Leamington–Stratford line

Leamington–Stratford line
Leamington–Stratford line
	Claverdon railway station, Warwickshire
Overview
Owner	Network Rail
Locale	Warwickshire; West Midlands (region)
Service
Operator(s)	Chiltern Railways; West Midlands Railway
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Route map
Route map
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The Leamington–Stratford line is a railway line linking Leamington Spa and Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, England. It follows the Chiltern Main Line from Leamington Spa to Hatton before diverging to the south. It serves Stratford-upon-Avon, Wilmcote, Bearley, Claverdon, Hatton, Warwick, and Leamington Spa. At Wilmcote, it joins the North Warwickshire Line.^[1]

The section between Hatton and Wilmcote was opened in 1880, and doubled in 1939.^[2]

Passenger services are primarily operated by Chiltern Railways. They replaced the previous operator, First Great Western Link, in early 2005. Some services are operated by West Midlands Railway which run between Birmingham Snow Hill and Stratford-upon-Avon via Solihull.^[3]

References

^ Kelman, Leanne (2022). Brailsford, Martyn (ed.). Railway track diagrams 4: Midlands and North West (5 ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. 19A. ISBN 978-1-9996271-5-7.
^ Waters, Laurence (1988). Last years of steam: Paddington-Wolverhampton. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 10. ISBN 0-7110-1805-7.
^ Shannon, Paul (2023). Branch Line Britain. Barnsley: Pen & Sword. p. 75. ISBN 978-1-39908-990-6.

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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