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The National Exhibition Centre (NEC) is an exhibition centre located in Marston Green, England, near to Birmingham and Solihull. [1] It is near junction 6 of the M42 motorway, and is adjacent to Birmingham Airport and Birmingham International railway station. It was opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1976.
The Birmingham Maglev was opened in 1984 and was the first commercial Maglev transport system in the world. It operated up until 1995. It operated up until 1995. The system was fully automated and used an elevated concrete guideway, much of which has been reused for the current Air-Rail Link system.
As of 18 December 2024 a new junction named junction 5a located between Solihull junction 5 and Birmingham Airport/NEC junction 6 and 2.4KM of new dual carriageway the A4545 alongside the motorway has been opened to provide direct access to Birmingham Airport and Birmingham Business Park and to reduce congestion in the area. [10]
The venue was known as Birmingham International Arena until 1 September 1983, [5] then as NEC Arena from 5 September 1983 to 31 August 2008. From 1 September 2008, the NEC Arena was officially renamed as the LG Arena , following a naming-rights sponsorship deal with global electronics company LG .
UK Games Expo (UKGE) is a tabletop-game convention and trade fair held at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) and the Hilton Birmingham Metropole. [ 2 ] UK Games Expo (UKGE) is the largest Hobby Games Convention in the UK [ 3 ] First held in 2007 the event is now held annually at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham [ 4 ] and currently ...
Birmingham International is a railway station known by code "BHI" in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull in the West Midlands of England, just east of Birmingham. It is on the Rugby–Birmingham–Stafford line 14 km (8.7 mi) east of Birmingham New Street railway station.
Resorts World Birmingham is an entertainment complex in Solihull, near Birmingham England. It has the largest casino in the United Kingdom, shopping mall, restaurants and cinemas. Construction began in February 2013 and finished in autumn 2015. [2] The Casino is owned by Genting. [3]
Utilita Arena Birmingham (previously known as Arena Birmingham, The Barclaycard Arena, originally as the National Indoor Arena and still commonly called The NIA) is an indoor arena and sporting venue in central Birmingham, England. It is owned by parent company the NEC Group. When it was opened in 1991, it was the largest indoor arena in the UK ...