| Birmingham International | |
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| Main Entrance | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Place | Birmingham Airport |
| Local authority | Solihull |
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| Operations | |
| Station code | BHI |
| Managed by | Virgin Trains |
| Platforms in use | 5 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail | |
| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 1.947 million |
| 2005/06 * | increase 2.201 million |
| 2006/07 * | increase 2.448 million |
| 2007/08 * | increase 2.576 million |
| 2008/09 * | increase 4.122 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | West Midlands |
| Zone | 5 |
| History | |
| 26 January 1976 | Opened |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
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| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Birmingham International from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |
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Birmingham International railway station is located in the borough of Solihull, just east of the city of Birmingham in England.
The station is on the West Coast Main Line 14 km (8½ miles) east of Birmingham New Street and serves both Birmingham International Airport and the National Exhibition Centre. The railway station lies next to the M42 motorway. The 'International' in its name refers to the airport, not to an international railway service. The station opened on 26 January 1976[1] and has regular train services to many parts of the country.
Services[]
- 3tph to London Euston.
- 2tph to Birmingham New Street.
- 1tph to Wolverhampton via Birmingham New Street.
- 1tph to Manchester Piccadilly.
- 1tph to Bournemouth.
- 4tph to Birmingham New Street.
- 1tph to London Euston via Northampton.
- 1tph to Northampton.
- 1tph to Coventry.
- 1tph to Shrewsbury, of which:
- 1tp2h continues to Aberystwyth and Pwllheli after dividing at Machynlleth.
- 1tp2h continues to Holyhead via Wrexham General and Chester.
Connection to Birmingham International Airport[]
AirRail Link people mover system showing the track and pulley system
- Main article: AirRail Link
A maglev service ran from the airport terminal to the Birmingham International railway station from 1984 until 1995. The train "flew" at an altitude of 15 mm over a track 620m 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. Although construction was essentially completed by early 2002, delays to start of construction of the new Interchange at the railway station end meant it was not possible to open the system until March 2003 when the Interchange was completed. The system was originally known as SkyRail but in 2004 it was renamed AirRail Link.
The international airport can also be reached via a dedicated fast bus service from Coleshill Parkway station, on the Birmingham to Peterborough Line; the buses run four times per hour and the journey takes around fifteen minutes.
Connection to the National Exhibition Centre[]
Under cover walkways, escalators and Travelators connect the NEC buildings to the Birmingham International railway station and to the Air-Rail Link, which in turn connects to Birmingham International Airport.
High Speed 2[]
The proposed 'Birmingham Interchange'
The March 2010 report proposes that a new "Birmingham Interchange" station would be built on the other side of the M42 motorway from the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham International Airport and this station.[2] 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.
Gallery[]
See also[]
- Transport in Birmingham
- Birmingham Snow Hill station
- Birmingham New Street station
- Birmingham Moor Street railway station
- Birmingham International Airport
References[]
- ↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd, 34. R508. ISBN 1 85260 508 1.
- ↑ DfT(2010a), page 118
External links[]
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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| Terminus | Arriva Trains Wales Birmingham - Chester |
Birmingham New Street | ||
| Terminus | Arriva Trains Wales Cambrian Line |
Birmingham New Street | ||
| Hampton-in-Arden | London Midland Rugby-Birmingham-Stafford Line |
Marston Green | ||
| Coventry | London Midland West Coast Main Line |
Birmingham New Street | ||
| Coventry | Virgin Trains Birmingham/Wolverhampton-London |
Birmingham New Street
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| Terminus | AirRail Link | Birmingham Airport Terminal | ||
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