Class 323</a> were finally withdrawn from the line after 30 years of service, on 27 September 2024. As part of the new <a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_Trains" title="West Midlands Trains">West Midlands Trains</a> franchise, they were replaced by <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_730" title="British Rail Class 730">Class 730</a> <a href="/wiki/Aventra" class="mw-redirect" title="Aventra">Aventras</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-WMR730Intro_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WMR730Intro-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-RedditchStandard_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RedditchStandard-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Current_services">Current services</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cross-City_Line&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Current services"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the December 2024 timetable<sup id="cite_ref-WMRCrossCity_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WMRCrossCity-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the off-peak weekday and Saturday service on the core section of the line between <a href="/wiki/Four_Oaks_railway_station" title="Four Oaks railway station">Four Oaks</a> and <a href="/wiki/Longbridge_railway_station" title="Longbridge railway station">Longbridge</a> comprises four <a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_Trains" title="West Midlands Trains">West Midlands Railway</a> trains per hour in each direction. Two northbound trains per hour continue from Four Oaks to <a href="/wiki/Lichfield_Trent_Valley_railway_station" title="Lichfield Trent Valley railway station">Lichfield Trent Valley</a> while two southbound trains per hour continue from <a href="/wiki/Barnt_Green_railway_station" title="Barnt Green railway station">Barnt Green</a> to <a href="/wiki/Redditch_railway_station" title="Redditch railway station">Redditch</a>, and the other two southbound trains per hour continue to <a href="/wiki/Bromsgrove_railway_station" title="Bromsgrove railway station">Bromsgrove</a>. </p><p>The service consists of: </p> <ul><li>2tph from <a href="/wiki/Lichfield_Trent_Valley_railway_station" title="Lichfield Trent Valley railway station">Lichfield Trent Valley</a> to <a href="/wiki/Bromsgrove_railway_station" title="Bromsgrove railway station">Bromsgrove</a></li> <li>2tph from <a href="/wiki/Four_Oaks_railway_station" title="Four Oaks railway station">Four Oaks</a> to <a href="/wiki/Redditch_railway_station" title="Redditch railway station">Redditch</a></li></ul> <p>Between <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_New_Street_railway_station" title="Birmingham New Street railway station">Birmingham New Street</a> and <a href="/wiki/Barnt_Green_railway_station" title="Barnt Green railway station">Barnt Green</a>, the Cross-City Line is contiguous with the <a href="/wiki/Cross_Country_Route" title="Cross Country Route">Cross Country Route</a>. Some longer distance services stop at <a href="/wiki/University_railway_station_(England)" title="University railway station (England)">University</a>, including <a href="/wiki/CrossCountry" title="CrossCountry">CrossCountry</a> trains to <a href="/wiki/Cardiff_Central_railway_station" title="Cardiff Central railway station">Cardiff</a> and <a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_Trains" title="West Midlands Trains">West Midlands Railway</a> trains to <a href="/wiki/Hereford_railway_station" title="Hereford railway station">Hereford</a>. </p><p>Tracks are also shared with the <a href="/wiki/Chase_Line" title="Chase Line">Chase Line</a> between <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_New_Street_railway_station" title="Birmingham New Street railway station">Birmingham New Street</a> and <a href="/wiki/Aston_railway_station" title="Aston railway station">Aston</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Future">Future</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cross-City_Line&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Future"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are long-standing proposals for the re-introduction of local trains on the <a href="/wiki/Camp_Hill_line" title="Camp Hill line">Camp Hill line</a><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (effectively a loop between Birmingham New Street and Kings Norton). </p><p>In October 2018, as part of a 30-year strategy of Transport in the West Midlands several proposals were put forward. By 2034, there would be longer trains, electrification of the line from <a href="/wiki/Lichfield_Trent_Valley_railway_station" title="Lichfield Trent Valley railway station">Lichfield Trent Valley</a> to <a href="/wiki/Burton-on-Trent_railway_station" title="Burton-on-Trent railway station">Burton-on-Trent</a> allowing 2 services per hour to be extended to <a href="/wiki/Burton-on-Trent_railway_station" title="Burton-on-Trent railway station">Burton-on-Trent</a> via a newly reopened <a href="/wiki/Alrewas_railway_station" title="Alrewas railway station">Alrewas</a>. Beyond 2034, it was proposed that new semi-fast service could serve more larger stations.