Birmingham Loop of the West Coast Main Line

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railway line railway route

The Birmingham Loop of the West Coast Main Line is a major railway route in the UK that diverts from the main London–Glasgow corridor to serve Birmingham and surrounding areas before rejoining the primary line.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
West Coast Main Line via Birmingham International railway station 1

Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf railway line ⓘ
railway route ⓘ
connectsCity Birmingham NERFINISHED ⓘ
London NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wolverhampton NERFINISHED ⓘ
connectsRegion West Midlands conurbation NERFINISHED ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
divertsFrom principal London–Glasgow West Coast Main Line route ⓘ
electrificationSystem 25 kV AC overhead line ⓘ
followsRailwayCorridor London–Glasgow corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ
formsPartOf strategic UK north–south rail corridor ⓘ
hasFunction diversionary route for West Coast Main Line ⓘ
primary access route to Birmingham on West Coast Main Line ⓘ
hasRailwayStationOnRoute Birmingham International railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ
Birmingham New Street railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ
Coventry railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wolverhampton railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ
isMajorRouteOn West Coast Main Line NERFINISHED ⓘ
isRouteForServiceType long-distance express services ⓘ
suburban commuter services ⓘ
locatedIn England ⓘ
operator Network Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf West Coast Main Line NERFINISHED ⓘ
railwayNetwork National Rail ⓘ
railwaySystem British railway network ⓘ
rejoins main West Coast Main Line NERFINISHED ⓘ
servesArea Birmingham and surrounding areas ⓘ
servesCity Birmingham NERFINISHED ⓘ
servesRegion West Midlands NERFINISHED ⓘ
strategicImportance provides direct West Coast Main Line access to Birmingham ⓘ
relieves traffic from the direct London–Glasgow axis ⓘ
trackGauge 1435 mm ⓘ
standard gauge ⓘ
usedFor freight rail transport ⓘ
inter-city rail services ⓘ
passenger rail transport ⓘ
regional rail services ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

AirRail Link → hasConnection → Birmingham Loop of the West Coast Main Line ⓘ
this entity surface form: West Coast Main Line via Birmingham International railway station
Smethwick Galton Bridge railway station → locatedOnLine → Birmingham Loop of the West Coast Main Line ⓘ
Coventry railway station → onLine → Birmingham Loop of the West Coast Main Line ⓘ
Birmingham International railway station → railwayLine → Birmingham Loop of the West Coast Main Line ⓘ