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The Cross-City Line is a Suburb an Railway line predominantly in the West Midlands Region of England . It runs from Redditch , Worcestershire , its southern terminus, to Lichfield , Staffordshire , its northern terminus, via Birmingham New Street , and services on the line are currently operated by Central Trains . The cities, towns and villages served by the line are listed below.
For many years, passenger services on the line were worked by elderly Class 108 , 115 , 116 , 117 , 118 and 121 Diesel Multiple Unit s. However, by the early 1990s these trains were becoming increasingly unreliable, so new trains were built to coincide with the electrication of the route in 1993 . By 1995 the last of the old trains had been withdrawn, having been replaced by the current Class 323 Electrical Multiple Unit s. Services are currently operated by Central Trains on behalf of Centro . Current daytime service levels are:
There are long-standing proposals for improvements to the line. Extra stations have been proposed for to allow two of the existing four tunnels to be used for local trains only (formerly favoured by Central Trains). With the current funding problems on Britain's railways, it is unlikely that the Cross-City Line will see any improvement. MEDIA
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