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Birmingham New Street

Station Usage

In 2021/2022, Birmingham New Street had 22,682,526 entries and exits, making it the 8^th most used station in Great Britain.

8/2554

It was the 10^th busiest station with 6,021 scheduled services per week

10/953

That's a daily average of 62,143.91 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 72.45 passengers per service, giving it the 15^th highest passenger to service ratio.

15/1582

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

Usage Stats in Detail

Full price entries & exits: 5,928,228
Reduced price entries & exits: 12,691,080
Season ticket entries & exits: 4,063,218
Interchanges made between connecting services: 3,508,541
Change in usage from 2021/2022: +15,331,584 : 208.57%

Platform Lengths

Plat.	Metres	VF*	Notes
1	350	1272	NS 181 - NS 240
1	351	1276	NS 181 - North Ramp
2	313	1138	NS 179 - NS 233
3	273	992	NS 207 - NS 232
3	322	1170	NS 178 - NS 232
4	301	1094	NS 174 - North Ramp
4	359	1305	NS 177 - North Ramp
5	215	781	NS 176 - North Ramp
5	255	927	NS 175 - North Ramp
6	271	985	NS 172 - NS 225
6	315	1145	NS 172 - NS 226
7	259	941	NS 168 - NS 223
7	318	1156	NS 171 - NS 223
8	292	1061	NS 170 - North Ramp
8	339	1232	NS 167 - North Ramp
9	189	687	NS 166 - NS 217
9	263	956	NS 165 - NS 217
9	321	1167	NS 165 - NS 218
10	188	683	NS 162 - NS 185
10	279	1014	NS 163 - NS 215
10	321	1167	NS 162 - NS 215
11	298	1083	NS 161 - NS 214
11	333	1210	NS 159 - NS 214
12	236	858	NS 158 - NS 212
10A	141	512	NS 162 - NS 184
10B	138	501	NS 185 - NS 215
11A	130	472	NS 161 - NS 183
11A	166	603	NS 159 - NS 183
11B	168	610	NS 183 - NS 214
12A	107	389	NS 158 - NS 182
12B	129	469	NS 182 - NS 212
1A	161	585	NS 181 - NS 205
1A	173	629	NS 181 - NS 209
1B	177	643	NS 209 - NS 240
1B	182	661	NS 205 - NS 240
1B	191	694	NS 205 - North Ramp
2A	142	516	NS 179 - NS 199
2B	164	596	NS 208 - NS 233
3A	49	178	NS 178 - NS 207
3A	105	381	NS 206 - NS 207
3A	154	560	NS 178 - NS 206
3B	164	596	NS 198 - NS 232
4A	58	210	NS 177 - NS 174
4A	125	454	NS 174 - NS 203
4A	183	665	NS 177 - NS 203
4B	171	621	NS 204 - North Ramp
4C	101	367	Bay ‘S’ Car stop board 5 metres from blocks
5A	117	425	NS 201 - NS 176
5B	44	160	NS 202 - North Ramp
6A	156	567	NS 172 - NS 194
6B	111	403	NS 195 - NS 225
6B	155	563	NS 195 - NS 226
7A	101	367	NS 168 - NS 192
7A	160	581	NS 171 - NS 192
7B	155	563	NS 193 - NS 224
8A	113	410	NS 170 - NS 189
8A	150	545	NS 167 - NS 189
8B	120	436	NS 191 - NS 219
8B	176	640	NS 191 - North Ramp
9A	88	320	NS 166 - NS 187
9A	162	589	NS 165 - NS 187
9B	98	356	NS 188 - NS 217
9B	155	563	NS 188 - NS 218
No1 Siding	195	709
No2 Siding	237	861
No3 Siding	239	869
1B	186	676	NS 209 - North Ramp

*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

Penzance - Plymouth - Exeter - Birmingham & London

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

178

Crewe & Stoke - Stafford - Wolverhampton & Birmingham

180

Wolverhampton - Birmingham

181

Rugeley - Walsall - Birmingham

183

Nottingham & Derby - Birmingham

184

Lichfield T.V. - Four Oaks - Birmingham - Longbridge - Redditch

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	2	1	0	0	0	14	39	58	57	51	52	51	50	54	51	53	53	53	53	54	50	45	37	36	914
Tue	7	1	0	0	0	14	39	58	57	51	52	51	50	54	51	53	53	53	53	54	50	45	37	36	919
Wed	7	1	0	0	0	14	39	58	57	51	52	51	50	54	51	53	53	53	53	54	50	45	37	36	919
Thu	7	1	0	0	0	14	39	58	57	51	52	51	50	54	51	53	53	53	53	54	50	45	37	36	919
Fri	7	1	0	0	0	14	39	58	57	51	52	51	50	54	51	53	53	53	53	54	50	45	37	36	919
Sat	7	1	0	0	0	9	37	52	53	53	55	52	52	55	53	53	51	54	53	53	51	46	47	27	914
Sun	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	28	32	36	38	40	40	37	40	38	38	38	39	37	33	23	549

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

Other service patterns:

Location Details

Location: Birmingham New Street
CRS: BHM / NLC: 1127 / TIPLOC: BHAMNWS
Station Facility Owner: Network Rail
OS Grid Ref: 406875 286659
Region: West Midlands
Local Authority: Birmingham
ELR(s): RBS1 112m 73ch RBS2 0m 00ch BAG1 42m 25ch

Station Usage History

Line Chart

1997-1998: 11,420,880
1998-1999: 12,832,341 (+1,411,461 : 12.36%)
1999-2000: 12,718,225 (-114,116 : -0.89%)
2000-2001: 12,458,229 (-259,996 : -2.04%)
2001-2002: 13,335,383 (+877,154 : 7.04%)
2002-2003: 14,220,536 (+885,153 : 6.64%)
2003-2004: Not Conducted
2004-2005: 16,243,912 (+2,023,376 : 14.23%)
2005-2006: 17,303,169 (+1,059,257 : 6.52%)
2006-2007: 14,525,873 (-2,777,296 : -16.05%)
2007-2008: 17,007,185 (+2,481,312 : 17.08%)
2008-2009: 25,191,945 (+8,184,760 : 48.13%)
2009-2010: 25,267,757 (+75,812 : 0.30%)
2010-2011: 24,686,632 (-581,125 : -2.30%)
2011-2012: 31,235,638 (+6,549,006 : 26.53%)
2012-2013: 32,090,346 (+854,708 : 2.74%)
2013-2014: 34,748,984 (+2,658,638 : 8.28%)
2014-2015: 35,312,788 (+563,804 : 1.62%)
2015-2016: 39,077,018 (+3,764,230 : 10.66%)
2016-2017: 42,366,776 (+3,289,758 : 8.42%)
2017-2018: 44,379,256 (+2,012,480 : 4.75%)
2018-2019: 47,925,924 (+3,546,668 : 7.99%)
2019-2020: 46,510,526 (-1,415,398 : -2.95%)
2020-2021: 7,350,942 (-39,159,584 : -84.20%)
2021-2022: 22,682,526 (+15,331,584 : 208.57%)

Change between 1997 & 2020: +35,089,646 (+307.24%)
Change between 1997 & 2022: +11,261,646 (+98.61%)

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