Birmingham Cross-City Line - Definition and Overview

The Cross-City Line is a suburban railway line in the West Midlands of England that runs from Lichfield to Redditch via Birmingham New Street.

The main stations and towns on the route are:

• Lichfield
• Shenstone
• Four Oaks
• Sutton Coldfield
• Wylde Green
• Erdington
• Gravelly Hill
• Aston
• Duddeston
• Birmingham New Street
• Five Ways
• University
• Selly Oak
• Bournville
• Kings Norton
• Northfield
• Longbridge
• Barnt Green
• Alvechurch
• Redditch

For many years, passenger services on the line were worked by elderly Class 108, 115, 116, 117, 118 and 121 diesel multiple units. However, by the early 1990s these trains were becoming increasingly unreliable, so new trains were built to coincide with the electrication of the route in 1993. By 1995 the last of the old trains had been withdrawn, having been replaced by the current Class 323 electrical multiple units. Services are currently operated by Central Trains on behalf of Centro.