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There is also a single tracked mothballed line to the former <a href="/wiki/Anglesey_Sidings" title="Anglesey Sidings">Anglesey Sidings</a> which was in use until 2001. The line remains in situ but rusty beyond repair. There is a possibility that the line which connected to Walsall from Lichfield via <a href="/wiki/Brownhills" title="Brownhills">Brownhills</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pelsall" title="Pelsall">Pelsall</a> could reopen as Mayor of the West Midlands <a href="/wiki/Andy_Street" title="Andy Street">Andy Street</a> promised to look and make the reopening of the line feasible. <a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_Combined_Authority" title="West Midlands Combined Authority">West Midlands Combined Authority</a> also released a plan for the line as part of a 10-year transport plan called the 2026 Delivery for Transport.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Passenger_volume">Passenger volume</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cross-City_Line&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Passenger volume"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2021–22, the Cross-City Line's 24 stations (excluding New Street) had combined passenger numbers of 12.4 million,<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The busiest station on the route besides Birmingham New Street is <a href="/wiki/University_railway_station_(England)" title="University railway station (England)">University</a>, with 3.05 million passenger entries and exits, and the least busy station is <a href="/wiki/Alvechurch_railway_station" title="Alvechurch railway station">Alvechurch</a> with 151,042 passenger entries and exits in 2023/24. </p> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="margin: auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="21">Station usage </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="col" style="text-left;vertical-align:top;">Station name </th> <th scope="col" style="text-left;vertical-align:top;">2002–03 </th> <th scope="col" style="text-left;vertical-align:top;">2004–05 </th> <th scope="col" style="text-left;vertical-align:top;">2005–06 </th> <th scope="col" style="text-left;vertical-align:top;">2006–07 </th> <th scope="col" style="text-left;vertical-align:top;">2007–08 </th> <th scope="col" style="text-left;vertical-align:top;">2008–09 </th> <th scope="col" style="text-left;vertical-align:top;">2009–10 </th> <th scope="col" style="text-left;vertical-align:top;">2010–11 </th> <th scope="col" style="text-left;vertical-align:top;">2011–12 </th> <th scope="col" style="text-left;vertical-align:top;">2012–13 </th> <th scope="col" style="text-left;vertical-align:top;">2013–14 </th> <th scope="col" style="text-left;vertical-align:top;">2014–15 </th> <th scope="col" style="text-left;vertical-align:top;">2015–16 </th> <th scope="col" style="text-left;vertical-align:top;">2016–17 </th> <th scope="col" style="text-left;vertical-align:top;">2017–18 </th> <th scope="col" style="text-left;vertical-align:top;">2018–19 </th> <th scope="col" style="text-left;vertical-align:top;">2019–20 </th> <th scope="col" style="text-left;vertical-align:top;">2020–21 </th> <th scope="col" style="text-left;vertical-align:top;">2021–22 </th> <th scope="col" style="text-left;vertical-align:top;">2022–23 </th></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" colspan="21">Lichfield Trent Valley to Birmingham New Street </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Lichfield_Trent_Valley_railway_station" title="Lichfield Trent Valley railway station">Lichfield Trent Valley</a> </td> <td>0.183 </td> <td>0.187 </td> <td>0.222 </td> <td>0.231 </td> <td>0.248 </td> <td>0.704 </td> <td>0.743 </td> <td>0.821 </td> <td>0.899 </td> <td>0.912 </td> <td>0.969 </td> <td>0.982 </td> <td>1.064 </td> <td>1.101 </td> <td>1.093 </td> <td>1.094 </td> <td>1.104 </td> <td>0.179 </td> <td>0.595 </td> <td>0.688 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Lichfield_City_railway_station" title="Lichfield