Birmingham International train station

Birmingham International is a major interchange: 131 stations can be reached from here without changing on a weekday, more than almost anywhere else on the network. The most frequent is Birmingham New Street, with 303 trains a day.

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Birmingham International is the nearest station for postcodes in B40. Check your own postcode.

Direct trains from Birmingham International

Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.

DestinationWeekdaySaturdaySunday
Birmingham New Street303295218
Coventry203197165
London Euston160154103
Wolverhampton10810394
Rugby10610892
Milton Keynes Central10410468
Marston Green757563
Berkswell747458
Canley747459
Hampton-in-Arden747457
Lea Hall747335
Tile Hill747460
Stechford737234
Northampton727219
Long Buckby717218
Sandwell and Dudley717165
Watford Junction657549
Wolverton646731
Walsall636223
Bletchley626433
Leighton Buzzard626533
Stafford625947
Bloxwich616223
Bloxwich North616223
Cannock616223
Hednesford616223
Landywood616223
Rugeley Trent Valley616223
Rugeley Town616223
Tame Bridge Parkway616223
Adderley Park424131
Crewe393329
Banbury333236
Leamington Spa333236
Manchester Piccadilly333024
Oxford333236
Reading333236
Basingstoke323224
Shrewsbury323030
Stoke-on-Trent322923

and 91 more stations, each served less often.

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How busy Birmingham International station is

5,002,974 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 102nd busiest station in Great Britain.

A further 276,067 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.

More journeys run between Birmingham International and Birmingham New Street than any other pair: 1,425,038 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.

Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.

Changing from 3 March 2027

From 3 March 2027, Birmingham International gains 15 destinations including Dunbar, Alnmouth, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Alsager, Newcastle, Longport.

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Closed stations nearby

Former stations within 8 km of Birmingham International, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.

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Facilities at Birmingham International station

Birmingham International is staffed full time, with step-free access to the whole station.

Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 05:40 to 21:00 · Saturday: 06:15 to 21:00 · Sunday: 08:15 to 21:00

Toilets · Waiting room · WiFi

Parking at Birmingham International station

Cycle parking: 45 spaces (sheltered, compounds).

From National Rail's station record, last updated 12 June 2026.

Getting to Birmingham International station

Birmingham International station is in Solihull, West Midlands, and is run by Avanti West Coast.

The nearest motorway junction is M42 J6 (Bickenhill Interchange), 0.7 miles east.

4 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Birmingham International Station.

Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.

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