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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 ...
Birmingham has the highest proportion of rail commuters in England outside London. [13] In the past few decades the proportion of journeys into central Birmingham by rail has grown sharply: 27% of journeys into Birmingham city centre in the peak hours were made by rail in 2012, compared to 17% in 2001, and 12% in 1991. [14] [15]
Birmingham 2 West Midlands Trains 24,180 10,038 9,088 Bournville: 1876 [22] Birmingham 3 West Midlands Trains 1.319 million 0.511 million 0.702 million Butlers Lane: 1957 [23] Birmingham 5 West Midlands Trains 0.246 million 0.116 million 0.142 million Canley: 1940 [24] Coventry: 5 West Midlands Trains 0.370 million 0.258 million 0.364 million ...
The Snow Hill Lines is the collective name for the railway lines running through Birmingham Snow Hill, and Birmingham Moor Street stations in Birmingham, United Kingdom. [1] [2] They form an important part of the suburban rail network of Birmingham, Warwickshire and Worcestershire. All other lines to/through Birmingham use Birmingham New Street ...
Around 80% of train services to Birmingham go through New Street. [11] The other major city-centre stations in Birmingham are Birmingham Moor Street and Birmingham Snow Hill. [67] Outside Birmingham, in Solihull, is Birmingham International, which serves Birmingham Airport and the National Exhibition Centre.
The station is served by West Midlands Trains with local Transport for West Midlands branded "Cross-City" services, operated using Class 323 Electric multiple units (EMUs) [10] until September 2024 and currently by Class 730 EMUs.
Soon after, work started on building a new, more centrally located station in Birmingham, which became known as Birmingham New Street station, which opened formally in 1854. On 1 July 1852, the Stour Valley Line from Wolverhampton to Birmingham on a more southerly route via Tipton and Smethwick opened. It started at Bushbury, just north of ...