Coventry–Nuneaton line
The Coventry to Nuneaton Line is a railway line linking Coventry and Nuneaton in the West Midlands of England. The line has a passenger service. It is also used by through freight trains, and freight trains serving facilities on the route.
| Coventry to Nuneaton Line | |||
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| Overview | |||
| Status | Operational | ||
| Owner | Network Rail | ||
| Locale | Warwickshire Coventry West Midlands (region) | ||
| Termini |
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| Stations | 5 | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Commuter rail, Rail freight | ||
| System | National Rail | ||
| Operator(s) | West Midlands Trains | ||
| Rolling stock | |||
| History | |||
| Opened | 1850 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 10 miles 15 chains | ||
| Number of tracks | 2 | ||
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge | ||
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The current passenger stations on the route are Nuneaton, Bermuda Park, Bedworth, Coventry Arena and Coventry. Freight services run to Bedworth Murco Oil Terminal and Prologis Park Industrial Estate. The line has previously served many other small stations and now-closed goods yards.
Until 2016, the only intermediate station on the route was Bedworth. On 14 December 2011, the UK Government announced an £18.8 million project to upgrade the line, which included new stations at the Ricoh Arena and Bermuda Park (opened January 2016), lengthening of the platforms at Bedworth, and increasing the service frequency from hourly to half-hourly.
The line is currently not electrified, but it was proposed to electrify it at 25 kV AC overhead as part of the Electric Spine scheme. This scheme has been put on hold along with other electrification projects.