Trent Valley line

Trent Valley line
A Virgin Trains Class 390 at Tamworth in 2012
Overview
Owner	Network Rail
Locale	West Midlands (region)
Termini	Rugby Stafford
Stations	8
Service
Type	Heavy rail
System	National Rail (West Coast Main Line)
Operator(s)	Avanti West Coast London Northwestern Railway
Rolling stock	Class 221 Super Voyager Class 350 Desiro Class 390 Pendolino
History
Commenced	1845
Opened	15 September 1847 (1847-09-15)
Electrified	1962–1965
Upgraded	2004–2008
Technical
Number of tracks	2–4
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV AC overhead catenary
Operating speed	110 or 125 mph (180 or 200 km/h)
Route map (Click to expand)

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Legend
West Coast Main Line Stafford Rugby–Birmingham–Stafford line River Penk Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Milford and Brocton Shugborough Tunnel Trent and Mersey Canal River Trent Stone to Colwich Line Colwich Junction Colwich Rugeley Trent Valley Chase Line Rugeley B Power Station River Trent Trent and Mersey Canal Armitage Lichfield Cross-City Line Lichfield Trent Valley Freight line to Wychnor Junction A38 road Coventry Canal River Tame Cross Country Route to Birmingham Tamworth closed curves Cross Country Route to Derby River Anker M42 motorway River Anker Polesworth River Anker Coventry Canal Coventry Canal A5 road Atherstone Nuneaton North Chord Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway Birmingham–Peterborough line to Birmingham|New Street Nuneaton Birmingham–Peterborough line to Leicester Coventry to Nuneaton line Bulkington M69 motorway Shilton M6 motorway Brinklow Oxford Canal Rugby–Birmingham–Stafford line Leamington–Rugby line Rugby Cement Midland Counties Railway Rugby Rugby and Stamford Railway Great Central Main Line Northampton loop West Coast Main Line to Milton Keynes

The Trent Valley line is a railway line between Rugby and Stafford in England, forming part of the West Coast Main Line. The line is 51 miles (82 km) long and is named after the River Trent which it follows. It was built to provide a direct route from London to North West England and Scotland, avoiding the slower route via Birmingham, which is congested and 7.75 miles (12.47 km) longer.^[1]