Birmingham Moor Street Railway Station
| Birmingham Moor Street | |
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 Exterior view of Moor Street Station
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| Data | |
| Design | Through station |
| Platform tracks | 4th |
| abbreviation | BMO |
| IBNR | 7000229 |
| opening | 1909 |
| Architectural data | |
| architect | Simon's design |
| location | |
| City / municipality | Birmingham |
| Metropolitan Borough | Birmingham |
| Part of the country | England |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 52 ° 28 '44 " N , 1 ° 53' 35" W |
| Railway lines | |
| List of train stations in the United Kingdom | |
The Birmingham Moor Street railway station is in addition to New Street and Snow Hill one of the three railway stations in the center of the English city of Birmingham . It is owned by Chiltern Railways and is mainly served by their trains and those of the London Midland .
history
The station was opened in 1909 by the Great Western Railway on what is now the Chiltern Main Line, which was built in 1852 between Snow Hill and Marylebone Station in London , but only as a temporary measure. It was finally completed in 1914. However, at that time the station had no platforms at the CML, but only head platforms for regional trains ending from the south, such as from Leamington Spa or Stratford-upon-Avon . There was also a freight station on the western side of the tunnel portal. Initially, a connection to what was then the main train station at Curzon Street was planned, the construction of which was started but never completed, as the Great Western Railway was forced to build its own station and decided to route via Snow Hill. The unfinished viaduct towards Curzon Street can still be seen today.
After 1968, due to a decision under the Beeching ax, the Snow Hill station and the Snow Hill tunnel were closed, the trains passing through were led to New Street, but Moor Street remained as the terminus of the regional trains to Leamington Spa. The freight yard was replaced by a parking lot.
When Snow Hill and the Chiltern Main Line reopened in 1987, Moor Street also had platforms on it. Since then, the Chiltern Railways trains have also stopped at Moor Street.
Only two of the four tracks are still in use today, but a third track is planned by 2011. The former platforms are located slightly east of today's.
In 2002 the old station building was equipped with access to the new platforms for £ 11 million. The new station building built in 1980 was demolished again.
business
The station is now served by the Chiltern trains between Snow Hill and Marylebone, and regional trains from the London Midland to Leamington Spa also stop. On Sundays it is also used for steam trips to Stratford-upon-Avon and Tyseley .
Due to the high capacity and the overloading of the Snow Hill tunnel - it cannot be expanded due to the risk of collapse of the surrounding buildings - a head track is under construction to accommodate some trains arriving from the south. Some of the Chiltern trains to / from London are already forced to end in Moor Street. The old head platforms are also to be partially reactivated.
New Street train station is a 5-minute walk away and both are connected by a shopping center. The southern access routes to New Street pass underground Moor Street, but without a rail link.
future
The Birmingham High Speed 2 station is to be located on the site of the former Curzon Street station, not far from Moor Street and New Street. It is also said to have been connected to both stations to create a large transfer hub.
