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The Birmingham station group is a station group of three railway stations in Birmingham city centre, England consisting of New Street, Snow Hill and Moor Street. The station group is printed on national railway tickets as BIRMINGHAM STNS and does not include the international 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 Midland 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 West Midlands Railway, London Northwestern Railway, Virgin Trains, Arriva Trains Wales and CrossCountry.^[3]

Train

Virgin Trains

Operates 3tph to London Euston some of which start at Wolverhapton using tilting 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.

West Midlands Trains

Frequent Cross City services from Wolverhampton to Coventry/Northampton and from Lichfield 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 153 Sprinters, and Class 170 Turbostars.
Regional services to London Euston via Northampton using Class 319 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 - Wales	Smethwick Galton Bridge
Birmingham International		CrossCountry Bournemouth - Manchester	Wolverhampton
Cheltenham Spa		CrossCountry Bristol - Manchester	Wolverhampton
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 and 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		Virgin Trains London - Birmingham - Scotland London - Shrewsbury	Terminus or Sandwell and Dudley
	Historical railways
Monument Lane		London and North Western Railway Stour Valley Line	Duddeston or Adderley Park
Terminus		London and 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

Midland Metro services from Wolverhampton St. Georges terminate here, and run at up to a 6-8 minute frequency.

Preceding station		Midland Metro	Following station
Corporation Street		Line 1	Terminus
	Future
Corporation Street		Line 1	Victoria Square

Birmingham Moor Street

Birmingham Moor Street is the City's second busiest station^[4] and 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. 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		Chiltern Railways Chiltern Main Line	Solihull or Tyseley
Birmingham Snow Hill		West Midlands Railway Leamington/Stratford-Worcester	Bordesley on matchdays
Birmingham Snow Hill		West Midlands Railway Leamington/Stratford-Worcester	Small Heath
	Heritage railways
Birmingham Snow Hill		Vintage Trains The 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 Midland Metro.

Long distance services

Snow Hill is served by regular Chiltern services to and from London Marylebone. Some Chiltern services continue beyond Birmingham to Kidderminster. The Chiltern service is:^[5]

2 trains per hour (tph) in peak periods /1 tph off-peak to London Marylebone via Leamington Spa, Banbury, and High Wycombe.

Local services

Local services from Snow Hill, like most local services in the West Midlands, are supported by Transport for West Midlands. They are operated by West Midlands Railway. There are six West Midlands Railway trains per hour (tph) passing through Snow Hill in each direction, running as follows:^[6]

Eastbound:

3 trains per hour to Whitlocks End:

of which one continues to Stratford-upon-Avon

3 trains per hour to Dorridge

of which one continues to Stratford-upon-Avon

some peak hour West Midlands Railway services continue from Dorridge to Leamington Spa

Westbound:

6 trains per hour to Stourbridge Junction:

of which four continue to Kidderminster:

of which two continue to Worcester Foregate Street

(services beyond Worcester, to Malvern and Hereford are irregular, generally about one per hour)

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		Chiltern Railways London-Kidderminster	Birmingham Moor Street
	Heritage railways
Terminus		Vintage Trains The 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^[7] and a quarter mile walk from Moor Street.^[8]

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.^[9]

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.^[10]^[11]^[12]

References

^ "UK: 100 Busiest Railway Stations". The Geographist. 18 August 2014.
^ "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.
^ Table 115 National Rail timetable, May 2016
^ Table 71 National Rail timetable, May 2016
^ 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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "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

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

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
Arriva Trains Wales official website
Virgin Trains web site
National Express West Midlands website
http://www.nationalexpress.com/metro - midland metro homepage

[1] "UK: 100 Busiest Railway Stations". The Geographist. 18 August 2014.

[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] Table 115 National Rail timetable, May 2016

[6] Table 71 National Rail timetable, May 2016

[7] Map of route from Snow Hill to New Street station (walking) (Map). Google Maps.

[8] Map of route from New Street to Moor Street station (walking) (Map). Google Maps.

[9] "Midland Metro News". Centro. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[10] "Birmingham New Street Onward Journey Information" (PDF). National Rail. Retrieved 30 April 2018.

