Trains to Birmingham Moor Street - Station Details and further Information on Birmingham Moor Street Train Services
Birmingham Moor Street train station is one of three main train stations in the city centre of Birmingham, England. The Grade II listed old station building has been partially renovated to its 1930s condition at a cost of £11 million.
Moor Street is currently served by local trains the lines through Shirley and Henley-in-Arden to Stratford-upon-Avon and to Leamington via Solihull, and Chiltern Clubman services to London Marylebone. On summer Sundays it is used by steam locomotives running tourist specials between Birmingham Snow Hill and Stratford upon Avon and trains between Snow Hill and Tyseley for Vintage Trains.
The biggest city station, Birmingham New Street, is not directly connected to Moor Street, although the line into New Street passes directly under Moor Street. Passengers must make a five-minute well-signposted walk through a tunnel under the Bull Ring shopping centre, alternatively pedestrians can take a slightly longer route through the Bull Ring. A free bus linking all three of Birmingham's city centre rail stations and Digbeth Coach Station was axed in 2008.
The growth of services through Snow Hill and the re-commencing of services via Snow Hill to Kidderminster is again straining the capacity of the tunnel to Snow Hill. Widening this tunnel is impractical due to the cost and would require the demolition of prime city centre buildings unless the tunnel base level is reduced. Thus 'the wheel has turned full circle' and Network Rail plan to restore the tracks into the old station for terminating local trains and for steam specials. This was originally planned for 2005 but in July 2005 was postponed until late 2006 due to delays in necessary engineering and signalling works before the connection can be made. In June 2006 the Department for Transport refused permission for the connection of the restored tracks unless the work was paid for without recourse to public funds. Chiltern Railways aim to have the platforms reconnected during 2009.
In 2007 the station faced a new lease of life with proposals to reintroduce services along the Camp Hill Line towards Kings Norton including stations at Moseley, Kings Heath and Hazelwell. This would provide three or four trains per hour into the terminal platforms at Moor Street. |