Birmingham station group

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]

Avanti West Coast

• 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.

Transport for 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		Transport for Wales Birmingham - Wales		Smethwick Galton Bridge
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 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		Avanti West Coast 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

West Midlands 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		Town Hall

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 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
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 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.

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 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)