Crewe–Birmingham railway line
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The Crewe–Birmingham railway line is a key rail route in England linking the major junction at Crewe with Birmingham, serving as an important corridor for both passenger and freight services in the West Midlands and North West.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway corridor
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| belongsTo | West Coast Main Line South Branch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
Birmingham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Crewe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| electrification | 25 kV AC overhead line ⓘ |
| electrified | yes ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Birmingham New Street railway station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Crewe railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Smethwick Galton Bridge railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Stafford railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolverhampton railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalOperator |
London and North Western Railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London, Midland and Scottish Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importance |
key freight corridor
ⓘ
major inter‑city route ⓘ |
| infrastructureManager | Network Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linksCityCentre | Birmingham city centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linksJunction | Crewe railway junction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North West England
ⓘ
West Midlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedAsPartOf | early West Coast Main Line development ⓘ |
| operator | Network Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | West Coast Main Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork | British railway network ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Sandwell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stafford NERFINISHED ⓘ Staffordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Stoke-on-Trent area NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolverhampton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse | mixed traffic ⓘ |
| railNetworkRole | north–south trunk route ⓘ |
| regionServed |
North West England
ⓘ
West Midlands conurbation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedBy |
Avanti West Coast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
CrossCountry NERFINISHED ⓘ West Midlands Trains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesRegion |
North West–Midlands inter‑regional traffic
ⓘ
West Midlands rail commuter market ⓘ |
| signallingSystem | colour light signalling ⓘ |
| terminus |
Birmingham New Street railway station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Crewe railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 1,435 mm standard gauge ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight rail transport
ⓘ
passenger rail transport ⓘ |
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