City railway station">Lichfield City</a> </td> <td>0.529 </td> <td>0.579 </td> <td>0.590 </td> <td>0.608 </td> <td>0.636 </td> <td>0.561 </td> <td>0.624 </td> <td>0.607 </td> <td>0.621 </td> <td>0.638 </td> <td>0.643 </td> <td>0.685 </td> <td>0.680 </td> <td>0.712 </td> <td>0.798 </td> <td>0.862 </td> <td>0.828 </td> <td>0.197 </td> <td>0.488 </td> <td>0.633 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Shenstone_railway_station" title="Shenstone railway station">Shenstone</a> </td> <td>0.089 </td> <td>0.114 </td> <td>0.126 </td> <td>0.133 </td> <td>0.151 </td> <td>0.143 </td> <td>0.203 </td> <td>0.189 </td> <td>0.160 </td> <td>0.181 </td> <td>0.174 </td> <td>0.179 </td> <td>0.177 </td> <td>0.191 </td> <td>0.200 </td> <td>0.175 </td> <td>0.179 </td> <td>0.062 </td> <td>0.092 </td> <td>0.130 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Blake_Street_railway_station" title="Blake Street railway station">Blake Street</a> </td> <td>0.154 </td> <td>0.168 </td> <td>0.172 </td> <td>0.176 </td> <td>0.184 </td> <td>0.339 </td> <td>0.332 </td> <td>0.326 </td> <td>0.313 </td> <td>0.307 </td> <td>0.338 </td> <td>0.344 </td> <td>0.378 </td> <td>0.380 </td> <td>0.382 </td> <td>0.435 </td> <td>0.427 </td> <td>0.066 </td> <td>0.199 </td> <td>0.264 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Butlers_Lane_railway_station" title="Butlers Lane railway station">Butlers Lane</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>0.092 </td> <td>0.093 </td> <td>0.096 </td> <td>0.103 </td> <td>0.197 </td> <td>0.193 </td> <td>0.186 </td> <td>0.189 </td> <td>0.186 </td> <td>0.202 </td> <td>0.206 </td> <td>0.222 </td> <td>0.230 </td> <td>0.232 </td> <td>0.254 </td> <td>0.246 </td> <td>0.042 </td> <td>0.116 </td> <td>0.142 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Four_Oaks_railway_station" title="Four Oaks railway station">Four Oaks</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>0.225 </td> <td>0.235 </td> <td>0.251 </td> <td>0.277 </td> <td>0.538 </td> <td>0.541 </td> <td>0.548 </td> <td>0.581 </td> <td>0.585 </td> <td>0.623 </td> <td>0.640 </td> <td>0.701 </td> <td>0.750 </td> <td>0.750 </td> <td>0.823 </td> <td>0.805 </td> <td>0.121 </td> <td>0.377 </td> <td>0.498 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Sutton_Coldfield_railway_station" title="Sutton Coldfield railway station">Sutton Coldfield</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>0.512 </td> <td>0.542 </td> <td>0.578 </td> <td>0.634 </td> <td>1.183 </td> <td>1.185 </td> <td>1.185 </td> <td>1.377 </td> <td>1.368 </td> <td>1.429 </td> <td>1.475 </td> <td>1.573 </td> <td>1.609 </td> <td>1.624 </td> <td>1.776 </td> <td>1.720 </td> <td>0.313 </td> <td>0.645 </td> <td>0.805 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Wylde_Green_railway_station" title="Wylde Green railway station">Wylde Green</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>0.199 </td> <td>0.212 </td> <td>0.224 </td> <td>0.435 </td> <td>0.435 </td> <td>0.441 </td> <td>0.439 </td> <td>0.488 </td> <td>0.493 </td> <td>0.522 </td> <td>0.537 </td> <td>0.586 </td> <td>0.606 </td> <td>0.619 </td> <td>0.678 </td> <td>0.668 </td> <td>0.113 </td> <td>0.302 </td> <td>0.389 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Chester_Road_railway_station" title="Chester Road railway station">Chester Road</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>0.245 </td> <td>0.251 </td> <td>0.267 </td> <td>0.296 </td> <td>0.537 </td> <td>0.564 </td> <td>0.598 </td> <td>0.748 </td> <td>0.763 </td> <td>0.799 </td> <td>0.816 </td> <td>0.882 </td> <td>0.909 </td> <td>0.925 </td> <td>1.048 </td> <td>1.050 </td> <td>0.152 </td> <td>0.390 </td> <td>0.489 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Erdington_railway_station" title="Erdington railway station">Erdington</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>0.267 </td> <td>0.299 </td> <td>0.299 </td> <td>0.336 </td> <td>0.552 </td> <td>0.576 </td> <td>0.584 </td> <td>0.815 </td> <td>0.797 </td> <td>0.831 </td> <td>0.826 </td> <td>0.884 </td> <td>0.923 </td> <td>0.930 </td> <td>1.052 </td> <td>1.030 </td> <td>0.160 </td> <td>0.329 </td> <td>0.397 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Gravelly_Hill_railway_station" title="Gravelly Hill railway station">Gravelly Hill</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>0.166 </td> <td>0.183 </td> <td>0.200 </td> <td>0.231 </td> <td>0.404 </td> <td>0.403 </td> <td>0.402 </td> <td>0.636 </td> <td>0.631 </td> <td>0.684 </td> <td>0.684 </td> <td>0.736 </td> <td>0.769 </td> <td>0.772 </td> <td>0.908 </td> <td>0.912 </td> <td>0.138 </td> <td>0.279 </td> <td>0.357 