Chase Line

Chase Line
Chase Line
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerNetwork Rail
LocaleWest Midlands
Termini
Stations17
Service
TypeSuburban rail, Heavy rail
SystemNational Rail
Operator(s)West Midlands Railway
Depot(s)Bescot
Rolling stock
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV AC OHLE
Route map

The Chase Line is a suburban railway line in the West Midlands region of England. It runs from its southern terminus, Birmingham New Street, to Walsall, and then Rugeley Trent Valley in Staffordshire, where it joins the Trent Valley line. The name of the line refers to Cannock Chase which it runs through at its northern end.

Part of the line, between Birmingham and Walsall, has been electrified since 1966; work to electrify the remaining 15 mile stretch of line between Walsall and Rugeley, was completed in December 2018.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Class 730 welcomed on a new route". RailAdvent. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Chase Line Electrification on target for completion". Cannock Chase Council. December 2015. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Electric trains to run on Walsall-Rugeley line from May after successful railway upgrade". Archived from the original on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.