[11] "Birmingham Moor Street Onward Journey Information" (PDF). National Rail. Retrieved 30 April 2018.

[12] "Birmingham Snow Hill Onward Journey Information" (PDF). National Rail. Retrieved 30 April 2018.

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@@ Line 11: / Line 11: @@
 ===Birmingham New Street===
 {{Main|Birmingham New Street railway station}}
-'''[[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.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://thegeographist.wordpress.com/2014/08/18/stations-annual-traffic-uk/| title=UK: 100 Busiest Railway Stations| website=The Geographist| date=18 August 2014}}</ref> The station is managed by [[Network Rail]] 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 [[London Midland]], [[Virgin Trains]], [[Arriva Trains Wales]] and [[CrossCountry]].
+'''[[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.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://thegeographist.wordpress.com/2014/08/18/stations-annual-traffic-uk/| title=UK: 100 Busiest Railway Stations| website=The Geographist| date=18 August 2014}}</ref> The station is managed by [[Network Rail]]<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.networkrail.co.uk/communities/passengers/our-stations/| title=Our stations| website=Network Rail| access-date=30 April 2018}}</ref> 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 [[West Midlands Railway]], [[London Northwestern Railway]], [[Virgin Trains]], [[Arriva Trains Wales]] and [[CrossCountry]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/enwiki/static/images/structure/css/West%20Midlands%20v3.pdf| title=Birmingham & West Midlands Regional Map| website=National Rail Enquiries| access-date=30 April 2018}}</ref>
 ====Train====
@@ Line 75: / Line 75: @@
 [[File:Moor Street station platforms.jpg|thumb|right|The two through platforms at Moor Street]]
 [[File:Birmingham Moor Street Station.jpg|thumb|250px|Left|[[Birmingham Moor Street railway station|Birmingham Moor Street]]'s booking hall]]
-'''[[Birmingham Moor Street railway station|Birmingham Moor Street]]''' is the City's second busiest station and is currently served by local trains the lines through [[Shirley, West Midlands|Shirley]] and [[Henley-in-Arden]] to [[Stratford-upon-Avon]] and to [[Royal Leamington Spa|Leamington]] via [[Solihull]], and [[British Rail Class 168|Chiltern Clubman]] services to London Marylebone. Chiltern also operate a limited number of weekday services from Marylebone terminating at Moor Street formed of [[British Rail Class 67|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 London Midland.
+'''[[Birmingham Moor Street railway station|Birmingham Moor Street]]''' is the City's second busiest station<ref>{{cite report| url=http://orr.gov.uk/__data/assets/excel_doc/0012/26130/estimates-of-station-usage-2016-17.xlsx| title=Station usage 2016-17 data| website=Office of Rail and Road| access-date=30 April 2018}}</ref> and is currently served by local trains the lines through [[Shirley, West Midlands|Shirley]] and [[Henley-in-Arden]] to [[Stratford-upon-Avon]] and to [[Royal Leamington Spa|Leamington]] via [[Solihull]], and [[British Rail Class 168|Chiltern Clubman]] services to London Marylebone. Chiltern also operate a limited number of weekday services from Marylebone terminating at Moor Street formed of [[British Rail Class 67|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.
 {{rail start}}
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 ===Birmingham Snow Hill===
 {{Main|Birmingham Snow Hill railway station}}
-'''[[Birmingham Snow Hill railway station|Birmingham Snow Hill]]''' is located on Colmore Row and Livery Street and is managed by London Midland. Snow Hill provides a link between the Snow Hill Lines and the [[Midland Metro]].
+'''[[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 [[Midland Metro]].
 ==== Long distance services ====
-Snow Hill is the principal destination of the [[Chiltern Main Line]], which links Birmingham with [[London]] [[Marylebone station|Marylebone]], operated by [[Chiltern Railways]], with some Chiltern services continuing to [[Kidderminster railway station|Kidderminster]].
+Snow Hill is served by regular Chiltern services to and from London Marylebone. Some Chiltern services continue beyond Birmingham to [[Kidderminster]]. The Chiltern service is:<ref>{{NRtimes|May 2016|115}}</ref>
