Birmingham to Worcester via Bromsgrove line
{{Short description|Railway line in the West Midlands, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2017}}
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{{Birmingham to Worcester via Bromsgrove Line|collapse=y}}
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 {{stnlnk|Barnt Green}} and {{stnlnk|Bromsgrove}}.
It is one of two railway routes between Birmingham and Worcester, the other route runs via Kidderminster. The route via Bromsgrove runs into {{rws|Birmingham New Street}}, while the route via Kidderminster runs into {{rws|Birmingham Snow Hill}}.
The line serves the following places:{{cite web|url=https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/travel-information/timetables|title=Timetables - West Midlands Railway|website=www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk}}
Services
Passenger services are provided by West Midlands Trains as part of their Birmingham to {{rws|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 {{rws|University|England}}, {{rws|Bromsgrove}}, {{rws|Droitwich Spa}}, {{rws|Worcester Foregate Street}}, {{rws|Malvern Link}}, {{rws|Great Malvern}}, {{rws|Colwall}} and {{rws|Ledbury}} on its way to Hereford, with most Worcester trains continuing onwards to Hereford via the Cotswold Line. Some services run to {{rws|Worcester Shrub Hill}} with those services running non-stop from Droitwich to Shrub Hill.{{cite web|url=https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/media/3847/download?inline|title=Train times {{!}} Hereford to Birmingham {{!}} 21 May until 9 December 2023|website=West Midlands Railway}} A handful of trains per day also call at {{rws|Barnt Green}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/travel-information/journey-planning/timetables?station=Barnt%20Green&crs=BTG|title=Train timetables and schedules {{!}} Barnt Green|website=West Midlands Railway}} 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
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{{Commons category|Birmingham to Worcester via Bromsgrove Line}}
{{Railway lines in the West Midlands}}
{{Transport in Worcestershire}}
Category:Rail transport in Worcestershire
Category:Rail transport in the West Midlands (county)
Category:Transport in Worcester, England
Category:Railway lines in the West Midlands (region)
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