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Birmingham International Manchester Piccadilly stations

Birmingham International Train Station

Birmingham International railway station, operated by Virgin Trains, is situated in the borough of Solihull, just to the east of Birmingham. The station lies on the Rugby-Birmingham-Stafford Line and is the designated railway station for both Birmingham Airport and the National Exhibition Centre. The station has a staffed ticket office but passengers should note that it is not open late into the evening. Passengers are able to collect tickets purchased in advance (for example, on the internet) from one of the ticket machines located in the station.

Passenger facilities include an ATM, toilet and baby changing facilities, Bureau de Change, First Class Lounge, pay phones, shops and cafes.

The station offers passengers connections towards London Euston, Birmingham New Street, Glasgow Central, Edinburgh Waverley, Wolverhampton, Manchester Piccadilly, Bournemouth and Shrewsbury. These services are operated by CrossCountry, Virgin Trains, London Midland and Arriva Trains Wales. The station is connected to Birmingham Airport via the AirRail Link. The service takes passengers from the high-level railway station concourse, over a dual carriageway and into the terminal buildings. It has a length of 585 meters (1,919 ft), is free to use. The journey time is 90 seconds.

Parking is available at the station for over 2,200 vehicles and is open 24 hours a day.

Manchester Piccadilly Train Station

Located in the north west of England, Manchester Piccadilly railway station offers passengers services to destinations including Sheffield, Buxton, Manchester Airport, Liverpool Lime Street, Southport, Wigan, Llandudno, Pembroke Dock, Stafford, Birmingham New Street, Birmingham International, Nottingham, Norwich and London Euston.

Manchester Piccadilly railway station is operated by Network Rail and operates inter city routes to London, Birmingham, Bristol, South Wales, the south coast of England, Scotland and to destinations throughout the north of England. Passenger services calling at the station are operated by Arriva Trains Wales, CrossCountry, East Midlands Trains, First TransPennine Express, Northern Rail and Virgin Trains.

Facilities at the airport include ATM's, First Class Lounge, pay phones, public wifi, cafes and shops, toilets and baby changing facilities. Parking is available at the station for 856 vehicles and is open 24 hours a day. The station is accessible for disabled people and has escalators and lifts to all levels, wide-access doors and gates, braille signs, hearing loops and disabled toilet facilities. Cycle racks are available on Fairfield Street and the long-stay car park and next to the tower block at the station front. In March 2010, Manchester City Council and Network Rail unveiled plans for a 'Cycle Centre' to provide secure facilities, with maintenance and hire services.