+* 2 trains per hour (tph) in peak periods /1 tph off-peak to London Marylebone via {{rws|Leamington Spa}}, {{rws|Banbury}}, and {{rws|High Wycombe}}.
-* 1tph to [[Marylebone station|London Marylebone]] via High Wycombe (2tph in peaks)
 ==== Local services ====
-Local services from Snow Hill, as with most other local services in the West Midlands, are supported by [[Transport for West Midlands|Centro]]. 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 and irregular services to Great Malvern and Hereford.
+Local services from Snow Hill, like most local services in the West Midlands, are supported by [[Transport for West Midlands]]. They are operated by West Midlands Railway. There are six [[West Midlands Trains|West Midlands Railway]] trains per hour (tph) passing through Snow Hill in each direction, running as follows:<ref>{{NRtimes|May 2016|71}}</ref>
+Eastbound:
+* 3 trains per hour to {{rws|Whitlocks End}}:
+:of which one continues to {{rws|Stratford-upon-Avon}}
+* 3 trains per hour to {{rws|Dorridge}}
+:of which one continues to {{rws|Stratford-upon-Avon}}
+::some peak hour [[West Midlands Trains|West Midlands Railway]] services continue from Dorridge to Leamington Spa
+Westbound:
+* 6 trains per hour to {{rws|Stourbridge Junction}}:
-*3tph to Whitlocks End of which 1tph continues to Stratford upon Avon
+:of which four continue to {{rws|Kidderminster}}:
-*3tph to Dorridge
-*6tph to Stourbridge Junction of which 4tph continue to Kidderminster with 2tph continuing to Worcester
+::of which two continue to {{rws|Worcester Foregate Street}}
+::(services beyond Worcester, to Malvern and Hereford are irregular, generally about one per hour)
 ====Metro====
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 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.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.centro.org.uk/transport/metro/| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305103348/http://www.centro.org.uk/transport/metro| dead-url=yes| archive-date=2014-03-05| title=Midland Metro News| website=Centro}}</ref>
-Birmingham New street and Moor Street are close to the major shopping centres in the city including [[Grand Central, Birmingham|Grand Central]] (formerly known as The Pallasades) and the [[Birmingham Bullring|Bullring]]. All three stations have a good interchange with bus services mostly operated by [[National Express West Midlands]].
+Birmingham New street and Moor Street are close to the major shopping centres in the city including [[Grand Central, Birmingham|Grand Central]] (formerly known as The Pallasades) and the [[Birmingham Bullring|Bullring]]. All three stations have a good interchange with bus services mostly operated by [[National Express West Midlands]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/posters/BHM.pdf| title=Birmingham New Street Onward Journey Information| website=National Rail| access-date=30 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/posters/BMO.pdf| title=Birmingham Moor Street Onward Journey Information| website=National Rail| access-date=30 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/posters/BSW.pdf| title=Birmingham Snow Hill Onward Journey Information| website=National Rail| access-date=30 April 2018}}</ref>
 == See also ==
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 *[http://www.networkrail.co.uk/birmingham-new-street-station/departures-arrivals/ Station information] for Birmingham New Street from [[Network Rail]]
 *[http://www.chilternrailways.co.uk/routes-and-destinations/Birmingham-Moor-Street Station information] for Birmingham Moor Street from [[Chiltern Railways]]
-*[http://www.londonmidland.com/your-journey/station-info/BSW/ Station information] for Birmingham Snow Hill from [[London Midland]]
+*[https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/travel-information/station-information/bsw Station information] for Birmingham Snow Hill from [[West Midlands Railway]]
 * [http://www.networkrail.co.uk/ Network Rail website]
-* [http://www.londonmidland.co.uk London Midland official website]
+* [https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/ West Midlands Railway official website]
+* [https://www.londonnorthwesternrailway.co.uk/ London Northwestern Railway official website]
 * [http://www.chilternrailways.co.uk/ Chiltern Railways official home page]
 * [http://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk CrossCountry official website]