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Aston_railway_station" title="Aston railway station">Aston</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>0.162 </td> <td>0.163 </td> <td>0.168 </td> <td>0.206 </td> <td>0.341 </td> <td>0.345 </td> <td>0.336 </td> <td>0.445 </td> <td>0.438 </td> <td>0.484 </td> <td>0.484 </td> <td>0.533 </td> <td>0.525 </td> <td>0.554 </td> <td>0.658 </td> <td>0.683 </td> <td>0.129 </td> <td>0.388 </td> <td>0.555 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Duddeston_railway_station" title="Duddeston railway station">Duddeston</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>0.050 </td> <td>0.052 </td> <td>0.056 </td> <td>0.060 </td> <td>0.135 </td> <td>0.138 </td> <td>0.141 </td> <td>0.180 </td> <td>0.182 </td> <td>0.190 </td> <td>0.189 </td> <td>0.218 </td> <td>0.245 </td> <td>0.257 </td> <td>0.343 </td> <td>0.408 </td> <td>0.116 </td> <td>0.242 </td> <td>0.385 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_New_Street_railway_station" title="Birmingham New Street railway station">Birmingham New Street</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>16.244 </td> <td>17.303 </td> <td>14.525 </td> <td>17.007 </td> <td>25.192 </td> <td>25.268 </td> <td>24.687 </td> <td>31.213 </td> <td>32.090 </td> <td>34.748 </td> <td>35.313 </td> <td>39.077 </td> <td>42.367 </td> <td>44.380 </td> <td>47.928 </td> <td>46.511 </td> <td>7.351 </td> <td>22.683 </td> <td>30.726 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" colspan="21">Birmingham New Street to Redditch and Bromsgrove </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Five_Ways_railway_station" title="Five Ways railway station">Five Ways</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>0.450 </td> <td>0.480 </td> <td>0.514 </td> <td>0.564 </td> <td>0.990 </td> <td>1.043 </td> <td>1.050 </td> <td>1.345 </td> <td>1.350 </td> <td>1.447 </td> <td>1.453 </td> <td>1.586 </td> <td>1.661 </td> <td>1.776 </td> <td>2.301 </td> <td>2.497 </td> <td>0.564 </td> <td>1.171 </td> <td>1.459 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_railway_station_(England)" title="University railway station (England)">University</a> </td> <td>0.785 </td> <td>0.968 </td> <td>1.061 </td> <td>1.191 </td> <td>1.251 </td> <td>1.978 </td> <td>2.063 </td> <td>2.158 </td> <td>2.595 </td> <td>2.636 </td> <td>2.845 </td> <td>2.977 </td> <td>3.206 </td> <td>3.384 </td> <td>3.475 </td> <td>3.970 </td> <td>3.975 </td> <td>0.731 </td> <td>1.961 </td> <td>2.633 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Selly_Oak_railway_station" title="Selly Oak railway station">Selly Oak</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>0.800 </td> <td>0.897 </td> <td>1.024 </td> <td>1.113 </td> <td>1.578 </td> <td>1.598 </td> <td>1.569 </td> <td>2.270 </td> <td>2.278 </td> <td>2.407 </td> <td>2.433 </td> <td>2.671 </td> <td>2.805 </td> <td>2.848 </td> <td>3.296 </td> <td>3.274 </td> <td>0.631 </td> <td>1.590 </td> <td>1.995 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Bournville_railway_station" title="Bournville railway station">Bournville</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>0.342 </td> <td>0.375 </td> <td>0.406 </td> <td>0.467 </td> <td>0.764 </td> <td>0.773 </td> <td>0.786 </td> <td>0.983 </td> <td>0.976 </td> <td>1.028 </td> <td>1.034 </td> <td>1.106 </td> <td>1.167 </td> <td>1.183 </td> <td>1.331 </td> <td>1.319 </td> <td>0.200 </td> <td>0.511 </td> <td>0.702 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Kings_Norton_railway_station" title="Kings Norton railway station">Kings Norton</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>0.366 </td> <td>0.407 </td> <td>0.447 </td> <td>0.481 </td> <td>0.812 </td> <td>0.785 </td> <td>0.793 </td> <td>1.102 </td> <td>1.092 </td> <td>1.142 </td> <td>1.146 </td> <td>1.237 </td> <td>1.290 </td> <td>1.317 </td> <td>1.509 </td> <td>1.512 </td> <td>0.231 </td> <td>0.537 </td> <td>0.676 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Northfield_railway_station" title="Northfield railway station">Northfield</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>0.272 </td> <td>0.296 </td> <td>0.306 </td> <td>0.333 </td> <td>0.587 </td> <td>0.565 </td> <td>0.589 </td> <td>0.743 </td> <td>0.739 </td> <td>0.775 </td> <td>0.777 </td> <td>0.845 </td> <td>0.863 </td> <td>0.873 </td> <td>0.989 </td> <td>0.981 </td> <td>0.173 </td> <td>0.392 </td> <td>0.489 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Longbridge_railway_station" title="Longbridge railway station">Longbridge</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>0.292 </td> <td>0.316 </td> <td>0.343 </td> <td>0.373 </td> <td>0.628 </td> <td>0.625 </td> <td>0.638 </td> <td>0.751 </td> <td>0.743 </td> <td>0.797 </td> <td>0.832 </td> <td>0.919 </td> <td>0.963 </td> <td>0.974 </td> <td>1.093 </td> <td>1.029 </td> <td>0.239 </td> <td>0.525 </td> <td>0.686 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Barnt_Green_railway_station" title="Barnt Green railway station">Barnt Green</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>0.128 </td> <td>0.154 </td> <td>0.160 </td> <td>0.171 </td> <td>0.217 </td> <td>0.221 </td> <td>0.231 </td> <td>0.256 </td> <td>0.249 </td> <td>0.260 </td> <td>0.251 </td> <td>0.270 </td> <td>0.285 </td> <td>0.303 </td> <td>0.305 </td> <td>0.315 </td> <td>0.072 </td> <td>0.193 </td> <td>0.246 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Alvechurch_railway_station" title="Alvechurch railway station">Alvechurch</a> </td> <td>0.068 </td> <td>0.077 </td> <td>0.094 </td> <td>0.094 </td> <td>0.094 </td> <td>0.135 </td> <td>0.138 </td> <td>0.138 </td> <td>0.161 </td> <td>0.151 </td> <td>0.159 </td> <td>0.145 </td> <td>0.167 </td> <td>0.189 </td> <td>0.198 </td> <td>0.200 </td> <td>0.180 </td> <td>0.032 </td> <td>0.091 </td> <td>0.124 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Redditch_railway_station" title="Redditch railway station">Redditch</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>0.592 </td> <td>0.631 </td> <td>0.662 </td> <td>0.689 </td> <td>0.847 </td> <td>0.860 </td> <td>0.900 </td> <td>0.953 </td> <td>0.993 </td> <td>0.942 </td> <td>0.861 </td> <td>1.002 </td> <td>1.033 </td> <td>1.078 </td> <td>1.060 </td> <td>1.002 </td> <td>0.210 </td> <td>0.581 </td> <td>0.685 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Bromsgrove_railway_station" title="Bromsgrove railway station">Bromsgrove</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>0.753 </td> <td>0.790 </td> <td>0.133 </td> <td>0.415 </td> <td>0.513 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="21"><span style="font-size:85%;">The annual passenger usage is based on sales of tickets in stated financial years from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/usage/estimates-of-station-usage">Office of Rail and Road estimates of station usage</a>. The statistics are for passengers arriving and departing from each station and cover twelve-month periods that start in April. Methodology may vary year on year. Usage from the periods 2019-20 and especially 2020-21 onwards have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic</span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Route_description">Route description</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cross-City_Line&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Route description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Birmingham_Cross-City_Line.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Birmingham_Cross-City_Line.png/220px-Birmingham_Cross-City_Line.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="396" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Birmingham_Cross-City_Line.png/330px-Birmingham_Cross-City_Line.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Birmingham_Cross-City_Line.png/440px-Birmingham_Cross-City_Line.png 2x" data-file-width="5000" data-file-height="9000" /></a><figcaption>Diagram of route</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Railway station">railway stations</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cities" class="mw-redirect" title="Cities">cities</a>, <a href="/wiki/Town" title="Town">towns</a> and <a href="/wiki/Village" title="Village">villages</a> served by the line are listed below. </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lichfield_Trent_Valley_railway_station" title="Lichfield Trent Valley railway station">Lichfield Trent Valley</a> – on the outskirts of <a href="/wiki/Lichfield" title="Lichfield">Lichfield</a>, with connections to <a href="/wiki/London_Northwestern_Railway" class="mw-redirect" title="London Northwestern Railway">London Northwestern Railway</a> services along the <a href="/wiki/Trent_Valley_line" title="Trent Valley line">Trent Valley line</a> between <a href="/wiki/Euston_railway_station" title="Euston railway station">London Euston</a> and <a href="/wiki/Crewe_railway_station" title="Crewe railway station">Crewe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lichfield_City_railway_station" title="Lichfield City railway station">Lichfield City railway station</a> – in central <a href="/wiki/Lichfield" title="Lichfield">Lichfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shenstone_railway_station" title="Shenstone railway station">Shenstone railway station</a> in <a