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Ordnance Survey National Grid>Grid referenceSP187837SP187837}}| manager = Avanti West Coast| platforms = 5| code = BHI| zone = 5United Kingdom railway station categories>DfT category B| transit_authority = Transport for West MidlandsLondon Midland Region of British Railways>British Rail| years = 26 January 1976| events = Opened| mpassengers ={{Rail pass box |pass_year=2018/19 |passengers={{increase}} 6.975 million |interchange={{pad|1em}}{{increase}} 152,468}}{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2019/20 |passengers={{decrease}} 6.520 million |interchange={{pad|1em}}{{decrease}} 151,316}}{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2020/21 |passengers={{decrease}} 0.512 million |interchange={{pad|1em}}{{decrease}} 33,453}}{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2021/22 |passengers={{increase}} 2.411 million |interchange={{pad|1em}}{{increase}} 92,898}}{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2022/23 |passengers={{increase}} 4.185 million |interchange={{pad|1em}}{{increase}} 258,069}}| footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road|mapframe=yes|mapframe-zoom = 12}}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 {{convert|14|km|mi|1|abbr=on}} 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; BOOK, Butt, R.V.J., The Directory of Railway Stations, 1995, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Yeovil, 1-85260-508-1, R508, 34, 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.WEB,weblink Birmingham International train station to change its name, Tamlyn, Jones, Antonia, Bannister, 30 August 2016, CoventryLive, 23 April 2021, 23 April 2021,weblink live,

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.(File:Birmingham International railway station4 -21y08.jpg|thumb|The station at platform level.)The basic Monday to Saturday off-peak service in trains per hour (tph) is as follows:Avanti West Coast:WEB,weblink Scheduled timetable book for 10 December 2023 to 1 June 2024, Avanti West Coast,

• 2tph to {{rws|Euston||London Euston}} (1 calling at {{rws|Rugby}}, {{rws|Milton Keynes Central}} and {{rws|Watford Junction}}). All services call at {{rws|Coventry}}.
• 2tph to {{rws|Birmingham New Street}}
  • 1tph extends northbound to {{rws|Preston}} via {{stn|Wolverhampton}} and {{rws|Wigan North Western}}.
    • 2 trains per day (tpd) run further to {{rws|Blackpool North}} only, with 1 train every 2 hours running to {{rws|Edinburgh Waverley||Edinburgh}} (6tpd) and 4 trains per day (tpd) running to Glasgow Central. Services to Scotland run via {{rws|Carlisle}}.

At peak times some Avanti West Coast services to/from London Euston start and terminate here.CrossCountry:WEB,weblink Train Timetables {{!, Scotland, North East & Manchester to the South West and South Coast {{!}} Sunday 10 December 2023 – Saturday 01 June 2024|access-date=19 December 2023|publisher=CrossCountry Trains}}

• 1tph to {{stn|Manchester Piccadilly}} via {{rws|Stoke-on-Trent}} and {{rws|Macclesfield}}
• 1tph to {{rws|Bournemouth}}, via Coventry and {{rws|Reading}}

Transport for Wales Rail:WEB,weblink Train Times {{!, 21 May - 9 September 2023 {{!}} Birmingham-Shrewsbury-Chester|website=Transport for Wales Rail|access-date=25 May 2023|archive-date=1 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601005419weblink|url-status=live}}WEB,weblink Cambrian {{!, Train Times {{!}} 21 May - 9 September 2023 {{!}} Birmingham-Shrewsbury-Aberystwyth-Pwllheli|website=Transport for Wales Rail|access-date=25 May 2023|archive-date=1 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601022238weblink|url-status=live}}

• 1 tph to {{rws|Shrewsbury}}, of which:
  • 1 tp2h continues to {{rws|Aberystwyth}} and {{rws|Pwllheli}}, after dividing at {{rws|Machynlleth}}
  • 1 tp2h continues to {{rws|Holyhead}} via {{rws|Wrexham General}} and {{rws|Chester}}. One service in the evening runs to each of {{rws|Llandudno}} (Monday to Friday only) and Manchester Piccadilly via Warrington Bank Quay. One Saturday evening service terminates at Crewe, with the last two Chester-bound services on Sundays running via Crewe.

West Midlands Trains:WEB,weblink Train timetables and schedules {{!, Birmingham International|website=West Midlands Railway|access-date=25 May 2023|archive-date=25 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230525112100weblink|url-status=live}}WEB,weblink Train timetables and schedules {{!, Birmingham International|website=London Northwestern Railway|access-date=25 May 2023|archive-date=25 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230525112101weblink|url-status=live}}

• 4 tph to {{rws|Birmingham New Street}}, of which:
  • 2 trains call at Birmingham New Street only, under the London Northwestern Railway brandWEB,weblink Timetable {{!, London Euston-Northampton-Milton Keynes Central-Birmingham New Street {{!}} from 21 May until 9 December 2023|website=London Northwestern Railway|date=21 May 2023|access-date=25 May 2023|archive-date=14 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514172109weblink|url-status=live}}
  • 2 trains start here and call at {{rws|Marston Green}}, {{rws|Lea Hall}} and {{rws|Stechford}} (1tph calls additionally at {{rws|Adderley Park}}) before continuing to {{rws|Rugeley Trent Valley}} via {{rws|Walsall}}, under the West Midlands Railway brandWEB,weblink Train times {{!, 10 December until 1 June 2024 {{!}} Rugeley to Birmingham New Street via Walsall|website=West Midlands Railway}}
• 2 tph to {{rws|Euston||London Euston}}, via {{rws|Northampton}}, also calling at {{rws|Hampton-in-Arden}}, {{rws|Berkswell}}, {{rws|Tile Hill}}, {{rws|Canley}}, Coventry, Rugby, {{rws|Long Buckby}}, {{rws|Wolverton}}, Milton Keynes Central, {{rws|Bletchley}} and {{rws|Leighton Buzzard}} (1tph calls additionally at {{rws|Watford Junction}}), under the London Northwestern Railway brand.

/{{rws|Holyhead}}|rows1=2|hide2=yes}}/{{rws|Pwllheli}}}} {{rail line|previous=|next=Birmingham Airport|route=AirRail Link(Formerly Maglev)|col={{temporary rail colour|0005ff}} }}

Connection to Birmingham Airport

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

(File:Birmingham interchange.png|thumb|right|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.BOOK,weblink High Speed Rail - Command Paper, Department for Transport, The Stationery Office, 978-0-10-178272-2, 11 March 2010, 13 March 2010, 118, 2 March 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110302204705weblink">weblink live, 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.

References

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External links

{{Commons category|Birmingham International railway station}}

• Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Birmingham International station

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