Birmingham station group
The Birmingham station group is a station group of three railway stations in Birmingham city centre, consisting of New Street, Moor Street, and Snow Hill. The station group is printed on national railway tickets as BIRMINGHAM STNS and does not include the airport station of Birmingham International, which is located some 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) east of the city centre next to Birmingham Airport and National Exhibition Centre.
There are two other railway stations in central Birmingham, namely Five Ways in the south west of the city centre with connections on the New Street to Redditch line, and Jewellery Quarter in the north west of the city centre with connections on the Snow Hill to Worcester line and the West Midlands Metro.
Stations
Birmingham New Street
Birmingham New Street is Birmingham's principal railway station and one of the principal stations of the UK rail network.[1] The station is managed by Network Rail[2] and its main entrance is located on Stephenson Street. New Street is the main gateway for most people arriving in the city and serves most of the city rail services, providing links all across the United Kingdom. Services are provided by Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, Transport for Wales and West Midlands Trains.[3]
Train
- 3 tph to London Euston, all trains calling at Birmingham International and Coventry, of which 1 tph call additionally at Rugby, Milton Keynes Central and Watford Junction
- 1 tph to Preston via Wolverhampton, Stafford and Crewe, with services alternating between extending towards Blackpool North (2 tpd), Edinburgh Waverley (1 tp2h) and Glasgow Central (5 tpd)
- 2 tph to Manchester Piccadilly via Wolverhampton, Stafford and Stoke-on-Trent
- 2 tph to Bristol Temple Meads, with 1tph continuing on to Plymouth and 2tpd continuing to each of Penzance and Paignton
- 2 tph to Nottingham via Derby
- 1 tph to Bournemouth via Oxford, Reading and Southampton Central
- 2 tph to Leicester via Nuneaton, of which 1 tph continues to Cambridge via Peterborough, of which 1 tp2h continues to Stansted Airport
- 1 tph to Cardiff Central via Cheltenham Spa, Gloucester and Newport.
- 1 tph to Edinburgh Waverley via Leeds and Newcastle, of which 1tpd continues to each of Glasgow Central and Aberdeen via Dundee
- 2 tph to Bromsgrove
- 2 tph to Redditch
- 2 tph to Four Oaks
- 2 tph to Lichfield Trent Valley via Four Oaks
- 2 tph to Wolverhampton
- 2 tph to Walsall
- 2 tph to Rugeley Trent Valley via Walsall
- 2 tph to Birmingham International
- 1 tph to Hereford via Bromsgrove & Worcester Foregate Street
- 2 tph to Shrewsbury via Wolverhampton and Telford Central
- 2 tph to London Euston via Coventry & Northampton
- 1 tph to Liverpool Lime Street via Wolverhampton and Crewe, 2 tph on Saturdays
- 1 tph to Birmingham International
- 1 tph to Shrewsbury, continuing alternately to Chester and Holyhead, or Aberystwyth/Pwllheli
Tram
West Midlands Metro services from Wolverhampton St. Georges terminate here, and run at up to a 6-8 minute frequency.
Birmingham Moor Street
Birmingham Moor Street is the city's second busiest station[4] and is currently served by local trains for the lines through Shirley and Henley-in-Arden to Stratford-upon-Avon and to Leamington via Solihull, and Chiltern Clubman services to London Marylebone. Chiltern also operate a limited number of weekday services from Marylebone terminating at Moor Street formed of class 67 locomotives and hauled coaching stock. On summer Sundays it is used by steam locomotives running tourist specials between Snow Hill and Stratford upon Avon and trains between Snow Hill and Tyseley for Vintage Trains. The station is located on Moor Street Queensway opposite the Pavilions Shopping Centre and the Bull Ring. Services are provided by Chiltern Railways and West Midlands Trains.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Snow Hill | Chiltern Railways Chiltern Main Line |
Solihull or Tyseley | ||
| Terminus | ||||
| Birmingham Snow Hill | West Midlands Railway Leamington/Stratford-Worcester |
Bordesley on matchdays | ||
| Small Heath | ||||
 Heritage railways
|
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| Birmingham Snow Hill | Vintage Trains Shakespeare Express July–September |
Tyseley | ||
Birmingham Snow Hill
Birmingham Snow Hill is located on Colmore Row and Livery Street and is managed by West Midlands Trains. Snow Hill provides a link between the Snow Hill Lines and the West Midlands Metro.
