. ▁The ▁southern ▁part ▁( s outh ▁of ▁) ▁is ▁rural ▁in ▁nature , ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁less ▁frequent ▁service , ▁with ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁rural ▁request ▁stops . ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁name , ▁the ▁line ▁does ▁not ▁pass ▁through ▁the ▁area ▁commonly ▁known ▁as ▁North ▁War wick shire , ▁instead , ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁was ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁derived ▁from ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁h unt . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Early ▁history ▁The ▁original ▁plans ▁for ▁the ▁line ▁were ▁promoted ▁by ▁an ▁independent ▁company ; ▁the ▁B irmingham , ▁North ▁War wick shire ▁and ▁Str at ford ▁Railway , ▁which ▁received ▁Royal ▁ass ent ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 8 9 4 . ▁The ▁company ▁failed ▁to ▁raise ▁the ▁necessary ▁funds ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁line , ▁and ▁the ▁powers ▁to ▁build ▁it ▁were ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁the ▁Great ▁Western ▁Railway ▁( G WR ) ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁The ▁G WR ▁incorpor ated ▁the ▁line ▁into ▁their ▁own ▁scheme ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁new ▁B irmingham ▁to ▁Ch el ten ham ▁via ▁Str at ford ▁main ▁line . ▁Const ruction ▁began ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁the ▁line ▁was ▁opened ▁to ▁goods ▁traffic ▁on ▁ 9 ▁December ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁and ▁to ▁passengers ▁on ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 0 8 . ▁▁ ▁The ▁N W L ▁connected ▁to ▁the ▁existing ▁main ▁line ▁into ▁B irmingham ▁at ▁, ▁and ▁ran ▁south ▁to ▁Bear ley , ▁where ▁it ▁connected ▁to ▁the ▁pre