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.
Wolverhampton station is a railway station in Wolverhampton,West Midlands,England on the Birmingham Loop of the West Coast Main Line. It is served by Avanti West Coast,CrossCountry,Transport for Wales and West Midlands Trains services,and was historically known as Wolverhampton High Level. It is also a West Midlands Metro tram stop.
Wellington railway station serves the town of Wellington,Shropshire,England. It is situated on the former Great Western Railway's London Paddington to Birkenhead via Birmingham Snow Hill line. Trains are operated by West Midlands Railway,Avanti West Coast and Transport for Wales.
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.
Smethwick Rolfe Street is one of two railway stations serving the town of Smethwick,West Midlands,England. It is situated on the Rugby–Birmingham–Stafford line 3¼ miles (5 km) north west of Birmingham New Street. The station,and all trains serving it,are operated by West Midlands Railway. The other station serving Smethwick is Smethwick Galton Bridge,which is the next stop up the line.
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.
Hamstead railway station serves the Hamstead,Great Barr and Handsworth Wood areas of Birmingham,England. It is located at the junction of Rocky Lane and Old Walsall Road,Hamstead,at Birmingham's border with the borough of Sandwell. It is situated on the Chase Line,part of the former Grand Junction Railway,opened in 1837. The station,and all trains serving it,are operated by West Midlands Trains.
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.
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.
Hednesford railway station serves the town of Hednesford in Staffordshire,England. The station,and all trains serving it,are operated by West Midlands Railway.
The Walsall–Wolverhampton line is a railway line in the West Midlands,England. It connects the town of Walsall to the city of Wolverhampton. The complete line does not currently have any regular scheduled passenger services:The line's local passenger service was withdrawn in 1965,it was restored in 1998,only to be withdrawn again in 2008. At present,the main use of the line is by freight trains,and it is also used as a diversionary route when engineering works are carried out on the West Coast Main Line.
The Stour Valley Line is the present-day name given to the railway line between Birmingham and Wolverhampton,in England. It was authorised as the Birmingham,Wolverhampton and Stour Valley Railway in 1836;the title was often shortened to the Stour Valley Railway.
The Rugby–Birmingham–Stafford line is a railway line in the West Midlands of England. It is a loop off the West Coast Main Line (WCML) between Rugby and Stafford,via the West Midlands cities of Coventry,Birmingham and Wolverhampton. The direct route between Rugby and Stafford is the Trent Valley line.
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 Midland Railway branches around Walsall were built to give the Midland Railway independent access to Wolverhampton,and to a colliery district at Brownhills. The Midland Railway had a stake in the South Staffordshire Railway giving it access to Walsall,and the Walsall and Wolverhampton Railway (W&WR) was opened in 1872. At first the W&WR was independent and neutral,but it was acquired by the London and North Western Railway (LNWR),and then sold by that company to the Midland Railway.
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