- Coventry to Leamington Line
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Coventry to Leamington Line Overview Locale West Midlands (region) Operation Opened 1851 Owner Network Rail Operator(s) CrossCountry Technical Track gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Standard gauge Coventry to Leamington line LegendCoventry to Nuneaton Line 
Rugby-Birmingham-Stafford Line 
Berkswell 
Coventry 
Planned Cross over (2013-14) 
Kenilworth Jct 
Kenilworth 
Kenilworth's main road 
Warwick (Milverton) Present Cross over Leamington to Rugby line 
Leamington Spa Avenue 
Leamington Spa General Chiltern Main Line The Coventry to Leamington Line is a railway line linking the city of Coventry with the town of Leamington Spa. The line was opened in 1844 by the LNWR. A connecting line to Berkswell opened in 1884.
The line currently serves two stations: Leamington Spa and Coventry with CrossCountry services. There are also two former railway stations along the route:
- Leamington Spa (Milverton) for Warwick
This station was closed in 1965 as part of the Beeching cuts. The station building was demolished some time later. Although the station land remains unoccupied, it is unlikely to be re-opened owing to its proximity to the main town station. - Kenilworth
This station was also closed in 1965 as part of the Beeching cuts, but plans are in hand to rebuild and re-open the station.
During the late 19th century, most of the route was doubled to increase capacity. Only a small section just outside Kenilworth, at Gibbet Hill, remained single line working.
Today, most of the line is single track which limits the number of services using it. What remains of double track includes a passing loop at Kenilworth, and the lines out from Coventry and Leamington Spa to Gibbet Hill Junction and Milverton respectively, the former being extended back from Park Junction (now removed) on 29 August 2007 by 1.75 miles.
See also
References
Railway lines in the West Midlands Primary 
Secondary Local Birmingham to Peterborough Line · Birmingham to Stratford Line · Birmingham to Worcester via Bromsgrove Line · Birmingham to Worcester via Kidderminster Line · South Staffordshire Line · Chase Line · Cotswold Line · Coventry to Leamington Line · Coventry to Nuneaton Line · Crewe-Derby Line · Cross-City Line · Leamington to Stratford Line · Northampton Loop Line · Rugby–Birmingham–Stafford Line · Shrewsbury to Chester Line · Stafford to Manchester Line · Stourbridge Town Branch Line · Walsall to Wolverhampton Line · Welsh Marches Line · Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury LineCategories:- Railway lines in the West Midlands (region)
- Railway lines opened in 1851
- Leamington Spa (Milverton) for Warwick
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