Walsall to Wolverhampton Line

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The Walsall to Wolverhampton Line is a railway line in the West Midlands, England. It connects the town of Walsall to the city of Wolverhampton. For most of its length, it follows the part of the route of the original Grand Junction Railway.

Passenger services, which are funded by Centro and operated by Central Trains, operate hourly. These were reintroduced to the line in the late 1990s, having previously ceased as part of the Beeching Axe of the 1960s. However, the Strategic Rail Authority's West Coast Main Line Route Utilisation Strategy has proposed the withdrawal of the service from December 2006. Centro has opposed this, and there are also proposals to reopen the station at Willenhall to increase passenger numbers and the viability of the service.

A few early morning and late evening trains continue to and from Wellington and Shrewsbury. The current timetable (summer 2006) show one direct train a day each way between Walsall and Birmingham International.

Currently there are only two stations:

• Walsall railway station
• Wolverhampton railway station

[edit] External links

• Walsall Transport strategy
• Central Trains website

edit Railway lines in Central England:
Main lines:	Cross-Country Route   Midland Main Line   West Coast Main Line  Birmingham-Peterborough via Leicester Line   Birmingham-Worcester via Bromsgrove Line    Birmingham-Worcester via Kidderminster Line   Cherwell Valley Line   Chiltern Main Line    London-Aylesbury Line   Trent Valley Line   Welsh Marches Line   Wolverhampton-Shrewsbury Line
Commuter lines:	Birmingham-Walsall-Rugeley "Chase" Line   Birmingham-Stratford Line    Coventry-Nuneaton Line   Cross-City Line   Erewash Valley Line  Leicester-Loughborough "Ivanhoe" Line   Northampton Loop Line   Robin Hood Line    Rugby-Birmingham-Stafford Line   Stourbridge Junction-Stourbridge Town Line    Walsall-Wolverhampton Line
Rural lines:	Cotswold Line   Crewe-Derby Line   Derwent Valley Line   Leamington-Stratford Line    Marston Vale Line   Nottingham-Lincoln Line   Nottingham to Grantham Line    Oxford-Bicester Line   Princes Risborough-Aylesbury Line   Shrewsbury-Chester Line
Freight lines:	South Staffordshire Line   Sutton Park Line