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Station group in Birmingham city centre, England

Birmingham New Street station sign

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

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### Birmingham New Street

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Main article: Birmingham New Street railway station

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

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Avanti West Coast

* 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)

CrossCountry

* 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

West Midlands Railway

* 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

London Northwestern Railway

* 2 tph to London Euston via Coventry & Northampton
* 1 tph to Liverpool Lime Street via Wolverhampton and Crewe, 2 tph on Saturdays

Transport for Wales

* 1 tph to Birmingham International
* 1 tph to Shrewsbury, continuing alternately to Chester and Holyhead, or Aberystwyth/Pwllheli

Preceding station  |  National Rail | Following station

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Birmingham International |   | Transport for Wales
Birmingham - Wales |   | Sandwell and Dudley
Birmingham International |   | CrossCountry
Bournemouth - Manchester |   | Wolverhampton
Cheltenham Spa |   | CrossCountry
Bristol - Manchester |
Leamington Spa |   | CrossCountry
Reading - Newcastle |   | Derby
Cheltenham Spa |   | CrossCountry
Plymouth - Edinburgh |   | Tamworth or
Burton-on-Trent
University
or Terminus |   | CrossCountry
Cardiff - Birmingham - Nottingham |   | Wilnecote
or Tamworth
Terminus |   | CrossCountry
Birmingham - Leicester - Stansted Airport |   | Water Orton or
Coleshill Parkway
University |   | West Midlands Railway
Hereford - Birmingham |   | Terminus
Sandwell & Dudley |   | West Midlands Railway
Shrewsbury - Birmingham |   | Terminus
Aston or
Duddeston |   | West Midlands Railway
Cross City Line |   | Five Ways
Duddeston |   | West Midlands Railway
Walsall - Aston - Birmingham - Wolverhampton |   | Smethwick Rolfe Street
Terminus |   | West Midlands Railway
Birmingham - Walsall - Rugeley |   | Tame Bridge Parkway
Adderley Park |   | West Midlands Railway
Birmingham International - Birmingham New Street |   | Terminus
Terminus |   | London Northwestern Railway
Birmingham - Liverpool |   | Smethwick Galton Bridge
or Coseley
Marston Green
or Stechford |   | London Northwestern Railway
London - Birmingham |   | Terminus
Birmingham International |   | Avanti West Coast
London - Birmingham - Scotland
London - Shrewsbury |   | Terminus or
Sandwell & Dudley
| Historical railways |
Monument Lane |   | London & North Western Railway
Stour Valley Line |   | Duddeston or
Adderley Park
Terminus |   | London & North Western Railway
Birmingham–Peterborough line |   | Adderley Park
Five Ways |   | Midland Railway
Cross City Line |   | Saltley
Camp Hill |   | Midland Railway
Camp Hill line |   | Terminus

#### Tram

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West Midlands Metro services from Wolverhampton terminate here, and run at up to a 6-8 minute frequency.

Preceding station  |   |  Midland Metro |   | Following station

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Corporation Street |   | Line 1  |   | Town Hall

### Birmingham Moor Street

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Main article: Birmingham Moor Street railway station

The two through platforms at Moor Street Birmingham Moor Street's booking hall

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

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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 |
Birmingham Snow Hill |   | Vintage Trains
Shakespeare Express
July–September |   | Tyseley

### Birmingham Snow Hill

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Main article: Birmingham Snow Hill railway station

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.

Chiltern Railways

* 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.

West Midlands Railway

* 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

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Main article: West Midlands Metro

Preceding station  |  National Rail | Following station

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Jewellery Quarter |   | West Midlands Railway
Snow Hill Lines |   | Birmingham Moor Street
Terminus |   | Chiltern Railways
London-Kidderminster |   | Birmingham Moor Street
Jewellery Quarter |   |
|   Heritage railways |
Terminus |   | Vintage Trains
Shakespeare Express
July–September |   | Birmingham Moor Street
| Disused railways  |
Hockley |   | Great Western Railway & BR
Various Routes (1854–1972) |   | Bordesley

## Connections

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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

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* Transport in Birmingham
* Network West Midlands
* UK Railway Station Groups

## References

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1. ^ "UK: 100 Busiest Railway Stations". The Geographist. 18 August 2014. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
2. ^ "Our stations". Network Rail. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
3. ^ "Birmingham & West Midlands Regional Map" (PDF). National Rail Enquiries. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
4. ^ Station usage 2016-17 data. Office of Rail and Road (Report). Retrieved 30 April 2018.
5. ^ Map of route from Snow Hill to New Street station (walking) (Map). Google Maps.
6. ^ Map of route from New Street to Moor Street station (walking) (Map). Google Maps.
7. ^ "Midland Metro News". Centro. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014.
8. ^ "Birmingham New Street Onward Journey Information" (PDF). National Rail. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
9. ^ "Birmingham Moor Street Onward Journey Information" (PDF). National Rail. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
10. ^ "Birmingham Snow Hill Onward Journey Information" (PDF). National Rail. Retrieved 30 April 2018.

