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The Birmingham West Suburban Railway was a suburban railway built by the Midland Railway company. Opened in 1876 it allowed both the opening of development of central southwest suburban Birmingham south into Worcestershire and the by-passing of railway traffic via the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway into central Birmingham. Today it forms a major section of the Cross-City Line running from Lichfield to Redditch it also forms an important part of the Cross Country Route.