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Birmingham International

Station Usage

In 2021/2022, Birmingham International had 2,411,308 entries and exits, making it the 141^st most used station in Great Britain.

141/2554

It was the 127^th busiest station with 1,808 scheduled services per week

127/953

That's a daily average of 6,606.32 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 25.65 passengers per service, giving it the 228^th highest passenger to service ratio.

228/1582

Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 2021 timetable.

Usage Stats in Detail

Full price entries & exits: 696,238
Reduced price entries & exits: 1,475,258
Season ticket entries & exits: 239,812
Interchanges made between connecting services: 92,898
Change in usage from 2021/2022: +1,899,132 : 370.80%

Platform Lengths

Plat.	Metres	VF*	Notes
1	281	1021
2	283	1029
3	304	1105
4	303	1101
5	303	1101

*VF = Vicki Feet: the unit of measurement for platform lengths, as used in the excellent All The Stations. Conversion rate: YouTube video
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2021 (Nov 2019)

Timetables

Table

Route

Scotland - Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham & London

Holyhead, Liverpool & Manchester - Birmingham & London

Crewe, Birmingham & Coventry - London

Long distance services to and from Birmingham (North-South)

187

Birmingham - Birmingham International - Coventry - Northampton

200

Shrewsbury - Wolverhampton & Birmingham

Please note: we are currently working on the production of timetables in the South East. Therefore, any tables focused in this area may not yet be available. For more info, please visit our timetable pages.

Current Service Pattern

DAY/HR	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
Mon	1	1	0	0	0	4	12	18	18	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	13	11	6	276
Tue	3	1	0	0	0	4	12	18	18	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	13	11	6	278
Wed	3	1	0	0	0	4	12	18	18	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	13	11	6	278
Thu	3	1	0	0	0	4	12	18	18	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	13	11	6	278
Fri	3	1	0	0	0	4	12	18	18	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	13	11	6	278
Sat	3	1	0	0	0	1	12	14	16	18	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	19	15	15	9	5	271
Sun	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	8	11	9	10	13	13	12	13	12	12	13	13	13	11	7	174

Timetable data based on scheduled services during the first week of the current (May 2022) timetable.

Other service patterns:

Location Details

Location: Birmingham International
CRS: BHI / NLC: 1215 / TIPLOC: BHAMINT
Station Facility Owner: Avanti West Coast
OS Grid Ref: 418728 283685
Region: West Midlands
Local Authority: Solihull
ELR(s): RBS1 104m 55ch

Station Usage History

Line Chart

1997-1998: 1,863,555
1998-1999: 2,232,580 (+369,025 : 19.80%)
1999-2000: 1,981,235 (-251,345 : -11.26%)
2000-2001: 1,878,775 (-102,460 : -5.17%)
2001-2002: 1,759,158 (-119,617 : -6.37%)
2002-2003: 1,958,216 (+199,058 : 11.32%)
2003-2004: Not Conducted
2004-2005: 1,946,537 (-11,679 : -0.60%)
2005-2006: 2,201,350 (+254,813 : 13.09%)
2006-2007: 2,448,241 (+246,891 : 11.22%)
2007-2008: 2,576,096 (+127,855 : 5.22%)
2008-2009: 4,122,370 (+1,546,274 : 60.02%)
2009-2010: 4,228,378 (+106,008 : 2.57%)
2010-2011: 4,444,278 (+215,900 : 5.11%)
2011-2012: 4,348,756 (-95,522 : -2.15%)
2012-2013: 4,523,404 (+174,648 : 4.02%)
2013-2014: 4,858,978 (+335,574 : 7.42%)
2014-2015: 5,128,792 (+269,814 : 5.55%)
2015-2016: 5,772,848 (+644,056 : 12.56%)
2016-2017: 6,468,034 (+695,186 : 12.04%)
2017-2018: 6,742,828 (+274,794 : 4.25%)
2018-2019: 6,975,002 (+232,174 : 3.44%)
2019-2020: 6,519,612 (-455,390 : -6.53%)
2020-2021: 512,176 (-6,007,436 : -92.14%)
2021-2022: 2,411,308 (+1,899,132 : 370.80%)

Change between 1997 & 2020: +4,656,057 (+249.85%)
Change between 1997 & 2022: +547,753 (+29.39%)

Walk-up Fares

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