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Stechford Avoiding Line: Stechford Junction - Aston Junction
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The Stechford Avoiding Line runs for 2.6 miles through Birmingham between Stechford Junction on the West Coast Mainline and Aston Junction South on the Cross City Line. Trains arriving at Aston Junction South can switch to the Birmingham and Walsall Line at Aston Junction North.
The Stechford Avoiding Line is mainly used by freight traffic in order to cross from the east side of Birmingham to the west side, and vice versa, without having to pass through New Street Station.
Map of Stechford Avoiding Line (Top Index)
Trains travelling north-westwards on the Stechford Avoiding Line, from Stechford in east Birmingham to Aston in north Birmingham, start their journey at Stechford Junction.
Stechford Junction (Top Index)
The Stechford Avoiding Line joins the West Coast Mainline at Stechford Junction which stands on an embankment above Albert Road in Stechford, roughly 100 metres west of the passenger platforms at Stechford Railway Station.
Links: Stechford
Heading north-westwards from Stechford Junction, the line bridges the River Cole and passes through Alum Rock, crossing above Cotterills Lane and beneath Alum Rock Road.
Links: Alum Rock
Heading north-westwards from Alum Rock Road, the Stechford Avoiding Line crosses beneath Sladefield Road, runs through Ward End Park, and bridges Ward End Park Road.
Links: Ward End
From Ward End Park Road, the line enters a cutting that runs north-westwards through Washwood Heath, passing beneath Highfield Road and Washwood Heath Road.
Links: Washwood Heath
Birmingham - Peterborough Railway Viaduct
(Top Index)Heading north-westwards from Washwood Heath, the Stechford Avoiding Line runs in a cutting parallel to Aston Church Road, passing beneath Warren Road before mounting an embankment and crossing a viaduct above the Birmingham - Peterborough line
.Links: Washwood Heath
From Washwood Heath, the line runs north-westwards on an embankment, crossing above Heartlands Parkway (A47), the Birmingham and Warwick Junction Canal and the canalised River Rea; it then enters a cutting and passes beneath Mount Street, Nechells Park Road, Cook Street and the Long Acre/Holborn Hill intersection before arriving at Aston Junction South.
Links: Nechells
Aston Junction South (Top Index)
The Stechford Avoiding Line joins the Cross-City Line at Aston Junction South, roughly 150 metres south-east of the passenger platforms at Aston Station.
Most trains then switch to the Birmingham-Walsall Line at Aston Junction North, rough 100 metres north-west of the platforms at Aston Station; from there, freight traffic can reach the Black Country having avoided New Street Station.
Links: Aston
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