Snow Hill lines

The three Snow Hill lines are: Birmingham to Worcester via Kidderminster Line This is a commuter line to and via and . It was reopened to Snow Hill in 1995 as part of the "Jewellery Line" project. Chiltern Main Line This is a regional main line with services to London Marylebone. In the West Midlands it is one of the Snow Hill Lines, as it also carries a frequent commuter service between Snow Hill and , and . North Warwickshire Line ''(a.k.a. 'Shakespeare Line')'' This is a commuter branch line, which branches off from the Chiltern Main Line at and runs south to . The line was formerly a through main line running south to Cheltenham, but has been a dead end branch since the 1970s. Frequent commuter services run as far as , with a less frequent service running to Stratford. A spur line from Hatton allows some services to run via Solihull. ==Rolling stock and operators==

Unlike the lines to/through New Street station, the lines are not electrified, and are operated by diesel multiple units. West Midlands Railway, who operate the local services on the routes, mainly use DMUs. These replaced the older in 2011. Services West Midlands Railway The local services on the Snow Hill Lines are closely integrated. As of 2023, West Midlands Railway run four trains per hour between , Birmingham Snow Hill, and . The typical weekday service has two services per hour running eastbound to and the other two to . One of each eastbound service per hour continues to , and some evening trains continue beyond Dorridge to . Westbound, two trains per hour usually continue beyond and Kidderminster continue to and/or . Chiltern Railways Chiltern Railways run two trains per hour from either Snow Hill or Moor Street to calling at and Leamington Spa. Chiltern Railways also run a two-hourly local service from Moor Street to Leamington. In peak hours some Chiltern services to or from London continue to Stourbridge Junction. ==West Midlands Metro==

The West Midlands Metro runs into Snow Hill, but it is not considered one of the Snow Hill Lines as it is a light rail/tram line. However it runs mostly along the trackbed of the former Birmingham Snow Hill to Wolverhampton Low Level Line. ==Future==

In October 2018, as part of a 30-year strategy of Transport in the West Midlands several interventions were proposed between 2018 and 2047. By 2026 it was proposed that trains would be lengthened, improvements to evening services (from May 2019), investigations of a case to extend services to Brierley Hill and West Midland Safari Park and reopening platform 4 at Snow Hill. By 2034, it was proposed that Birmingham to Rowley Regis, Dorridge, Whitlocks End and Stratford upon Avon services would be increased which would see a new turn back facilities at Rowley Regis and capacity interventions at Moor Street and Snow Hill. Beyond 2034, it was proposed that there may be capacity improvements between Leamington Spa and Birmingham, a new semi-fast service between Birmingham and Oxford via Solihull, local service frequency increases and Safari Park service increases. ==See also==