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In 1846, the LNWR had obtained an act of Parliament, the London and Birmingham Railway (New Street Station) Act 1846 (9 & 10 Vict. c. ccclix), to extend their line into the centre of Birmingham, which involved the acquisition of some 1.2 hectares (3 acres) of land and the demolition of around 70 houses in Peck Lane, The Froggery, Queen Street ...
Birmingham International is a railway station known by code "BHI" in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull in the West Midlands of England, just east of Birmingham. It is on the Rugby–Birmingham–Stafford line 14 km (8.7 mi) east of Birmingham New Street railway station.
From Marylebone, the fastest journey time to Birmingham Moor Street is now 94 minutes instead of 117 minutes. [29] The table below outlines the originally proposed peak timetable improvements as indicated by Network Rail. [30] This compares to roughly 85 minutes for the fastest Euston-Birmingham New Street trains via the West Coast Main Line.
construction of a new, larger station building at the north end of the platforms; widening of the platforms to alleviate crowding during peak times; a footbridge over the canal linking the new station to the university campus; a new public space around the approach to the new building
Platform 4 for services from North Wales to Manchester. The platforms are not bidirectional, except that the slow line between the station and Winwick Junction, some 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (4 km) to the north. This allows northbound departures from platform 1. The present platform 4 was numbered 5 for many years, because there was to be a north ...
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
It was built as an interchange station with the Birmingham New Street-Wolverhampton line, [2] and the platforms on both lines opened at the same time. It is named after the adjacent Galton Bridge. Upon opening, the nearby Smethwick West station became redundant and was closed soon after.
Platforms 2 (10-car) and 3 (8-car) are south-facing bay platforms generally used for stopping services to and from London King's Cross. Platform 4 is a bi-directional 12-car through platform generally used for northbound services to Ely, Norwich, King's Lynn and Birmingham New Street.