Railway stations in Birmingham city centre

Birmingham City Centre is served by three major railway stations; New Street, Moor Street and Snow Hill. Birmingham New Street is at the heart of the UK rail network and is the city's major railway hub with direct links to all other major cities in Great Britain. Birmingham Moor Street and Birmingham Snow Hill serve local destinations in Warwickshire, Worcestershire and the West Midlands and also have a link with London. Birmingham New Street is managed and operated by Network Rail, Birmingham Moor Street is managed and operated by Chiltern Railways and Birmingham Snow Hill is managed and operated by London Midland.

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 Midland Metro.

Connections

Birmingham Snow Hill and Birmingham Moor Street are connected by a tunnel which is located beneath Birmingham city centre. There are frequent train services between the two stations. Birmingham New Street is not connected to Snow Hill or Moor Street by rail, but is approximately a half mile walk from Snow Hill^[1] and a quarter mile walk from Moor Street.^[2] Rail passengers connecting between New Street and services on the Snow Hill/Moor Street route are generally advised to make their connection via Moor Street.

There are currently no direct bus connections between the three stations, but expansion plans for Midland Metro City Centre line will see the Metro extended from its current terminus at Snow Hill to a new terminus at New Street, meaning a regular tram connection will exist between the two stations.

Birmingham New street and Moor Street are close to the major shopping centres in the city including The Pallasades, Birmingham Bullring and The Paviilions.

All three stations have a good interchange with bus services mostly operated by Travel West Midlands.

Services

Birmingham New Street

Main article: Birmingham New Street

Train

Virgin Trains

• Operates 3tph to London Euston some of which start at Wolverhapton using Class 390 Pendolinos.
• Operates 1tph to Glasgow Central or Edinburgh Waverley using tilting Class 221 Super Voyagers.

CrossCountry

• 1tph from Birmingham New Street to Stansted Airport via Leicester and Peterborough using Class 170 Turbostars.
• 1tph from Cardiff Central to Nottingham via Derby using Class 170 Turbostars.
• 1tph from Edinburgh Waverley via Leeds to Plymouth using Voyagers and HSTs.
• 1tph from Manchester Piccadilly to Bournemouth using Class 220/221 Voyagers.
• 1tph from Manchester Piccadilly to Bristol Temple Meads using Class 220/221 Voyagers.
• 1tph from Newcastle via Doncaster to Reading using Class 220/221 Voyagers.

Some services continue towards Aberdeen, Guildford and Penzance.

London Midland

• Frequent Cross City services from Wolverhampton to Coventry/Northampton and from Litchfield to Redditch using Class 323 and Class 350 Desiro electric units.
• Local services to Hereford, Rugeley, Shrewsbury, Walsall and Worcester using Class 150 and Class 170 Turbostars.
• Regional services to London Euston via Northampton using Class 321 and Class 350 Desiros.
• 2 tph from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Street via Crewe using Class 350 Desiros.

Arriva Trains Wales

• 1tph alternate from Birmingham International to Aberystwyth/Pwllheli and Holyhead using Class 158 diesel multiple units.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Birmingham International		Arriva Trains Wales Birmingham - Chester		Smethwick Galton Bridge
Birmingham International		Arriva Trains Wales Cambrian Line		Smethwick Galton Bridge
Terminus		CrossCountry Birmingham - Leicester		Water Orton or Coleshill Parkway
		CrossCountry Birmingham - Stansted Airport		Coleshill Parkway
Birmingham International		CrossCountry Bournemouth - Manchester		Wolverhampton
Cheltenham Spa		CrossCountry Bristol - Manchester
Leamington Spa		CrossCountry Reading - Newcastle		Derby
University		CrossCountry Cardiff - Nottingham		Wilnecote
Cheltenham Spa		CrossCountry Plymouth - Edinburgh		Tamworth
Terminus		London Midland Birmingham - Hereford		University
Five Ways		London Midland Cross-City Line		Duddeston
Terminus		London Midland Walsall Line
Adderley Park		London Midland Rugby-Birmingham-Stafford Line		Smethwick Rolfe Street
Terminus		Virgin Trains West Coast Main Line		Wolverhampton
Birmingham International		Virgin Trains West Coast Main Line		Terminus
		Virgin Trains West Coast Main Line		Sandwell and Dudley

