Editing Chase Line (section)

==Route==
The line from Birmingham to Walsall (sometimes referred to as the '''Walsall Line''') has two alternative routes, both [[Railway electrification in Great Britain|electrified]] at [[25 kV AC]] overhead. One leaves New Street to the east, following the [[Cross-City Line]] as far as [[Aston]], where it diverges to the west. The other leaves to the west, and travels via [[Soho, West Midlands|Soho]]. Beyond Walsall, the line was electrified in 2019, and continues north to [[Rugeley]]. This section was freight-only for some years, reopening to passenger trains in stages between 1989 and 1998.

Places served on the route are listed below. For information on the stations, please refer to the list in the route map.

'''Chase Line''' ([[Birmingham]] - [[Walsall]] - [[Rugeley]]) 
*[[Rugeley]] – {{rws|Rugeley Town}} & {{rws|Rugeley Trent Valley}} – Interchange services to [[London Euston]] and [[Crewe railway station]].
*{{rws|Brindley Heath}} (closed in 1959)
*{{rws|Hednesford}}
*{{rws|Cannock}}
* Great Wyrley (closed in 1965)
*{{rws|Landywood}}
*{{rws|Bloxwich North}}
*{{rws|Bloxwich}}
*{{rws|Walsall}}
*{{rws|Bescot}} (for [[Bescot Stadium]], the home of [[Walsall FC]]), [[Wednesbury]] & [[IKEA]]
*Stone Cross (near {{rws|Tame Bridge Parkway}} station)
*{{rws|Hamstead}}
*{{rws|Perry Barr}}
*{{rws|Witton}} – for [[Villa Park]]
*{{rws|Aston}} – for [[Aston Villa F.C.]] and [[Aston Hall]]
*{{rws|Duddeston}}
*{{rws|Birmingham New Street}} (Interchange for [[Bull Ring, Birmingham|Bullring]], [[ICC Birmingham|ICC]], [[Symphony Hall, Birmingham|Symphony Hall]] & [[Mailbox Birmingham|The Mailbox]])
**Services then continue onwards to {{rws|Wolverhampton}} or {{rws|Birmingham International}} via the [[Rugby–Birmingham–Stafford line]].

Passenger trains are operated by [[West Midlands Trains|West Midlands Railway]] on behalf of [[Transport for West Midlands]].