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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.

Southampton Central Train Station

Located in Hampshire, Southampton Central railway station offers passengers services to destinations including London Waterloo, Eastleigh, Weymouth, Poole, Portsmouth, Southsea, London Victoria, Horsham, Brighton, Manchester Piccadilly and Birmingham New Street.

Southampton Central railway station is operated by South West Trains and is located on the South Western Main Line, which connects London Waterloo to Weymouth, the Wessex Main Line from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton, and the West Coastway Line from Brighton to Southampton. Passenger services calling at the station are operated by CrossCountry, First Great Western, South West Trains and Southern.

Facilities at the station include ATM's, pay phones, cafe, shops, toilets and baby changing facilities. Parking is available at the station for 182 vehicles and is open 24 hours a day. The station also has a free shuttle service that links the station to the city centre and on to Town Quay, for the Isle of Wight Red Funnel and Hythe ferries. Bus services operated by Bluestar, First, Stagecoach and Wilts & Dorset use stops on the London side. Taxi ranks are also located on both sides of the station.