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unusual facts about Birmingham New Street



Bescot Stadium railway station

Bescot Stadium station is on the Walsall Line between Birmingham New Street and Walsall, part of the former Grand Junction Railway, opened in 1837.

Birmingham International railway station

The station is on the Rugby-Birmingham-Stafford Line 14 km (8½ miles) east of Birmingham New Street and serves both Birmingham Airport and the National Exhibition Centre.

British Rail Class 323

It was intended for the units to be introduced on the newly electrified Cross-City Line from Redditch to Lichfield (via Birmingham New Street).

The units were also used on various other routes, including Coventry to Wolverhampton, and Birmingham to Walsall (Chase Line) suburban services, as well as longer distance Birmingham to Liverpool Lime Street services.

Camp Hill Line

The Camp Hill line is a railway line in the West Midlands which lies between Kings Norton on the Cross-City Line and Birmingham New Street via Proof House junction.

Duddeston railway station

Duddeston railway station is situated in the Duddeston area of Birmingham, England on the Redditch-Birmingham New Street-Lichfield Cross-City Line and the Walsall line.

Phil Sayer

His voice is currently used at many British railway stations; most notably Birmingham New Street, as well as almost the entire South West Trains and Southern networks, a number of stations on the First Great Western and Northern Rail networks, for the provision of announcements regarding train arrivals, departures and cancellations or delays, as well as general information for the travelling public.

Yew Tree, West Bromwich

Tamebridge Parkway is only a 5 minute bus or car journey away from Yew Tree, providing frequent trains to Walsall or Birmingham New Street.


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