Heritage route
Severn Valley Railway
Kidderminster → Bridgnorth · England
Sixteen miles of preserved Great Western branch line tracing the River Severn, crossing the water on the graceful iron span of Victoria Bridge.
- Distance
- 26 km
- Fastest time
- 1 h 15 min
- Average speed
- 21 km/h
- Top speed
- 40 km/h
Stations
- 0 kmKidderminster
- 6 kmBewdley
- 8 kmNorthwood Halt
- 11 kmArley
- 15 kmHighley
- 16 kmCountry Park Halt
- 18 kmHampton Loade
- 26 kmBridgnorth
The stations OpenStreetMap maps along this line, in order along the line as drawn here, with the distance along it. Not every train stops at every station.
How this line was checked
- The 11 km this route shares with OpenStreetMap relation 11094285 is drawn from that relation's own nodes, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 12 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: Severn Valley Railway, a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Severn Valley Railway?
The Severn Valley Railway runs 26 km from Kidderminster to Bridgnorth.
How long does the Severn Valley Railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 1 h 15 min for the 26 km. That is an average of 21 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 40 km/h.
Who runs the Severn Valley Railway?
Severn Valley Railway, with heritage steam.
How old is the Severn Valley Railway?
The line has been in service since 1970. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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