Leamington–Stratford line

Leamington–Stratford line
Overview
Owner	Network Rail
Locale	Warwickshire; West Midlands (region)
Service
Operator(s)	Chiltern Railways; West Midlands Railway
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

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 to Hatton before diverging to the south. At Wilmcote, it joins the Birmingham to Stratford Line.

The line serves the following places.

Passenger services are operated by Chiltern Railways. They replaced the previous operator, First Great Western Link, in early 2005. Also from 2014 some services run from Birmingham Snow Hill to Stratford-upon-Avon via Dorridge and the North Curve of Hatton triangle operated by West Midlands Railway (taking over from London Midland in December 2017).

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Railway lines in the West Midlands
Main lines	West Coast Main Line Cross Country Route Chiltern Main Line
Inter-regional	Birmingham–Peterborough line Crewe–Derby line Cotswold Line Shrewsbury–Chester line Stafford–Manchester line Welsh Marches line
Local	Birmingham to Worcester via Bromsgrove Line Birmingham to Worcester via Kidderminster line Chase Line Coventry–Leamington line Coventry to Nuneaton line Cross-City Line Leamington–Stratford line North Warwickshire Line Northampton loop Rugby–Birmingham–Stafford line Stone to Colwich Line Stourbridge Town branch line Trent Valley line Wolverhampton–Shrewsbury line
Freight only	Camp Hill Line South Staffordshire line Sutton Park line Walsall–Wolverhampton line
Heritage	Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway Severn Valley Railway Telford Steam Railway