Station code BHI DfT category B Opened 1976 | Grid reference SP187837 Managed by Virgin Trains 2011/12 4.329 million Number of platforms 5 | |
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Address Birmingham B40 1PA, United Kingdom Original company London Midland Region of British Railways Similar Birmingham New Street station, Milton Keynes Central ra, Euston railway station, Manchester Piccadilly station, Wolverhampton railway station |
Birmingham international railway station and airrail link
Birmingham International is a railway station located in Solihull in the West Midlands, to the east of the city of Birmingham, England.
Contents
- Birmingham international railway station and airrail link
- Night time trains at birmingham international railway station
- History
- Services
- Connection to Birmingham Airport
- Connection to the National Exhibition Centre
- Birmingham interchange
- References
The station is on the Rugby–Birmingham–Stafford Line 14 km (8½ miles) east of Birmingham New Street and serves both Birmingham Airport and the National Exhibition Centre.
Night time trains at birmingham international railway station
History
The station was designed by the architect Ray Moorcroft and opened on 26 January 1976. and has regular train services to many parts of the country. It was named Birmingham International after the adjacent airport which was at the time named Birmingham International Airport, but has since been rebranded as Birmingham Airport.
Services
The station is managed by Virgin Trains and is also served by Arriva Trains Wales, CrossCountry and London Midland. It has five platforms, consisting of two islands and one side platform numbered 1-5 from south to north.
The basic off-peak service is as follows:
Virgin Trains
During rush hour certain Virgin services to/from London Euston start and terminate here.
Arriva Trains Wales
London Midland
Connection to Birmingham Airport
A maglev service ran from the airport terminal to the station from 1984 until 1995. The train "flew" at an altitude of 15 mm over a track 620 m in length. It operated for nearly 11 years, but was scrapped because spare parts for the system were no longer available. It was temporarily replaced by a bus.
The chosen replacement system, the DCC Doppelmayr Cable Car Cable Liner Shuttle, was announced in late 2000 and construction started in 2001. The Interchange was opened in March 2003. The system was originally known as SkyRail but in 2004 it was renamed AirRail Link.
The airport can also be reached via a dedicated fast bus service from Coleshill Parkway station, on the Birmingham to Peterborough Line.
Connection to the National Exhibition Centre
Under cover walkways, escalators and Travelators connect the NEC buildings to the station and to the Air-Rail Link, which in turn connects to Birmingham Airport.
Birmingham interchange
A new Birmingham Interchange railway station is to be built on the other side of the M42 motorway from the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham Airport and this station. The new interchange would be connected by a "rapid transit people mover" to the other sites; the AirRail Link people mover already operates between Birmingham International station and the airport.