- 1 tp2h off-peak/ 1 train per hour (tph) in peak periods to London Marylebone via Solihull, Dorridge, Warwick, Leamington Spa, Banbury and High Wycombe.
- The first London-bound service begins at Stourbridge Junction.
- 3 tpd extend northwards in the evening peak to Stourbridge Junction, via Smethwick Galton Bridge and Rowley Regis.
- 1 tpd terminates short of London Marylebone at Leamington Spa.
- The last two London-bound services of the day terminate at Banbury.
- 2 tph to Worcester Forgate Street, via Stourbridge Junction and Kidderminster, of which 1tph calls additionally at Worcester Shrub Hill.
- 2 tph to Kidderminster, via Stourbridge Junction.
- 2 tph to Dorridge, via Solihull, of which 1tph continues to Stratford-upon-Avon.
- 2 tph to Whitlocks End, oh which 1tph continues to Stratford-upon-Avon.
Metro
| Preceding station | National Rail
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewellery Quarter | West Midlands Railway Snow Hill Lines |
Birmingham Moor Street | ||
| Terminus | Chiltern Railways London-Kidderminster |
Birmingham Moor Street | ||
| Jewellery Quarter | ||||
| Heritage railways
|
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| Terminus | Vintage Trains Shakespeare Express July–September |
Birmingham Moor Street | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Hockley | Great Western Railway & BR Various Routes (1854–1972) |
Bordesley | ||
Connections
Tickets marked as BIRMINGHAM STNS may be used to exit the railway network at any of the three city stations, as stated above Birmingham International is not part of the station group. All three city centre stations are less than a mile from each other, with the shortest distance being between Moor Street and New Street. Birmingham New Street is a half mile walk from Snow Hill[5] and a quarter mile walk from Moor Street.[6]
A direct and regular train service is in operation between Moor Street and Snow Hill through a tunnel, and since mid-2016 the Midland Metro provides a link between Snow Hill and New Street.[7]
Birmingham New Street and Moor Street are close to the major shopping centres in the city including Grand Central (formerly known as The Pallasades) and the Bullring. All three stations have a good interchange with bus services mostly operated by National Express West Midlands.[8][9][10]
See also
References
- ^ "UK: 100 Busiest Railway Stations". The Geographist. 18 August 2014. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- ^ "Our stations". Network Rail. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "Birmingham & West Midlands Regional Map" (PDF). National Rail Enquiries. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ Station usage 2016-17 data. Office of Rail and Road (Report). Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ Map of route from Snow Hill to New Street station (walking) (Map). Google Maps.
- ^ Map of route from New Street to Moor Street station (walking) (Map). Google Maps.
- ^ "Midland Metro News". Centro. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014.
- ^ "Birmingham New Street Onward Journey Information" (PDF). National Rail. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "Birmingham Moor Street Onward Journey Information" (PDF). National Rail. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "Birmingham Snow Hill Onward Journey Information" (PDF). National Rail. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
Bibliography
External links
- Station information for Birmingham New Street from Network Rail
- Station information for Birmingham Moor Street from Chiltern Railways
- Station information for Birmingham Snow Hill from West Midlands Railway
- Network Rail website
- West Midlands Railway official website
- London Northwestern Railway official website
- Chiltern Railways official home page
- CrossCountry official website
- Transport for Wales official website
- Virgin Trains web site
- National Express West Midlands website
- http://www.nationalexpress.com/metro - midland metro homepage