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Birmingham Moor Street railway station is situated in Birmingham city centre, and has been extensively rebuilt and refurbished as part of the redevelopment of the Bull Ring.The original GWR Moor Street station in Birmingham (which was built by the GWR and opened in 1908) survived the closures of the 1960s and 1970s and was retained solely for the commuter service to Stratford-upon-Avon. Although that service and the station were both under threat of closure, they survived thanks to a very active and concerted campaign to prevent closure and both eventually went on to prosper. The commuter service along the "main line" to Solihull and Leamington Spa was transferred back from New Street as local rail travel saw a revival.
The station at Snow Hill (which had been closed in the 1970s and demolished) was rebuilt and opened in 1987. Trains once more travelled under the city centre through the famous Snow Hill Tunnel. However this meant that the original Moor Street terminal station was redundant and a new modern station was built alongside the original on the former non-stop lines (at the south end of the tunnel).
Moor Street is now served by frequent local trains that run south-east to Solihull, Warwick, Leamington and Stratford upon Avon, and south-west to Smethwick, StourbridgeStourbridge is a town in the West Midlands, England, which in 1991 had a population of 54,661. Originally the town was part of Worcestershire, but since 1974 it has been part of the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley. Stourbridge takes its name from the River, KidderminsterKidderminster is a town in the Worcestershire, England, located in the Wyre Forest district. Population: 55,182 ( 2001 Census). The modern carpet industry was founded in the area in 1785 by Brintons, and the carpet industry became extremely important to t and Worcester. Also, express trains to Marylebone railway stationMarylebone station is a railway station in central London. The station has only four platforms making it one of the smallest of the railway terminals in London, and apart from Waterloo International it is the newest. Train services into the station are ru in London, via BanburyBanbury is a market town in the Cherwell district of Oxfordshire England, which in 1991 had a population of 39,900. The River Cherwell flows through the town. Banbury's main industries include: car components, electrical goods, aluminium, food processing, and High WycombeSee High Wycombe, Western Australia for the suburb of Perth. High Wycombe (previously Chepping Wycombe or Chipping Wycombe South Buckinghamshire, is 32 miles (51. 5 kilometers) NWW of London. pop (1991) 71,700. A hilly town situated at the southernmost fo run from Moor Street.
1 See also
- Transport in Birmingham, EnglandDue in part to its location in central England, Birmingham is a major transport hub. Public transport A plethora of railway lines from all over Britain meet at Birmingham New Street station, the central hub of the UK rail network, with regular train servi
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