Birmingham Moor Street railway station
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Birmingham Moor Street railway station is in addition to New Street and Snow Hill one of the three railway stations in the city center of the English city of Birmingham. He is in the property of Chiltern Railways and is mainly served by its trains and those of the London Midland.
History
The station was opened in 1909 at the in 1852 established today's Chiltern Main Line between Snow Hill and London Marylebone railway station by the Great Western Railway, but only as an interim solution. He was finally completed in 1914. However, the station had at that time no platforms on the CML, but only head platforms for ending regional trains from the south, so from Leamington Spa or Stratford- upon- Avon. Itself also was a freight station on the western side of the tunnel portal. Initially, a connection to the former main railway station Curzon Street was planned, the construction of which was started but never completed, because the Great Western Railway was forced to build its own railway station and decided on the lines via Snow Hill. The unfinished viaduct towards Curzon Street is still visible today.
After 1968, the Snow Hill Station and the Snow Hill tunnel was due to a decision by under the Beeching Axe closed down, the passing trains were led by New Street, Moor Street, however, remained as the terminus of the main lines to Leamington Spa. The freight station was replaced by a parking lot.
As 1987 Snow Hill and the Chiltern Main Line was reopened, so also received Moor Street station platforms at this. Since then, the Chiltern Railways trains also stop in Moor Street.
Of the four tracks are now only used two, but by 2011 a third track is planned .. The former platforms are slightly east of the present.
In 2002, the old station building for 11 million pounds with expenditures was fitted to the new platforms. The new station building was completed in 1980 canceled again.
Operation
The station is now served by Chiltern trains between Snow Hill and Marylebone, also still hold regional trains of the London Midland to Leamington Spa. On Sundays it is also used by steam trains to Stratford -upon- Avon and Tyseley.
Due to the high capacity and congestion of the Snow Hill tunnel - it can not be extended because of the danger of collapse of adjacent premises - is a head track under construction to accommodate some incoming trains from the south. Already, some of the Chiltern trains are forced to / from London to end already in Moor Street. The old head platforms to be reactivated partially.
The New Street railway station is reachable on foot within 5 minutes, they are connected together through a mall. The southern access routes to New Street pass Moor Street underground, but without holding a rail link.
Future
The Birmingham station of the High Speed 2 will come to rest at the site of the former Curzon Street Station, near Moor Street and New Street. He should have also been linked with both stations to create a large transfer hubs.