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Walsall Line)
The Chase Line is the railway line from Birmingham New Street to Walsall and Rugeley.
The line from Birmingham to Walsall (sometimes referred to as the Walsall Line) has two alternative routes, both of which are electrified at 25 kV AC overhead. Of the two routes, one leaves New Street from the east, following the Birmingham Cross-City Line as far as Aston, where it diverges to the west. The other route leaves New Street from the west, and travels via Soho. Beyond Walsall, the line is not electrified, and continues north to Hednesford and Rugeley. The section from Hednesford to Rugeley was previously freight-only, and reopened to passenger trains in 1998.
The stations on the route are listed below.
Walsall Line (Birmingham-Walsall)
Chase Line (Walsall-Rugeley-Stafford)
Passenger services on the line are operated by Central Trains on behalf of Centro. Two types of services are operated.
- Stopping trains from Birmingham New Street to Walsall are operated by Class 323 electrical multiple units. Some stopping trains continue to Hednesford, but use Class 150 diesel multiple units as this section of line is not electrified.
- Services from New Street to Rugeley run non-stop to Walsall via the Soho route. Many services continue beyond Rugeley to Stafford, working over the Trent Valley section of the West Coast Main Line. These services are also operated by Class 150 units.
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