Birmingham to Worcester via Kidderminster line

Birmingham to Worcester via Kidderminster line
Class 172 pulls out from Smethwick Galton Bridge.
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Network Rail
Locale	Worcestershire West Midlands West Midlands (region)
Termini	Birmingham Snow Hill Worcester
Stations	16
Service
Type	Suburban rail, Heavy rail
System	National Rail
Operator(s)	West Midlands Trains Chiltern Railways CrossCountry Great Western Railway
Rolling stock	Class 168 Clubman Class 170 Turbostar Class 172 Turbostar Class 196 Civity Class 220 Voyager Class 221 Super Voyager Class 800 Intercity Express Train
History
Opened	1867
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map (Click to expand)

v t e Birmingham to Worcester via Kidderminster Line
Legend
Chiltern Main Line Birmingham Moor Street West Midlands Metro to Edgbaston Birmingham Snow Hill (Bull Street ) St Chads St Paul's Hockley Tunnels Jewellery Quarter Hockley  Soho & Winson Green Soho Benson Road Chase Line Winson Green Outer Circle  Handsworth and Smethwick Handsworth Booth Street The Hawthorns West Midlands Metro to Wolverhampton Low Level to Birmingham New Street Smethwick Galton Bridge Rugby–Birmingham–Stafford line Smethwick West Rood End Langley Green Oldbury Rowley Regis Old Hill Bumble Hole line Halesowen Railway Cradley Heath Lye South Staffordshire line Stourbridge Town branch line Stourbridge Junction Hagley Blakedown Kidderminster Kidderminster Town Severn Valley Railway Stourport branch line Hartlebury Cutnall Green Halt Birmingham to Worcester via Bromsgrove Line Droitwich Spa Fernhill Heath Blackpole Halt Astwood Halt Worcester triangle Worcester Shrub Hill Worcester Foregate Street Cotswold Line via Great Malvern Worcestershire Parkway Birmingham–Bristol line Cotswold Line via Evesham

The Birmingham to Worcester via Kidderminster line is a railway line which runs from Birmingham Snow Hill to Worcester via Stourbridge and Kidderminster in the West Midlands, England. It is one of the Snow Hill Lines, with trains operated by West Midlands Trains and Chiltern Railways using a variety of rolling stock including Class 172 and Class 168 diesel units. It is a future aspiration of Network Rail to electrify the entire line, as well as the Chiltern Main Line to London Marylebone.^[1]

The line is one of two railway routes between Birmingham and Worcester, the other route runs via Bromsgrove.