▁Whit lock s ▁End ▁to ▁encou rage ▁commut ers ▁to ▁drive ▁there , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁reduce ▁traffic ▁con g estion ▁at ▁Sh ir ley ▁station . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁a ▁new ▁fleet ▁of ▁ ▁dies el ▁multiple ▁units ▁was ▁introduced ▁to ▁operate ▁the ▁line ▁( al ong ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁Snow ▁Hill ▁L ines ) ▁replacing ▁the ▁older ▁s ▁which ▁had ▁operated ▁the ▁line ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁ ▁station ▁was ▁opened ▁north ▁of ▁Str at ford . ▁This ▁allows ▁commut ers ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁train ▁without ▁driving ▁into ▁Str at ford . ▁ ▁Current ▁services ▁The ▁current ▁day time ▁service ▁level , ▁is ▁three ▁trains ▁per ▁hour ▁between ▁B irmingham ▁Snow ▁Hill ▁and ▁Whit lock s ▁End , ▁one ▁of ▁which ▁continues ▁to ▁Str at ford . ▁A ▁second ▁hour ly ▁service ▁between ▁B irmingham ▁and ▁Str at ford ▁runs ▁via ▁, ▁joining ▁or ▁leaving ▁the ▁North ▁War wick shire ▁Line ▁at ▁Bear ley ▁J unction , ▁meaning ▁a ▁half - hour ly ▁service ▁exists ▁between ▁B irmingham ▁and ▁Str at ford . ▁Most ▁B irmingham ▁trains ▁continue ▁beyond ▁Snow ▁Hill ▁to ▁either ▁, ▁ ▁or ▁Wor c ester . ▁ ▁On ▁summer ▁Sund ays , ▁a ▁steam ▁service , ▁the ▁" Sh akespe are ▁Express " ▁is ▁operated ▁by ▁V int age ▁Tra ins ▁between ▁B irmingham ▁and ▁Str at ford . ▁ ▁Possible ▁future ▁development ▁The ▁Shakespeare ▁Line ▁Prom otion ▁Group ▁is ▁prom oting