This line is open. It received its act in 1833, was opened in 1838 and it now forms part of the West Coast Main Line.
The company merged on 1 Jan 1846 with the Grand Junction Railway (opened 1837) and the Manchester and Birmingham Railway to form the London and North Western Railway.
/ /1833 | London and Birmingham Railway Line authorised. |
09/04/1838 | London and Birmingham Railway Line opened. |
/ /1840 | Midland Counties Railway Opened from Rugby (London and Birmingham Railway) to triangular junction at Long Eaton. |
/ /1842 | Warwick and Leamington Spa Railway Bought by London and Birmingham Railway. |
/12/1844 | London and Birmingham Railway Leamington Branch opened from Coventry to Milverton (for Leamington Spa). |
/ /1846 | London and Birmingham Railway Authorisation for an extension from Milverton to Leamington Spa. |
01/01/1846 | London and North Western Railway London and Birmingham Railway, Grand Junction Railway and Manchester and Birmingham Railway merge to form the London and North Western Railway. |
These locations are along the line.
This is a principal London terminus for services to the North West of England and beyond.
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More detailsThis was not one station but two; the parallel termini of the London and Birmingham Railway (from 9 April 1838) and the Grand Junction Railway (from 19 November 1838, replacing the temporary Birmingham [Vauxhall] of 4 July 1837). The stations, originally called simply Birmingham, were built on the then eastern edge of the city. The station was replaced by Birmingham New Street, a ...
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