Bromsgrove railway station
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Bromsgrove railway station serves the town of Bromsgrove in Worcestershire. It is located at the foot of the two mile Lickey Incline which ascends at a gradient of 1 in 37.7 towards Barnt Green on the line between Birmingham and Worcester. The station opened as part of the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (later part of the Midland Railway) in 1840[1]. In June 1969[2] the station was rebuilt with a single platform on the up (northbound) side, which require stopping down (southbound) trains to cross to the up line and back again after calling at Bromsgrove station. A new platform on the down side was opened in May 1990[3].
The station and all trains serving it are operated by Central Trains.
[edit] References
- ^ Jowetts Railways Centres Volume 1, Alan Jowett (PSL, 1993)
- ^ A Century of Railways Around Birmingham and the West Midlands, Volumes 2, John Boynton (Mid England Books, 1998)
- ^ A Century of Railways Around Birmingham and the West Midlands, Volumes 3, John Boynton (Mid England Books, 1999)
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| Barnt Green | Central Trains Birmingham-Hereford |
Droitwich Spa | ||
| University | Central Trains Cardiff-Nottingham |
Ashchurch for Tewkesbury | ||
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