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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

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.

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:

• 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. A handful of trains per day also call at Barnt Green. 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.

v t e Railway lines in the West Midlands
Main lines	West Coast Main Line Cross Country Route Chiltern Main Line
Inter-regional	Birmingham–Peterborough line Crewe–Derby line Cotswold Line Shrewsbury–Chester line Stafford–Manchester line Welsh Marches line
Local	Birmingham to Worcester via Bromsgrove line Birmingham to Worcester via Kidderminster line Camp Hill line Chase Line Colwich–Stone line Coventry–Leamington line Coventry–Nuneaton line Cross-City Line Leamington–Stratford line North Warwickshire Line Northampton loop Rugby–Birmingham–Stafford line Stourbridge Town branch line Trent Valley line Wolverhampton–Shrewsbury line
Freight only	South Staffordshire line Sutton Park line Walsall–Wolverhampton line
Heritage	Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway Severn Valley Railway Telford Steam Railway

v t e Transport in Worcestershire
Road	Motorways M5 M42 M50 A-roads A38 A44 A46 A422 A435 A441 A442 A448 A449 A456 A491 A4025 A4536 Service stations Frankley services Hopwood Park services Strensham services Other Icknield Street List of settlements on the A38
Rail	Main lines Cross-City Line Cross Country Route North Warwickshire Line Birmingham to Worcester via Bromsgrove Line Birmingham to Worcester via Kidderminster line Cotswold Line Closed lines Oxford–Worcester–Wolverhampton line (Dudley to Wolverhampton section) Stations Alvechurch Barnt Green Blakedown Bromsgrove Droitwich Spa Evesham Great Malvern Hagley Hartlebury Honeybourne Kidderminster Malvern Link Pershore Redditch Worcester Foregate Street Worcester Shrub Hill Wythall Closed stations Astwood Bank Aston-under-Hill Beckford Bengeworth Bredon Eckington Foley Park Halt Hinton Littleton and Badsey Malvern Wells Ripple Upton-on-Severn Wadborough Heritage stations Arley Bewdley Kidderminster Town Northwood Halt Heritage railways Severn Valley Railway Under construction Broadway Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway
Buses	Routes Worcestershire bus route 144 Companies Diamond West Midlands First Midland Red Other Bus transport in Bromsgrove
Waterways	Rivers River Arrow River Avon River Severn River Stour River Teme Canals Droitwich Canal Leominster Canal Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Worcester and Birmingham Canal Other Diglis Basin Hampton Ferry Tardebigge Engine House Tardebigge Locks
Footpaths	Long-distance footpaths Cotswold Way Monarch's Way Severn Way Worcestershire Way Wychavon Way
Cycle paths	Route 5 Route 54

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