Cotswold Line

Cotswold Line
A First Great Western Class 180 approaches Honeybourne station in June 2017
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Network Rail
Locale	South East England South West England West Midlands
Termini	Oxford Hereford
Stations	19
Service
Type	Rural, Heavy rail
System	National Rail
Operator(s)	Great Western Railway West Midlands Trains
Rolling stock	Class 150 Class 153 Class 158 Class 165 Class 166 Class 170 Class 172 Class 196 Class 800 Class 802
History
Opened	1851
Technical
Line length	86.3 miles (138.9 km)
Number of tracks	1–2
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Operating speed	100 mph (160 km/h) maximum
Route map (Click to expand)

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Legend
miles km Cherwell Valley line to Didcot Parkway 0.0 mi 0 km Oxford Sheepwash Channel 0.9 mi 1.4 km Oxford North Junction Oxford–Bicester line Wolvercot Platform A40 A34 Duke's Cut 2.9 mi 4.7 km Wolvercot Junction Cherwell Valley line to Banbury Yarnton Loop Varsity Line to Bletchley 3.8 mi 6.1 km Yarnton Fairford line River Evenlode 7.0 mi 11.3 km Hanborough A4095 8.0 mi 12.9 km Combe 11.6 mi 18.7 km Finstock 13.2 mi 21.2 km Charlbury 16.9 mi 27.2 km Ascott-under-Wychwood River Evenlode A361 18.2 mi 29.3 km Shipton 19.7 mi 31.7 km Bruern Crossing 21.2 mi 34.1 km Kingham Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway A436 23.9 mi 38.5 km Adlestrop A44 28.3 mi 45.5 km Moreton-in-Marsh Stratford and Moreton Tramway (later Shipston-on-Stour branch) 31.5 mi 50.7 km Blockley Blockley Chipping Campden 34.3 mi 55.2 km Campden Tunnel Mickleton Halt Honeybourne Line to Stratford-upon-Avon 38.1 mi 61.3 km (now freight only)   38.2 mi 61.5 km Honeybourne 40.2 mi 64.7 km Clayfield Littleton and Badsey A46 River Avon (Upper Avon Navigation) Malvern Junction Midland Railway line to Barnt Green 43.2 mi 69.5 km Evesham Gloucester loop line, part of MR Malvern Line to Ashchurch River Avon (Lower Avon Navigation) River Avon (Lower Avon Navigation) 46.3 mi 74.5 km Fladbury Wyre Halt 49.1 mi 79 km Pershore 51.3 mi 82.6 km Stoulton 53.3 mi 85.8 km Worcestershire Parkway Cross Country Route 53.8 mi 86.6 km Norton Junction Norton Halt 54.5 mi 87.7 km M5 A4440 A44 57.0 mi 91.7 km Worcester Shrub Hill 57.3 mi 92.2 km Rainbow Hill Junction Birmingham - Worcester lines Worcester and Birmingham Canal 57.6 mi 92.7 km Worcester Foregate Street A38 freight branch River Severn A443 A44 A4440 Henwick Boughton Halt Rushwick Halt 60.3 mi 97 km River Teme Leominster Junction line to Leominster Bransford Road Newland Halt 64.4 mi 103.6 km Malvern Link A449 65.6 mi 105.6 km Great Malvern Tewkesbury & Malvern Rly, part of MR Malvern Line to Evesham Malvern Wells 67.1 mi 108 km Colwall Tunnels 68.0 mi 109.4 km 68.4 mi 110.1 km Colwall A449 72.1 mi 116 km Ledbury Tunnel 72.6 mi 116.8 km Ledbury Ledbury and Gloucester Railway Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal (disused) A417 Ashperton Stoke Edith River Frome 81.9 mi 131.8 km Withington A4103 A465 River Lugg (navigation) Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal (disused) 84.6 mi 136.2 km Shelwick Junction Welsh Marches line to Crewe A4103 Barrs Court Junction Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway 86.3 mi 138.9 km Hereford (Barrs Court) Welsh Marches line to Newport

The Cotswold Line is an 86+1⁄2-mile (139.2 km) railway line between Oxford and Hereford in England.