Birmingham International railway station

Birmingham International
National Rail
Entrance to the station
General information
LocationBirmingham Airport, Bickenhill, Metropolitan Borough of Solihull
England
Coordinates52°27′04″N 1°43′30″W / 52.451°N 1.725°W / 52.451; -1.725
Grid referenceSP187837
Managed byAvanti West Coast
Transit authorityTransport for West Midlands
Platforms5
Other information
Station codeBHI
Fare zone5
ClassificationDfT category B
History
Original companyBritish Rail
Key dates
26 January 1976Opened
Passengers
2017/18Increase 6.664 million
2018/19Increase 6.975 million
InterchangeIncrease 152,468
2019/20Decrease 6.520 million
InterchangeDecrease 151,316
2020/21Decrease 0.512 million
InterchangeDecrease 33,453
2021/22Increase 2.411 million
InterchangeIncrease 92,898
Location
Map
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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. BHI serves Birmingham Airport, the National Exhibition Centre, the Resorts World Arena, and Resorts World Birmingham.

History

The station was designed by the architect Ray Moorcroft and opened on 26 January 1976; it has regular train services to many parts of the country. It was named Birmingham International after the adjacent airport, which had at the time that name but is today called simply Birmingham Airport. A large space under the overbridge next to the southbound platforms suggests an allowance for future station expansion.

In 2016, it was proposed to rename it to Birmingham Airport & NEC, due to the airport's name change and the near presence of the National Exhibition Centre.

Services

The station is managed by Avanti West Coast and is also served by CrossCountry, Transport for Wales and West Midlands Trains. It has five platforms, consisting of two islands and one side platform numbered 1-5 from south to north.

The station at platform level.

The basic Monday to Saturday off-peak service in trains per hour (tph) is as follows:

Avanti West Coast

At peak times some Avanti West Coast services to/from London Euston start and terminate here.

CrossCountry

Transport for Wales

At Saturday nighttime one service terminates at Crewe, with the last two Chester-bound services on Sundays running via Crewe to terminate at Chester.

West Midlands Trains

Preceding station   National Rail National Rail   Following station
Avanti West Coast
CrossCountry
London Northwestern Railway
TerminusTransport for Wales
Birmingham International-Chester/Holyhead
Transport for Wales
Birmingham International - Aberystwyth/Pwllheli
Cambrian Line
West Midlands Railway
Birmingham International - Birmingham New Street
West Midlands Railway
Birmingham International - Walsall - Rugeley Trent Valley
Chase Line
West Midlands Railway
Preceding station   AirRail Link   Following station
Terminus   AirRail Link
(Formerly Maglev)
  Birmingham Airport

Connection to Birmingham Airport

AirRail Link people mover system showing the track and pulley system

A maglev service ran from the airport terminal to the station from 1984 until 1995. The train "flew" at an altitude of 15 mm over a track 620 m 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 Doppelmayr Cable Car Cable Liner Shuttle, was announced in late 2000 and construction started in 2001. The Interchange was opened in March 2003. The system was originally known as SkyRail but in 2004 it was renamed AirRail Link.

The airport can also be reached via a dedicated fast bus service from Coleshill Parkway station, on the Birmingham to Peterborough Line.

Connection to the National Exhibition Centre

Undercover walkways, escalators and travelators connect the NEC buildings to the station and to the Air-Rail Link which, in turn, connects to Birmingham Airport.

Birmingham Interchange

The proposed 'Birmingham Interchange'

A new Birmingham Interchange is to be built on the other side of the M42 motorway from the station to link it with the proposed High Speed 2 rail line. The new interchange would be connected to the station by an automated people mover, as well as to the airport and National Exhibition centre; the AirRail Link people mover already operates between Birmingham International station and the airport.


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