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 (Click to expand)

v t e Leamington–Stratford line
Chiltern Main Line to Banbury Leamington–Rugby line Leamington Spa (Avenue) Leamington Spa Coventry–Leamington line Warwick Warwick Parkway Hatton Chiltern Main Line to Birmingham Claverdon Bearley North Warwickshire Line to Birmingham Wilmcote Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway Stratford-upon-Avon Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway Honeybourne Line to Honeybourne
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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

1. 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.
2. Waters, Laurence (1988). Last years of steam: Paddington-Wolverhampton. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 10. ISBN 0-7110-1805-7.
3. Shannon, Paul (2023). Branch Line Britain. Barnsley: Pen & Sword. p. 75. ISBN 978-1-39908-990-6.