Barnt Green is a village and civil parish in the Bromsgrove District of Worcestershire,England,situated 10 miles (16 km) south of Birmingham city centre,with a population at the 2011 census of 1,794.
The Cross-City Line is a suburban rail line in the West Midlands region of England. It runs for 32 mi (51 km) from Redditch and Bromsgrove in Worcestershire,its two southern termini,to Lichfield,Staffordshire,its northern terminus,via Birmingham New Street,connecting the suburbs of Birmingham in between. Services are operated by West Midlands Railway.
The Lickey Incline,south of Birmingham,is the steepest sustained main-line railway incline in Great Britain. The climb is a gradient of 1 in 37.7 for a continuous distance of two miles (3.2 km). Constructed originally for the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (B&GR) and opened in 1840 it is located on the Cross Country Route between Barnt Green and Bromsgrove stations in Worcestershire.
The Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (B&GR) was the first name of the railway linking the cities in its name and of the company which pioneered and developed it;the line opened in stages in 1840,using a terminus at Camp Hill in Birmingham. It linked with the Bristol and Gloucester Railway in Gloucester,but at first that company's line was broad gauge,and Gloucester was a point of the necessary but inconvenient transhipment of goods and passengers onto 4 ft 8+1⁄2 instandard gauge that became the national standard. Nearly all of the original main line remains active as a "trunk" route,also known as an arterial route or line.
Ashchurch for Tewkesbury is a railway station on the main Bristol–Birmingham main line,serving the market town of Tewkesbury and the village of Ashchurch in Gloucestershire,England. It is located less than 1⁄4 mile (400 m) from junction 9 of the M5 motorway. Originally opened in 1840 but closed in 1971. The station was reopened on 1 June 1997 by Railtrack. There are regular bus connections from the station to Tewkesbury town centre,Gloucester and Cheltenham.
University railway station serves the University of Birmingham,Birmingham Women's Hospital,and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in the West Midlands of England. It is on the Cross-City Line,which runs from Redditch and Bromsgrove to Lichfield via Birmingham New Street. Most services are operated by West Midlands Railway who manage the station,but some are operated by CrossCountry.
Five Ways railway station is a railway station serving the Five Ways and Lee Bank areas of Birmingham,England. It is situated on the Cross-City Line.
Bournville railway station serves the Bournville area of Birmingham,England. It is on the Cross-City Line which runs from Redditch/Bromsgrove to Lichfield via Birmingham New Street.
Kings Norton railway station serves the Kings Norton and Cotteridge areas of Birmingham,England. It lies on the Cross-City Line from Redditch and Bromsgrove through Birmingham New Street to Lichfield. The station's main entrance is located on Pershore Road South,the A441.
The Birmingham to Worcester via Kidderminster line is a railway line which runs from Birmingham Snow Hill to Worcester via Stourbridge and Kidderminster in the West Midlands,England. It is one of the Snow Hill Lines,with trains operated by West Midlands Trains and Chiltern Railways using a variety of rolling stock including Class 172 and Class 168 diesel units. It is a future aspiration of Network Rail to electrify the entire line,as well as the Chiltern Main Line to London Marylebone.
Redditch railway station serves the town of Redditch,North Worcestershire,England. It is the southern terminus of the Cross-City Line 14.5 miles (23 km) south of Birmingham New Street. The station,and all trains serving it,are operated by West Midlands Trains. Redditch station sits at the end of a single track branch line from Barnt Green which forms part of the Cross-City Line. The line used to continue south to Ashchurch and also Evesham but this was closed in the 1960s.
Northfield railway station serves the Northfield area of Birmingham,England. It is situated on the Cross-City Line,and is managed by West Midlands Trains,who also operate all of the rail services that serve it.
Longbridge railway station serves the Longbridge,Rednal,Rubery and West Heath areas in the far south-west of Birmingham,England. It is on the Cross City Line. The station,and all trains calling there,are operated by West Midlands Trains.
Barnt Green railway station serves the village of Barnt Green,North Worcestershire,England. It is situated 9+1⁄2 miles (15.3 km) south west of Birmingham New Street. The station,and all trains serving it,are operated by West Midlands Trains.
Worcester Shrub Hill is one of two railway stations serving the city of Worcester,England;the other is Worcester Foregate Street in the city centre. A third,Worcestershire Parkway,is located just outside the city to the south-east. The station is managed by West Midlands Trains,operating here under the West Midlands Railway brand,and is also served by Great Western Railway.
Droitwich Spa railway station serves the town of Droitwich Spa in Worcestershire,England. It is located just to the south-west of Droitwich Spa Junction of the Worcester to Leamington Spa Line and the Worcester to Birmingham New Street line. The station is managed by West Midlands Trains,who also operate all trains serving it.
Great Malvern railway station is one of two stations serving the town of Malvern,Worcestershire,England on the Hereford to Worcester section of the Cotswold Line. It is situated downhill from the centre of Great Malvern and close to Barnards Green. The station retains most of its original Victorian station design by the architect Edmund Wallace Elmslie and is a Grade II listed building.
Malvern Link railway station serves Malvern Link in Worcestershire,England. It is one of two stations serving the town of Malvern,the other being Great Malvern station.
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.
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