Cannock is a town in the Cannock Chase district in the county of Staffordshire,England. It had a population of 29,018. Cannock is not far from the towns of Walsall,Burntwood,Stafford and Telford. The cities of Lichfield and Wolverhampton are also nearby.
Rugeley is a market town and civil parish in the Cannock Chase District,in Staffordshire,England. It lies on the north-eastern edge of Cannock Chase next to the River Trent;it is situated 8 miles (13 km) north of Lichfield,10 miles (16 km) south-east of Stafford,5 miles (8.0 km) north-east of Hednesford and 11 miles (18 km) south-west of Uttoxeter. At the 2021 Census,the population was 24,386.
Perry Barr Railway Station is a railway station in Perry Barr,Birmingham,England,and is one of the oldest continuously operated railway station sites in the world,having first opened in 1837. The station has been rebuilt several times,including electrification of the line in the 1960s,and most recently in 2021-2022.
The Chase Line is a suburban railway line in the West Midlands region of England. It runs from its southern terminus,Birmingham New Street,to Walsall,and then Rugeley Trent Valley in Staffordshire,where it joins the Trent Valley line. The name of the line refers to Cannock Chase which it runs through at its northern end.
Aston railway station serves the districts of Aston and Nechells in Birmingham,England. The passenger entrance is on Lichfield Road. The station is on the Cross-City Line and the Chase Line. It is one of two local stations for Aston Villa Football Club and near to the Aston Expressway and to Gravelly Hill Interchange.
Duddeston railway station is situated in the Duddeston area of Birmingham,England on the Redditch-Birmingham New Street-Four Oaks-Lichfield Cross-City Line and the Chase Line. Services on the Cross-City Line are usually operated by Class 323 electric multiple units,while Class 350 electric multiple units are commonly used on services to and from Walsall.
Walsall railway station is the principal railway station of Walsall,West Midlands,England and situated in the heart of the town. It is operated by West Midlands Trains,with services provided by West Midlands Railway. The main entrance is situated inside the Saddlers Shopping Centre.
Marston Green railway station is a station serving Chelmsley Wood and Marston Green in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull and the Birmingham suburbs of Lea Hall and Sheldon in the West Midlands County,England. The station,and all trains serving it,are operated by West Midlands Trains.
Rugeley Trent Valley is a railway station located on the outskirts of Rugeley in Staffordshire,England. It is one of two stations serving Rugeley,the other being Rugeley Town. It is on the eastern side of the town close to the Rugeley Trent Valley Trading Estate and located close to the River Trent. West Midlands Trains operate the station,and all trains serving it.
Witton railway station serves the Witton area of the city of Birmingham,England. It is situated on the Chase Line,part of the former Grand Junction Railway,opened in 1837. The line through the station was electrified in 1966 as part of the London Midland Region's electrification programme. The actual energization of the line from Coventry to Walsall through Aston took place on 15 August 1966. The station,and all trains serving it,are operated by West Midlands Trains.
Stechford railway station serves the Stechford area of Birmingham,England on Victoria Road,just off Station Road,which is part of the A4040 Birmingham outer ring road. The station and all trains serving it are operated by West Midlands Trains. It lies at the junction between the Birmingham to Coventry line and the predominantly freight-only Stechford-Aston spur.
Bescot Stadium railway station serves the Bescot area of Walsall in the West Midlands of England. The station is located in the borough of Sandwell,although it can only be reached from within the borough of Walsall. The station,and most trains serving it,are operated by West Midlands Railway.
Tame Bridge Parkway is a railway station in the north of the borough of Sandwell,in the West Midlands,England,close to the boundary with Walsall. The station is operated by West Midlands Railway. It is situated on the Chase Line 9 miles (14 km) north of Birmingham New Street,part of the former Grand Junction Railway,opened in 1837.
Bloxwich railway station serves Bloxwich,in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall,West Midlands,England. The station,and all trains serving it,are operated by West Midlands Railway.
Bloxwich North railway station serves the town of Bloxwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall,West Midlands,England. The station,and all trains serving it,are operated by West Midlands Trains.
Landywood railway station is situated in the village of Landywood in Staffordshire,England. As well as Landywood,the station also serves the adjacent villages of Cheslyn Hay and Great Wyrley. The LNWR also operated an earlier halt at Landywood which closed on 1 January 1916.
Cannock railway station serves the town of Cannock in the Cannock Chase,Staffordshire,England. It is situated on the Chase Line. The station and all trains serving it are operated by West Midlands Trains. The station is located over half a mile from the centre of the town,close to the suburbs of Stoney Lea and Hawks Green.
Rugeley Town railway station serves the market town of Rugeley,Staffordshire,England. The station is operated by West Midlands Railway,with services operated by West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern Railway. The station is situated around half a mile from Rugeley town centre. The station is located in Wharf Road.
The South Staffordshire Railway (SSR) was authorised in 1847 to build a line from Dudley in the West Midlands of England through Walsall and Lichfield to a junction with the Midland Railway on the way to Burton upon Trent,with authorised share capital of £945,000. It was supported by the newly-formed London and North Western Railway (LNWR) and the Midland Railway,giving each company access to important areas. It completed its main line in 1849. As collieries in the Cannock region rose in importance,it built a second main line from Walsall to Rugeley,as well as numerous short spurs and connections to lines it intersected. Colliery working in the Cannock area expanded enormously,and mineral traffic carryings increased in step.
The Cannock Mineral Railway was a railway company that built a line from Cannock to join the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) at Rugeley,in England. It was conceived and authorised as the Derbyshire,Staffordshire and Worcestershire Junction Railway,with the intention of connecting Dudley and Uttoxeter,but it was hopelessly undercapitalised and badly managed.
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