| Birmingham International | |
|---|---|
| Main Entrance | |
| Location | |
| Place | Birmingham Airport |
| Local authority | Solihull |
| Grid reference | SP187837 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BHI |
| Managed by | Virgin Trains |
| Number of platforms | 5 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 1.947 million |
| 2005/06 * | 2.201 million |
| 2006/07 * | 2.448 million |
| 2007/08 * | 2.576 million |
| 2008/09 * | 4.122 million |
| 2009/10 * | 4.228 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | West Midlands |
| Zone | 5 |
| History | |
| Original company | British Rail |
| 26 January 1976 | Opened |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Birmingham International from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Birmingham International railway station is located in the borough of Solihull, just east of the city of Birmingham in England.
The station is on the Rugby-Birmingham-Stafford Line 14 km (8½ miles) east of Birmingham New Street and serves both Birmingham International Airport and the National Exhibition Centre. The railway station lies next to the M42 motorway. The 'International' in its name refers to the airport, not to an international railway service. The station opened on 26 January 1976[1] and has regular train services to many parts of the country.
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A maglev service ran from the airport terminal to the Birmingham International railway 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 DCC 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 international airport can also be reached via a dedicated fast bus service from Coleshill Parkway station, on the Birmingham to Peterborough Line.
Under cover walkways, escalators and Travelators connect the NEC buildings to the Birmingham International railway station and to the Air-Rail Link, which in turn connects to Birmingham International Airport.
A report on the High Speed 2 line published in March 2010 proposed that a new "Birmingham Interchange" station be built on the other side of the M42 motorway from the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham International Airport and this station.[2] The new interchange would be connected by a "rapid transit people mover" to the other sites; the AirRail Link people mover already operates between Birmingham International station and the airport.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Terminus | Arriva Trains Wales Birmingham - Chester |
Birmingham New Street | ||
| Terminus | Arriva Trains Wales Cambrian Line |
Birmingham New Street | ||
| Hampton-in-Arden | London Midland Rugby-Birmingham-Stafford Line |
Marston Green | ||
| Coventry | London Midland West Coast Main Line |
Birmingham New Street | ||
| Coventry | Virgin Trains Birmingham/Wolverhampton-London |
Birmingham New Street | ||
| Coventry | CrossCountry Bouenemouth-Manchester |
Birmingham New Street | ||
| CrossCountry Bournemouth-Edinburgh Sundays Only |
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| CrossCountry Didcot-Manchester Sundays Only |
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| Preceding station | AirRail Link | Following station | ||
| Terminus | AirRail Link | Birmingham Airport Terminal | ||
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