href="/wiki/Shenstone,_Staffordshire" title="Shenstone, Staffordshire">Shenstone, Staffordshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blake_Street_railway_station" title="Blake Street railway station">Blake Street railway station</a> in <a href="/wiki/Hill_Hook" title="Hill Hook">Hill Hook, Sutton Coldfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Butlers_Lane_railway_station" title="Butlers Lane railway station">Butlers Lane railway station</a> in <a href="/wiki/Four_Oaks,_Sutton_Coldfield" title="Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield">Four Oaks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Four_Oaks_railway_station" title="Four Oaks railway station">Four Oaks railway station</a> in <a href="/wiki/Four_Oaks,_Sutton_Coldfield" title="Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield">Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sutton_Coldfield_railway_station" title="Sutton Coldfield railway station">Sutton Coldfield railway station</a> in <a href="/wiki/Sutton_Coldfield" title="Sutton Coldfield">Sutton Coldfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wylde_Green_railway_station" title="Wylde Green railway station">Wylde Green railway station</a> serving <a href="/wiki/Wylde_Green" title="Wylde Green">Wylde Green</a> and <a href="/wiki/Boldmere" title="Boldmere">Boldmere</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chester_Road_railway_station" title="Chester Road railway station">Chester Road railway station</a> <a href="/wiki/Pype_Hayes" title="Pype Hayes">Pype Hayes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Erdington" title="Erdington">Erdington</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wylde_Green" title="Wylde Green">Wylde Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erdington_railway_station" title="Erdington railway station">Erdington railway station</a> in <a href="/wiki/Erdington" title="Erdington">Erdington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gravelly_Hill_railway_station" title="Gravelly Hill railway station">Gravelly Hill railway station</a> in <a href="/wiki/Gravelly_Hill" title="Gravelly Hill">Gravelly Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aston_railway_station" title="Aston railway station">Aston railway station</a> in <a href="/wiki/Aston" title="Aston">Aston</a> – the <a href="/wiki/Chase_Line" title="Chase Line">Walsall Line</a> diverges here</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duddeston_railway_station" title="Duddeston railway station">Duddeston railway station</a> in <a href="/wiki/Duddeston" title="Duddeston">Duddeston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_New_Street_railway_station" title="Birmingham New Street railway station">Birmingham New Street railway station</a> in <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_City_Centre" class="mw-redirect" title="Birmingham City Centre">Birmingham City Centre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Five_Ways_railway_station" title="Five Ways railway station">Five Ways railway station</a> in <a href="/wiki/Five_Ways,_Birmingham" title="Five Ways, Birmingham">Five Ways, Birmingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_railway_station_(England)" title="University railway station (England)">University railway station</a> serving the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Birmingham" title="University of Birmingham">University of Birmingham</a> and <a href="/wiki/Queen_Elizabeth_Hospital_Birmingham" title="Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham">Queen Elizabeth Hospital</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Selly_Oak_railway_station" title="Selly Oak railway station">Selly Oak railway station</a> in <a href="/wiki/Selly_Oak" title="Selly Oak">Selly Oak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bournville_railway_station" title="Bournville railway station">Bournville railway station</a> in <a href="/wiki/Bournville" title="Bournville">Bournville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kings_Norton_railway_station" title="Kings Norton railway station">Kings Norton railway station</a> in <a href="/wiki/Kings_Norton" title="Kings Norton">Kings Norton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cotteridge" title="Cotteridge">Cotteridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northfield_railway_station" title="Northfield railway station">Northfield railway station</a> in <a href="/wiki/Northfield,_Birmingham" title="Northfield, Birmingham">Northfield, Birmingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Longbridge_railway_station" title="Longbridge railway station">Longbridge railway station</a> in <a href="/wiki/Longbridge" title="Longbridge">Longbridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barnt_Green_railway_station" title="Barnt Green railway station">Barnt Green railway station</a> in <a href="/wiki/Barnt_Green" title="Barnt Green">Barnt Green</a> – branches off the main line to <a href="/wiki/Cheltenham" title="Cheltenham">Cheltenham</a> here.