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The Birmingham-Walsall Line connects New Street Station to
Walsall. There are 6 Birmingham stations spaced at intervals of
roughly 1 mile. The line was built by George Stephenson and Joseph Locke in 1833-37 as part of the Grand Junction Railway between Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester. |
| Birmingham Stations on the Birmingham-Walsall Line (Top) |
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The following 6 Birmingham stations are on the
Birmingham-Walsall Line:
Birmingham New Street, Duddeston, Aston, Witton, Perry Barr, Hamstead |
| Alternative Route for Birmingham-Walsall Trains (Top) |
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Some services between Birmingham and Walsall follow an
alternative route which omits the Birmingham stations.
The map below shows the route of the Birmingham-Walsall Line (red) and the alternative route (purple) taken by some Birmingham-Walsall services. |
| Map of Birmingham-Walsall Line through Birmingham (Top) |
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This map shows the route of the Birmingham-Walsall Line (red) through Birmingham and the alternative route (purple) taken by some Walsall services. Look here for a complete map of the Birmingham-Walsall-Wolverhampton Line. |
| Old Walsall Road (Top) |
| Heading south-east from Walsall, the line runs alongside the River Tame, past the Garden Grove Recreation Ground and through a belt of suburban housing before reaching Hamstead Station beneath the Old Walsall Road. |
| Perry Hall Park (Top) |
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From Hamstead Station, the line continues south-eastwards through the
Hamstead Industrial Estate and past the former site of Hamstead
Colliery, now a housing estate.
It then bridges the River Tame and rides on a tree-lined embankment through a belt of suburban housing and past the sports pitches at Perry Hall Park. A dead body was discovered on this section of the line on 10th December 2010 (News Archive 12/12/10) |
| Perry Barr Junction (Top) |
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Heading east from Perry Hall Park, the line skirts the Wood Lane
Playing Fields and Lea Hall Allotments before arriving at Perry Barr
Junction. Perry Barr Junction connects the Birmingham-Walsall Line to the Handsworth Linking Line. Some services will switch to the Handsworth Linking Line at Perry Barr Junction and then to the West Coast Mainline at Soho Junction in order to enter New Street Station from the west and so avoid the Birmingham stations and the congested Curzon Street Junction. |
| Walsall Road (Top) |
| From Perry Barr Junction, the Birmingham-Walsall Line continues eastwards, past the One Stop Shopping Centre before arriving at Perry Barr Station beneath the A34 Birchfield Road. |
| The HUB (Top) |
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Heading south-east from Perry Barr Station, the line skirts the
City North Campus of Birmingham City University and runs beneath
Wellhead Road. The route then passes the HUB: the former 90-acre site of IMI and its forerunner the Kynoch Works. The HUB is being redeveloped as modern industrial units and could be the new location of the Birmingham Wholesale Markets. |
| Witton Road (Top) |
| From the HUB, the line passes Witton Square, bridges Witton Road on the Outer Circle and arrives at Witton Station, barely 300 metres from Villa Park football stadium |
| Aston Expressway (Top) |
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From Witton Station, the route runs alongside the canalised River Tame past Witton Lane Gardens, the Aston Arena and a belt of terraced houses before travelling beneath the elevated Aston Expressway and reaching Aston Junction North. |
| Aston Junction North (Top) |
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Aston Junction North connects the Birmingham-Walsall Line to the
Cross City Line.
From there, the Birmingham-Walsall Line follows the route of the
Cross-City Line to New Street Station.
Look here for information about the route from Aston Junction North. |
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