Birmingham to Worcester via Bromsgrove line

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

Birmingham to Worcester via Bromsgrove line
Bournville station
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Network Rail
Locale	Worcestershire West Midlands West Midlands (region)
Service
Type	Suburban rail, Heavy rail
System	National Rail
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map

v t e Birmingham to Worcester via Bromsgrove Line
Legend
Cross Country Route Birmingham New Street Rugby–Birmingham–Stafford line Central Goods Granville Street Five Ways Church Road Somerset Road University Selly Oak Cadbury Railway and Wharf Bournville Lifford Wharf branch Camp Hill line Kings Norton Northfield Longbridge Halesowen Railway Barnt Green Cross-City Line M42 motorway Blackwell Lickey Incline Bromsgrove Cross Country Route Stoke Works M5 motorway Birmingham to Worcester via Kidderminster line Droitwich Spa Worcester (North) Parkway (proposed) Fernhill Heath Blackpole Halt Astwood Halt Worcester Triangle Worcester Foregate Street Worcester Shrub Hill Cotswold Line

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

The line serves the following places:^[1]

• Birmingham
• University of Birmingham
• Barnt Green
• Bromsgrove
• Droitwich Spa
• Worcester

Services

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

References

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