Birmingham New Street Leeds 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 West Yorkshire, Leeds railway station offers passengers services towards London, Birmingham, Derby, Nottingham, Reading, Bristol, Plymouth, Exeter, Liverpool, Hull, Doncaster, Sheffield and York.

Leeds railway station is operated by Network Rail and is located on the Leeds Branch of the East Coast Main Line, which connects London, Peterborough, Doncaster, Wakefield, Leeds, York, Darlington, Newcastle and Edinburgh, and also on a number of other lines including the Midland Main Line, the Caldervale Line and the Huddersfield Line. Passenger services calling at the station are operated by CrossCountry, East Coast, East Midlands Trains, First TransPennine Express and Northern Rail.

The station has 17 platforms, making it the largest by number of platforms in England outside London. There are 11 terminus and six through platforms and most platforms are subdivided into up to four sections, i.e. 1a, 1b, 1c etc.

The station is located on New Station Street to the south of City Square, at the bottom of Park Row, behind the landmark Queens Hotel. Facilities at the station include ATM's, a First Class Lounge, pay phones, public wifi, cafe, shops, toilets and baby changing facilities. Parking is available at the station for 299 vehicles and is open 24 hours a day.