• The Birmingham West Suburban Railway was a suburban railway built by the Midland Railway company. Opened in stages between 1876 and 1885, it allowed both...
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    Birmingham New Street, also known as New Street station, is the largest and busiest of the three main railway stations in Birmingham city centre, England...
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  • The Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (B&GR) was the first name of the railway linking the cities in its name and of the company which pioneered and developed...
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    main line railway station in Great Britain built specifically to serve a university. Located on the former Birmingham West Suburban Railway, University...
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    following the route of the Worcester and Birmingham Canal south to the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway to allow access to their new station at Kings...
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    Camp Hill line (category Rail transport in Birmingham, West Midlands)
    Birmingham and Gloucester Railway to Curzon Street before it was incorporated into the Midland Railway. The expansion of the Birmingham West Suburban...
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  • Gloucester Railway Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway Birmingham West Suburban Railway Atlantic and Birmingham Railway Birmingham...
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    was opened in 1885 by the Midland Railway, when the Birmingham West Suburban Railway (BWSR) was extended into Birmingham New Street. It fell prey to competition...
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    part of the Midland Railway's Gloucester Loop Line, which was closed south of Redditch in 1964. The Birmingham West Suburban Railway, taking the route of...
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    Exo in Montreal GO Transit in Toronto West Coast Express in Vancouver UP Express in Toronto Suburban Railway of the Valley of Mexico Metropolitan Area...
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  • consideration. With the development of the Birmingham West Suburban Railway along the path of the Worcester and Birmingham Canal, they acquired the Bournbrook...
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    the Shakespeare Line) is a suburban railway line in the West Midlands region of the United Kingdom. It runs from Birmingham to Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire...
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    railway station was a railway station in Birmingham, England. It was the original terminus of the Midland Railway's Birmingham West Suburban Railway (BWSR)...
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    By this time the Midland Railway Company had taken over the Birmingham West Suburban Railway and in 1881 obtained an act for doubling the track and creating...
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    Several sections of the WCML form part of the suburban railway systems in London, Coventry, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool and Glasgow, with many more...
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    railway station in Birmingham. At the turn of the 20th century, suburban rail traffic into Birmingham was growing rapidly. The Great Western Railway (GWR)...
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  • in the West Midlands county focused on Birmingham. West Midlands Trains operate the West Midlands suburban routes under the West Midlands Railway branding...
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    collision site. Upon the connection of the Birmingham West Suburban Railway (now part the Cross City line) to Birmingham New Street in 1885, this route became...
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    consideration. With the development of the Birmingham West Suburban Railway along the path of the Worcester and Birmingham Canal, they acquired the Bournbrook...
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  • Somerset Road railway station was a railway station in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England, on the Midland Railway's Birmingham West Suburban Railway. The station...
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  • Extension of Birmingham New Street station is opened; the Birmingham West Suburban Railway extends into the enlarged station. September: Birmingham Municipal...
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  • refer to: Birmingham Outer Circle, West Midlands bus route 11, a 27-mile route around Birmingham, England Outer Circle (London), a railway route in London...
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    the West Midlands, whilst London Overground provide local suburban services in the London area via the Watford DC Line which runs parallel to the West Coast...
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    Church Road railway station was a railway station in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England, on the Midland Railway's Birmingham West Suburban Railway. The station...
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    to Lifford. The Birmingham West Suburban Railway was bought out by the Midland Railway to allow their trains to pass through Birmingham without turning...
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    Transport for West Midlands (TfWM). The first railway station to open in Birmingham was Vauxhall station, which opened in 1837 as a temporary railway shed. It...
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    Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (leased 1845, absorbed 1846) Birmingham West Suburban Railway (absorbed 1875) Bristol and Gloucester Railway (absorbed 1846) Burton...
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    Lichfield via Birmingham New Street. The station opened on 3 April 1876 as the temporary southern terminus of the Birmingham West Suburban Railway, while the...
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    Chase Line (category Rail transport in Birmingham, West Midlands)
    The Chase Line is a suburban railway line in the West Midlands region of England. It runs from its southern terminus, Birmingham New Street, to Walsall...
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    of 70 railway stations within the West Midlands county, 34 of which are within Birmingham's city boundaries. Suburban railway lines in Birmingham include...
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