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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 ...
New Street is a street in central Birmingham, England. It is one of the city's principal thoroughfares and shopping streets linking Victoria Square to the Bullring Shopping Centre . It gives its name to New Street railway station , although the station has never had direct access to New Street except via Stephenson Place and latterly Grand ...
Birmingham New Street is a half mile walk from Snow Hill [5] and a quarter mile walk from Moor Street. [ 6 ] 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.
All services from Platform 1 stop at Birmingham New Street with an average journey time of around 7 minutes. Services from this platform include: On Mondays to Saturdays: West Midlands Railway: 5 trains per hour (tph) run northbound to Birmingham New Street. Of which:
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This stop serves Birmingham New Street and Birmingham Moor Street railway stations. In October 2013 Birmingham City Council voted to extend the line, adding two additional stops beyond Grand Central, at Town Hall and Library. [4] [5] This opened in December 2019. [6] [7] [8] In July 2022 the line was further extended to Edgbaston Village.
Kings Norton railway station serves the Kings Norton and Cotteridge areas of Birmingham, England. It lies on the Cross-City Line from Redditch and Bromsgrove through Birmingham New Street to Lichfield. The station's main entrance is located on Pershore Road South, the A441.
The original station was opened in 1885 by the Midland Railway, when the Birmingham West Suburban Railway (BWSR) was extended into Birmingham New Street. It fell prey to competition from local bus services, and services were suspended in 1944, as a wartime economy measure, under the auspices of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway . [ 2 ]