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alvechurch_railway_station" title="Alvechurch railway station">Alvechurch railway station</a> in <a href="/wiki/Alvechurch" title="Alvechurch">Alvechurch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Redditch_railway_station" title="Redditch railway station">Redditch railway station</a> in <a href="/wiki/Redditch" title="Redditch">Redditch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bromsgrove_railway_station" title="Bromsgrove railway station">Bromsgrove railway station</a> in <a href="/wiki/Bromsgrove" title="Bromsgrove">Bromsgrove</a></li></ul> <p>A large stretch of the northern part of the line closely follows the <a href="/wiki/A5127_road" title="A5127 road">A5127 road</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Media">Media</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cross-City_Line&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>In 1990, Railscene produced a driver's eye view of the then-diesel line, featuring the elderly rolling stock still in operation. Many features of the line have since been changed, for example, the rebuilding of Alvechurch and Redditch stations, the abolition of Lichfield City's goods sidings and closure of the Brownhills Line and the removal of the fourth platform of Lichfield Trent Valley.</li> <li>There was a highly publicised opening ceremony to celebrate the <a href="/wiki/Railway_electrification_in_Great_Britain" title="Railway electrification in Great Britain">electrification</a> and service enhancement at Redditch in 1993.</li> <li>In 1995, Video 125 released a video of a driver's eye view of the recently electrified line, narrated by Kay Alexander. On the video near Lichfield an elderly <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_304" title="British Rail Class 304">Class 304</a> unit is used on the opposite direction service – this was due to not all 323 units being in traffic in time for the new services starting.</li> <li>A full replica of the Cross-City line was released for the <a href="/wiki/Train_Simulator_Classic_(video_game)" class="mw-redirect" title="Train Simulator Classic (video game)">Train Simulator</a> franchise in March 2021 and on <a href="/wiki/Train_Sim_World_3" class="mw-redirect" title="Train Sim World 3">Train Sim World 3</a> in November 2022 by Dovetail Games, both featuring the <a href="/wiki/Class_323" class="mw-redirect" title="Class 323">Class 323</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>There is a highly detailed reproduction of the part between Redditch and Birmingham New Street for the free train simulators <a href="/wiki/BVE_Trainsim" title="BVE Trainsim">BVE</a> and OpenBVE.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cross-City_Line&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Transport_in_Birmingham" title="Transport in Birmingham">Transport in Birmingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camp_Hill_line" title="Camp Hill line">Camp Hill line</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cross-City_Line&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-WMR730Intro-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-WMR730Intro_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-WMR730Intro_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/about-us/news-desk/west-midlands-railway-new-trains-enter-service-birminghams-iconic-cross-city">"West Midlands Railway: New trains enter service on Birmingham's iconic Cross City Line"</a>. 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data-file-height="307" /></a></span></span> Transport in Worcestershire</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Roads_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Roads in the United Kingdom">Road</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:14em;text-align:left;">Motorways</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/M5_motorway" title="M5 motorway">M5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M42_motorway" title="M42 motorway">M42</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M50_motorway_(Great_Britain)" class="mw-redirect" title="M50 motorway (Great Britain)">M50</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:14em;text-align:left;">A-roads</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/A38_road" title="A38 