Birmingham Moor Street

Main article: Birmingham Moor Street

The two through platforms at Moor Street

Moor Street is currently served by local trains 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.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Tyseley		Chiltern Railways London-Birmingham		Birmingham Snow Hill
Solihull		Chiltern Railways Chiltern Main Line fast services		Birmingham Snow Hill
Small Heath Bordesley on Matchdays		London Midland Leamington/Stratford-Worcester		Birmingham Snow Hill
Tyseley		Vintage Trains The Shakespeare Express July–September		Birmingham Snow Hill

Birmingham Snow Hill

Main article: Birmingham Snow Hill

Long distance services

Snow Hill is the principal destination of the Chiltern Main Line, which links Birmingham with London Marylebone, operated by Chiltern Railways, with some Chiltern services continuing to Kidderminster.

• 2tph to London Marylebone via High Wycombe

Local services

Local services from Snow Hill, as with most other local services in the West Midlands, are supported by CENTRO, the West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive. They are operated by London Midland and mostly by Class 150 diesel multiple unit (DMU) trains, with some Class 153 DMUs. The Class 150 units are due to be replaced with new Class 172 DMUs during the next year. Until 2005 there was an hourly local train to Leamington Spa; this was cut back to peak times only and the rest of the services are now run by Chiltern Railways. There is also an irregular service to Stratford upon Avon via Dorridge.

• 1tph to Stratford upon Avon via Shirley
• 2tph to Shirley
• 3tph to Dorridge
• 2tph to Stourbridge Junction
• 2tph to Kidderminster
• 2tph to Worcester and some to Great Malvern

Metro

Main article: Midland Metro

Preceding station	Midland Metro			Following station
Terminus		Line 1		St Paul's
National Rail
Birmingham Moor Street		London Midland Leamington-Worcester		Jewellery Quarter
Birmingham Moor Street		Chiltern Railways London-Birmingham		Terminus
		Chiltern Railways London-Kidderminster Peak hours only		Jewellery Quarter
Birmingham Moor Street		Vintage Trains The Shakespeare Express July–September		Terminus
	Disused railways
Terminus		Great Western Railway Later British Rail Birmingham Wolverhampton (1854-1972)		Hockley

References

• http://centro.journalistpresslounge.com/centro/news/index.cfm/fuseaction/details/id/BE043D85-13D3-97AA-2D4BEE37003FF84F/cnt/1/ref/main/type/News%20releases/ses/1.cfm

1. ^ Google Maps. Map of route from Snow Hill to New Street station (walking) (Map). http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Stephenson+St&daddr=52.483,-1.899&hl=en&geocode=FWDCIAMdkgjj_w%3BFbjTIAMdCAbj_w&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=16&dirflg=w&sll=52.48001,-1.899927&sspn=0.009658,0.029075&ie=UTF8&ll=52.480755,-1.896193&spn=0.009657,0.029075&z=16/. 
2. ^ Google Maps. Map of route from New Street to Moor Street station (walking) (Map). http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Unknown+road&daddr=52.4784412,-1.8936751+to:Moor+St&geocode=FY--IAMdqQvj_w%3BFenBIAMd1Rrj_yn1TpGkiLxwSDGwY_jMI4sNEw%3BFarDIAMdQhzj_w&hl=en&mra=dvme&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=17&via=1&dirflg=w&sll=52.478716,-1.892459&sspn=0.004829,0.014538&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=17/. 

External links

• Network Rail website
• London Midland official website
• Chiltern Railways official home page
• CrossCountry official website
• Arriva Trains Wales official website
• Virgin Trains web site
• National Express West Midlands website
• http://www.nationalexpress.com/metro - midland metro homepage