Birmingham New Street Stockport 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 Greater Manchester, Stockport railway station offers passengers services to destinations including Preston, Manchester Piccadilly, Chester, Crewe, Stoke-on-Trent, Macclesfield, Buxton, London Euston, Liverpool Lime Street, Norwich, Manchester Airport, Bristol Temple Meads, Birmingham New Street and Bournemouth.

Stockport railway station is operated by Virgin Trains and is located on the West Coast 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 Arriva Trains Wales, East Midlands Trains, First TransPennine Express, CrossCountry, Northern Rail and Virgin Trains.

Facilities at the station include ATM's, pay phones, cafe, shops, toilets and baby changing facilities. Parking is available at the station for 1,000 vehicles and is open 24 hours a day.

The station was opened in 1843 by the Manchester and Birmingham Railway following completion of the large railway viaduct just to the north of the station. After operation by the London and North Western Railway, it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923. The station was renamed as Stockport Edgeley in order to differentiate the station from Stockport Tiviot Dale, which closed in 1967.