Camp Hill Line
| Camp Hill Line | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Type | Heavy rail |
| System | National Rail |
| Status | Operational |
| Locale | West Midlands |
| Termini |
Birmingham New Street Kings Norton |
| Stations | 0 |
| Operation | |
| Owner | Network Rail |
| Operator(s) |
CrossCountry London Midland |
| Rolling stock |
Class 150 Class 170 "Turbostar" Class 172 "Turbostar" Class 220 "Voyager" Class 221 "Super Voyager" |
| Technical | |
| No. of tracks | 2 |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
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The Camp Hill line is a railway line in the West Midlands which lies between Kings Norton on the Cross-City Line and Birmingham New Street via Proof House junction.
It originated in a link between the first terminus at Camp Hill of the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway and the London and Birmingham Railway's Curzon Street.
Passengers services were axed in 1941 as a "Wartime Economy Measure", but the line remains open for freight traffic and for longer distance passenger train services. Seven railway stations along the line were demolished; they were:
- Camp Hill Goods Station
- Camp Hill
- Brighton Road
- Moseley
- Kings Heath
- Hazelwell
- Lifford
Future plans
The reinstatement of local rail services to the former Camp Hill Line has been a long term aspiration of the City,[1] and during 2007, Birmingham City Council announced that they were looking into the possibility of reopening the line between Kings Norton and Birmingham Moor Street via the construction of a railway viaduct from Sparkbrook to Bordesley, where trains will be taken into the "old" Birmingham Moor Street station. In October 2007, a 1500-name petition was handed in to the council asking for the line to be re-opened.[2]
Proposed station sites are:
Proposals for the reopening were estimated at a cost of around £170 million. This would include a 3 train per hour service between Birmingham Moor Street and Kings Norton, as well as the restoration of the island platform at Kings Norton for passenger use.
References
- ↑ "Reinstatement of Camp Hill Rail Services Moves A Step Closer". Birmingham City Council. 2007-07-13. Archived from the original on 2008-01-11. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
- ↑ "Camp Hill railway petition delivered". Birmingham Post. 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Camp Hill Line. |
- Birmingham City Council Camp Hill Railway Line Study Public Report, July 2007
- Birmingham City Council Detailed map of the proposed railway chord linking the Camp Hill line into Moor Street Station