Bournemouth to Birmingham route

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Bournemouth to Birmingham route
Legend West Coast Main Line to Manchester To Derby Birmingham New Street Birmingham International Coventry Leamington Spa Banbury Oxford Reading Basingstoke Winchester Southampton Airport Parkway Southampton Central Southampton Container Terminals Brockenhurst Bournemouth

The Bournemouth to Birmingham route is a part of the Cross Country network, linking Bournemouth to Birmingham. The route consists of parts of several lines, and trains running the full length of the route are run by CrossCountry. The route crosses the networks of South West Trains, First Great Western, Chiltern Railways, London Midland and Virgin Trains. After joining the Cross Country Route at Birmingham, trains proceed to Manchester, Glasgow, Edinburgh or even Aberdeen.

The southern terminus at Bournemouth	Southampton Central	Basingstoke, where the line leaves the South Western Main Line	Reading. Trains usually reverse in the platforms to the left or behind the GWR building
The station at Oxford on the Cherwell Valley Line	Leamington Spa, where trains leave the Chiltern Main Line