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. In June 1969 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.
The station and most trains serving it are operated by London Midland
. A small number of CrossCountry
services also call there.
announced that a new station will be built, to replace the existing structure. This is proposed to be in a brownfield
site adjacent to the current site, and allow six car trains to stop at the station. The cost was originally projected to be in the region of £10-12 million, and it was estimated that the station could be operational by Easter 2009. However, by June 2009 the project was still only in the development stage. Phase two of the project is set to see the electrification of the line from Bromsgrove to Barnt Green between 2011 and 2014. This is expected to result in an extra three trains per hour on the Cross-City Line serving the new station.
Bromsgrove
Bromsgrove is a town in Worcestershire, England. The town is about north east of Worcester and south west of Birmingham city centre. It had a population of 29,237 in 2001 with a small ethnic minority and is in Bromsgrove District.- History :Bromsgrove is first documented in the early 9th century...
in Worcestershire
Worcestershire
Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...
. It is located at the foot of the two-mile Lickey Incline
Lickey Incline
The Lickey Incline is the steepest sustained main-line railway incline in Great Britain and is situated south of Birmingham, in England. The climb is a gradient of 1-in-37.7 for a continuous distance of two miles ....
which ascends at a gradient of 1-in-37.7 towards Barnt Green
Barnt Green railway station
Barnt Green railway station serves the village of Barnt Green, Worcestershire, England. It is situated at the junction of the Cross-City Line and the Cross Country Route 9½ miles south west of Birmingham New Street...
on the line between Birmingham and Worcester
Worcester Foregate Street railway station
Worcester Foregate Street railway station, opened by the Great Western Railway in 1860, is situated in the centre of the city of Worcester, in Worcestershire, England. It is physically the smaller of the two stations serving the city, but is more centrally located...
. The station opened as part of the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway
Birmingham and Gloucester Railway
The Birmingham and Gloucester Railway is a railway route linking Birmingham to Gloucester in England.It is one of the world's oldest main line railways and includes the famous Lickey Incline, a dead-straight stretch of track running up the 1-in-37 gradient of the Lickey Ridge...
(later part of the Midland Railway
Midland Railway
The Midland Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844 to 1922, when it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway....
) in 1840. In June 1969 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.
The station and most trains serving it are operated by London Midland
London Midland
London Midland is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. Legally named London and Birmingham Railway Ltd, it is a subsidiary of Govia, and has operated the West Midlands franchise since 11 November 2007....
. A small number of CrossCountry
CrossCountry
CrossCountry is the brand name of XC Trains Ltd., a British train operating company owned by Arriva...
services also call there.
Rebuilding
On 4 May 2007, Network RailNetwork Rail
Network Rail is the government-created owner and operator of most of the rail infrastructure in Great Britain .; it is not responsible for railway infrastructure in Northern Ireland...
announced that a new station will be built, to replace the existing structure. This is proposed to be in a brownfield
Brownfield land
Brownfield sites are abandoned or underused industrial and commercial facilities available for re-use. Expansion or redevelopment of such a facility may be complicated by real or perceived environmental contaminations. Cf. Waste...
site adjacent to the current site, and allow six car trains to stop at the station. The cost was originally projected to be in the region of £10-12 million, and it was estimated that the station could be operational by Easter 2009. However, by June 2009 the project was still only in the development stage. Phase two of the project is set to see the electrification of the line from Bromsgrove to Barnt Green between 2011 and 2014. This is expected to result in an extra three trains per hour on the Cross-City Line serving the new station.