Birmingham Trains
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Trains to Birmingham
The first rail terminus in Birmingham was at Vauxhall and the first rain came from Liverpool in 1837 on the Grand Junction Railway. The Grand Junction Railway was only a temporary terminus and a grand terminal was planned for Curzon Street, where an impressive building still stands today. The first train to arrive at this station was from London on Monday 17th September 1838. In 1854, the New Street Station was opened. This was the largest station in the UK and had a spectacular roof that was the largest in the world at the time. New Street Station today is still the main railway terminus for Birmingham.
The introduction of the railways had a great impact on Birmingham's commerce. Manufactured goods could now move at a speed and efficiency that would have been unimaginable a few years earlier. There were four railway operators in Birmingham - the London and Birmingham Railway Company, the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway, the Birmingham Railway and Gloucester Railway.
Trains to Birmingham
Currently the major railway operators in Birmingham are:
Trains from London - There are frequent trains between London and Birmingham. This 1hour and 40minutes travel would cost anywhere around £15.00 to £28.00 depending upon the class and time of travel.
Trains from Liverpool - A train ride between Liverpool to any one of Birmingham's stations would take around 2 hours and costs about £10.00 to £25.00
Trains from Manchester - Taking a train from the industrial city of Manchester would take a journey of 1 hour 35 minutes to reach Birmingham
Trains also ply to Birmingham from other major cities like Cardiff and Bristol. Birmingham can also be visited from other cities like Plymouth, Edinburgh and Southampton by connecting trains.