road">A38</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A44_road" title="A44 road">A44</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A46_road" title="A46 road">A46</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A422_road" title="A422 road">A422</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A435_road" title="A435 road">A435</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A441_road" title="A441 road">A441</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A442_road" title="A442 road">A442</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A448_road" title="A448 road">A448</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A449_road" title="A449 road">A449</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A456_road" title="A456 road">A456</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A491_road" title="A491 road">A491</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A4025_road" class="mw-redirect" title="A4025 road">A4025</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A4536_road" title="A4536 road">A4536</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:14em;text-align:left;">Service stations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Frankley_services" title="Frankley services">Frankley services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hopwood_Park_services" title="Hopwood Park services">Hopwood Park services</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strensham_services" title="Strensham services">Strensham services</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:14em;text-align:left;">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Icknield_Street" title="Icknield Street">Icknield Street</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Settlements_on_the_A38&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Settlements on the A38 (page does not exist)">List of settlements on the A38</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Rail_transport_in_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Rail transport in the United Kingdom">Rail</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:14em;text-align:left;">Main lines</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Cross-City Line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cross_Country_Route" title="Cross Country Route">Cross Country Route</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Warwickshire_Line" title="North Warwickshire Line">North Warwickshire Line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_to_Worcester_via_Bromsgrove_Line" class="mw-redirect" title="Birmingham to Worcester via Bromsgrove Line">Birmingham to Worcester via Bromsgrove Line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_to_Worcester_via_Kidderminster_line" title="Birmingham to Worcester via Kidderminster line">Birmingham to Worcester via Kidderminster line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cotswold_Line" title="Cotswold Line">Cotswold Line</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:14em;text-align:left;">Closed lines</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Oxford%E2%80%93Worcester%E2%80%93Wolverhampton_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Oxford–Worcester–Wolverhampton line">Oxford–Worcester–Wolverhampton line</a> (Dudley to Wolverhampton section)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:14em;text-align:left;">Stations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alvechurch_railway_station" title="Alvechurch railway station">Alvechurch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barnt_Green_railway_station" title="Barnt Green railway station">Barnt Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blakedown_railway_station" title="Blakedown railway station">Blakedown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bromsgrove_railway_station" title="Bromsgrove railway station">Bromsgrove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Droitwich_Spa_railway_station" title="Droitwich Spa railway station">Droitwich Spa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evesham_railway_station" title="Evesham railway station">Evesham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Malvern_railway_station" title="Great Malvern railway station">Great Malvern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hagley_railway_station" title="Hagley railway station">Hagley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hartlebury_railway_station" title="Hartlebury railway station">Hartlebury</a></li> <li><a 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