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Birmingham New Street Train Station

Birmingham New Street railway station, managed by Network Rail, is one of three main railway station serving Birmingham city centre. The other two being Birmingham Moor Street and Birmingham Snow Hill. The station splays an important role in CrossCountry's national rail network and for Virgin Trains services from London to Glasgow and Edinburgh on the West Coast Main Line.

The station has a staffed ticket office but passengers are also able to collect tickets purchased in advance (for example, on the internet) from one of the ticket machines located in the station. Passengers should note that the ticket office is not open on Sundays.

Passenger facilities at the station include ATM's, a First Class Lounge, pay phones, public wifi, food outlets, shops (including Boots, Costa Coffee and W H Smith), toilets and baby changing facilities.

Four escalators currently provide access to the Pallasades Shopping Centre, and there are lifts down to most platforms from the new paid concourse. There are escalators from the concourse down to the 'B' end of each platform (except platform 12). All 12 main platforms, except platform 4c, are through platforms.

Passenger services calling at the station are operated by CrossCountry, Virgin Trains, Arriva Trains Wales and London Midland.

There is a short stay car park at the station for 40 vehicles and is open 24 hours a day.

Cambridge Train Station

Located in Cambridgeshire, Cambridge railway station offers passengers services to destinations including Ely, King's Lynn, Birmingham New Street, London King's Cross, London Liverpool Street, Norwich, Ipswich, Stanstead Airport, Leicester, Peterborough, Stratford and Tottenham Hale.

The station, operated by Greater Anglia, lies on the Fen Line to King's Lyn, the Breckland Line to Norwich, the Cambridge Line with services to London King's Cross and the West Anglia Main Line to London Liverpool Street. Passenger services calling at the station are operated by Greater Anglia, CrossCountry and First Capital Connect.

Facilities at the station include ATM's, pay phones, public wifi, a cafe, shops, toilets and baby changing facilities. Parking is available at the station for 374 vehicles and is open 24 hours a day. Several bus services stop outside the main station building, linking the railway with the city centre and other parts of Cambridge, including Addenbrooke's Hospital. Buses also travel from the station out of the city to Sawston, Saffron Walden and Imperial War Museum Duxford to the south and Histon and Impington and Cottenham to the north.

The station was opened by the Eastern Counties Railway in 1845 and its station building with its long classical facade and porte-cochere is Grade II listed.