## Bibliography

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* https://web.archive.org/web/20111002160621/http://centro.journalistpresslounge.com/centro/news/index.cfm/fuseaction/details/id/BE043D85-13D3-97AA-2D4BEE37003FF84F/cnt/1/ref/main/type/News releases/ses/1.cfm

## External links

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* 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

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Major railway stations in Great Britain

| Managed by Network Rail|

* Birmingham New Street
* Bristol Temple Meads
* Edinburgh Waverley
* Glasgow Central
* Leeds
* Liverpool Lime Street
* Manchester Piccadilly
* Reading

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Managed by train operator|

* Aberdeen
* Birmingham Moor Street
* Brighton
* Cardiff Central
* Crewe
* Gatwick Airport
* Glasgow Queen Street
* Manchester Victoria
* Newcastle
* Nottingham
* Sheffield
* Southampton Central
* York

London

| Managed by Network Rail (termini)|

* Cannon Street
* Charing Cross
* Clapham Junction
* Euston
* King's Cross
* Liverpool Street
* London Bridge
* Paddington
* St Pancras
* Victoria
* Waterloo

|

Managed by train operator|

| Termini|

* Fenchurch Street
* Marylebone
* Moorgate

|

Through stations|

* Blackfriars
* Farringdon
* Stratford
* Waterloo East

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Railway stations in the West Midlands county

Open stations

| Birmingham|

* Acocks Green
* Adderley Park
* Aston
* Blake Street
* Bordesley
* Bournville
* Butlers Lane
* Chester Road
* Duddeston
* Erdington
* Five Ways
* Four Oaks
* Gravelly Hill
* Hall Green
* Hamstead
* Jewellery Quarter
* Kings Norton
* Lea Hall
* Longbridge
* Moor Street
* New Street
* Northfield
* Perry Barr
* Selly Oak
* Small Heath
* Snow Hill
* Spring Road
* Stechford
* Sutton Coldfield
* Tyseley
* University
* Witton
* Wylde Green
* Yardley Wood

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Coventry|

* Canley
* Coventry
* Coventry Arena
* Tile Hill

Dudley|

* Coseley
* Lye
* Stourbridge Junction
* Stourbridge Town

Sandwell|

* Bescot Stadium
* Cradley Heath
* Dudley Port
* Langley Green
* Old Hill
* Rowley Regis
* Sandwell & Dudley
* Smethwick Galton Bridge
* Smethwick Rolfe Street
* Tame Bridge Parkway
* The Hawthorns
* Tipton

Solihull|

* Berkswell
* Birmingham International
* Dorridge
* Earlswood
* Hampton-in-Arden
* Marston Green
* Olton
* Shirley
* Solihull
* Whitlocks End
* Widney Manor

Walsall|

* Bloxwich
* Bloxwich North
* Walsall

Wolverhampton|

* Wolverhampton

Outside West Midlands county,
but within the Transport for West Midlands area|

* Wythall

Disused

| Birmingham|

* Bromford Bridge
* Camp Hill
* Castle Bromwich
* Central Goods
* Church Road
* Curzon Street
* Granville Street
* Hagley Road
* Handsworth & Smethwick
* Handsworth Wood
* Harborne
* Hazelwell
* Hockley
* Icknield Port Road
* Kings Heath
* Lawley Street
* Lifford
* Longbridge (1915–1964)
* Monument Lane
* Moseley
* Penns
* Rotton Park Road
* Rubery
* Saltley
* Soho & Winson Green
* Soho Road
* Somerset Road
* Sutton Park
* Sutton Coldfield Town
* Winson Green

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Coventry|

* Coundon Road
* Daimler Halt
* Foleshill
* Longford & Exhall

Dudley|

* Baptist End
* Blowers Green
* Brettell Lane
* Brierley Hill
* Brockmoor Halt
* Bromley Halt
* Darby End
* Dudley
* Gornal Halt
* Halesowen
* Harts Hill
* Old Hill High Street
* Pensnett Halt
* Round Oak
* Windmill End

Sandwell|

* Albion
* Great Bridge North
* Great Bridge South
* Newton Road
* Oldbury
* Princes End & Coseley
* Rood End
* Smethwick West
* Soho
* Spon Lane
* Swan Village
* Tipton Five Ways
* Wednesbury Central
* Wednesbury Town
* West Bromwich

Walsall|

* Aldridge
* Bentley
* Brownhills
* Brownhills Watling Street
* Darlaston
* Darlaston James Bridge
* North Walsall
* Pelsall
* Pleck
* Rushall
* Short Heath
* Streetly
* Walsall Wood
* Willenhall Bilston Street
* Willenhall Stafford Street
* Wood Green

Wolverhampton|

* Bilston Central
* Bilston West
* Bradley and Moxley
* Bushbury
* Compton Halt
* Daisy Bank
* Dunstall Park
* Ettingshall Road
* Heath Town
* Monmore Green
* Portobello
* Priestfield
* Stafford Road
* Tettenhall
* Wednesfield Heath for Wolverhampton
* Wednesfield
* Wolverhampton Low Level
* Wolverhampton Temporary

Heritage

* Tyseley, Warwick Road

* List of railway stations in the West Midlands
* Transport in the West Midlands
* Transport for West Midlands

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