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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 ...
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:
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. [9] Birmingham New Street and Moor Street are close to the major shopping centres in the city including Grand Central (formerly known as The Pallasades) and ...
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.
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 ...
Platforms at Longbridge, with a Central Trains service departing towards Birmingham New Street A West Midlands Railway train arriving at platform 1 in 2024 The station is served by West Midlands Trains with local Transport for West Midlands branded Cross-City services operated using Class 730 electric multiple units .
However, in 2002, the original Moor Street station was renovated by the Birmingham Alliance and Chiltern Railways at a cost of £11 million, and converted into a shopping and refreshment area connected to the new platforms. The Harborne Branch Line opened in 1875, connecting New Street to the outlying suburb of Harborne.
The Snow Hill Lines is the collective name for the railway lines running through Birmingham Snow Hill, and Birmingham Moor Street stations in Birmingham, United Kingdom. [1] [2] They form an important part of the suburban rail network of Birmingham, Warwickshire and Worcestershire. All other lines to/through Birmingham use Birmingham New Street ...