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The Leamington–Stratford line is a railway line linking Leamington Spa and Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, England. It follows the Chiltern Main Line from Leamington Spa to Hatton before diverging to the south. It serves Stratford-upon-Avon, Wilmcote, Bearley, Claverdon, Hatton, Warwick, and Leamington Spa.
The opening of the extension of the parallel M40 motorway from Oxford to Birmingham in 1991 spawned development in towns along the northern section of the route, notably Bicester, Banbury, Leamington Spa and Warwick. This generated additional patronage for train services in the corridor.
1898 map of Leamington showing the position of Milverton, Avenue and the GWR stations. The first station at the site, under the name Leamington was opened by the Great Western Railway (GWR) on its new main line between Birmingham, Oxford and London in 1852. [2] It was later renamed Leamington Spa in 1913. [1]
The route links the major cities of London and Birmingham (Marylebone and Moor Street stations respectively), passing through the towns of High Wycombe, Banbury, Royal Leamington Spa, Warwick and Solihull. Chiltern Railways operates trains along the entire line, services ranging from stopping suburban trains (e.g. London Marylebone – Gerrards ...
1 train per hour to Leamington Spa; 1 train every 2 hours to Birmingham Moor Street; 1 train every 2 hours to Stratford-upon-Avon. Additionally, some Chiltern Railways services to/from London Marylebone call at Hatton. As of December 2023 there are four southbound and three northbound such services, primarily in the evening.
Warwick Parkway was opened on 25 October 2000. It was opened with park and ride facilities alongside the A46 and A4177 roads in order to encourage commuters to use the train, and to compensate for the lack of parking spaces at the nearby Warwick and Leamington Spa stations. It was financially supported by Warwickshire County Council. Planning ...
3 trains per day to Worcester Foregate Street via Birmingham Snow Hill. Operated by West Midlands Railway. Eastbound: 1 train every 2 hours to Leamington Spa via Hatton and Warwick. Operated by Chiltern Railways. Last train of the day extends to London Marylebone. Southbound: 1 train every 2 hours to Stratford-upon-Avon. Operated by Chiltern ...
From 1872 various tramway projects were considered until the Leamington Tramways Order of 1879 was granted. The Leamington & Warwick Tramways & Omnibus Company Ltd was registered on 18 February 1880. On 14 May 1881 they signed a contract with John Fell of Leamington for the construction of the line. On 17 November 1880, the work was completed.