Henley-in-Arden
Birmingham
How to find Birmingham Snow Hill Station
City Centre : North - Northern terminus and for passengers joining trains for Stratford.
How to find Birmingham Moor Street Station
City Centre : South - For passengers joining trains for Stratford.
Passengers from Stratford & Henley may leave the train here - adjacent to Bullring shopping complex.
3 miles South of City Centre - For passengers joining trains for Stratford.
Car parking (free for passengers) at nearby Tyseley Locomotive Works.
Outward Route Notes : Birmingham to Stratford
via Shakespeare Line
Return Route Notes : Stratford to Birmingham
via Claverdon branch
Henley
How to find Henley-in-Arden Station
Only Southbound Shakespeare Express trains stop here
Passengers make the round trip to Stratford, Birmingham and then back to Henley.
Route Notes : full round trip starting from Henley
Stratford
How to find Stratford-upon-Avon Station
Southern terminus and for passengers joining trains bound for Birmingham and Tyseley.
Outward Route Notes : Stratford to Birmingham
via Claverdon branch
Return Route Notes : Birmingham to Stratford
via Shakespeare Line
The Route
A Route Map is shown near the top left (click on it to see an enlarged image).
You can also download a route map for printing
Southbound trains use the Shaksepeare Line and call at Henley.
Northbound trains use the branch through Claverdon and the Great Western Railway main line to London, now used by Chiltern Trains and Cross Country express trains.
The Shakespeare Line
For views from the train, please visit:
This is the website of the Shakespeare Line Promotion Group - supporters of the railway line between Birmingham & Stratford-upon-Avon.
It gives brief details of the various attractions to be found en-route and at Stratford & Birmingham, and the trains serving the line.
It also gives links to other websites for more comprehensive information.
Tyseley
www.shakespeareline.com