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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]
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 Claverdon railway station, Warwickshire | |||
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| Owner | Network Rail | ||
| Locale | Warwickshire West Midlands (region) | ||
| Service | |||
| Operator(s) | Chiltern Railways West Midlands Railway | ||
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| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge | ||
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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
edit- ^ 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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