Birmingham New Street Lancaster Train

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.

Located in Lancashire, Lancaster railway station offers passengers services to destinations including London Euston, Glasgow Central, Edinburgh, Birmingham New Street, Crewe, Manchester Airport, Preston, Barrow-in-Furness, Morecambe, Skipton and Leeds.

Lancaster railway station is operated by Virgin Trains and is located on the West Cost Main Line which connects London to the West Midlands, the North West, North Wales and the Central Belt of Scotland. Passenger services calling at the station are operated by Virgin Trains, First TransPennine Express and Northern Rail.

Facilities at the station include ATM's, pay phones, cafe, shops, toilets and baby changing facilities. Parking is available at the station for 147 vehicles and is open 24 hours a day.

The station was first named Lancaster Castle station in order to distinguish it from the original Lancaster Station. The station opened in September 1846 with the first public service operating later the same year. The station was built as the southern terminus of the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway after the initial planned route for the line - following the Lancaster Canal and crossing the River Lune from Ladies Walk to Skerton - was changed in favour of a cheaper route west of the city.