Direct Rail
Book In Advance
Book in advance and save on Birmingham New Street train tickets
Get The Best Deals
Get the best deals for trains to Tamworth station

Birmingham New Street Tamworth Train

At directrail.com you can view all of the UK train services with all of the train operating companies using the national rail network so you are sure to get the ideal ticket on your chosen train line.

Train fare types are often difficult to follow so we made it simple for you to view the best ticket type for the Birmingham New Street to Tamworth journey.

On many routes you can make huge savings by buying the ticket in advance (when compared to buying at your local station ‘on the day’). Don’t delay, find train fares from Birmingham New Street to Tamworth now.

Birmingham New Street Tamworth stations

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.

Tamworth Train Station

Located in Staffordshire, Tamworth railway station offers passengers services to destinations including Liverpool Lime Street, Manchester Piccadilly, Glasgow Central, Preston, London Euston, Crewe, Stoke-on-Trent and Tamworth.

Tamworth railway station is operated by London Midland and is located where the Cross Country Route passes over 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 London Midland, CrossCountry and Virgin Trains.

Facilities at the station include pay phones, refreshments and toilets. Passengers should note that ATM's and baby changing facilities are not available at the station. Parking is available at the station for 290 vehicles and is open 24 hours a day.

The original station was opened in 1839 by the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway on its original route from Derby to Hampton-in-Arden meeting the London and Birmingham Railway for London. The original station was demolished in 1961 and the rebuilt station opened in 1962 and at the same time the Trent Valley Line was electrified, requiring the High level line and platforms to be raised by two feet.