Birmingham International railway station
Birmingham International 
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Entrance to the station
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| Location | |
| Place | Birmingham Airport |
| Local authority | Metropolitan Borough of Solihull |
| Coordinates | 52°27′04″N 1°43′30″W / 52.451°N 1.725°WCoordinates: 52°27′04″N 1°43′30″W / 52.451°N 1.725°W |
| Grid reference | SP187837 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BHI |
| Managed by | Virgin Trains |
| Number of platforms | 5 |
| DfT category | B |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 4.329 million |
| – Interchange |
 78,447 |
| 2012/13 |
4.523 million |
| – Interchange |
66,425 |
| 2013/14 |
4.858 million |
| – Interchange |
66,195 |
| 2014/15 |
5.129 million |
| – Interchange |
81,667 |
| 2015/16 |
5.773 million |
| – Interchange |
94,356 |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Transport for West Midlands |
| Zone | 5 |
| History | |
| Original company | British Rail |
| 26 January 1976 | Opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Birmingham International from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Birmingham International is a railway station located in Solihull in the West Midlands, to the east of the city of Birmingham, England.
The station is on the Rugby–Birmingham–Stafford Line 14 km (8½ miles) east of Birmingham New Street and serves both Birmingham Airport and the National Exhibition Centre.
The station was designed by the architect Ray Moorcroft and opened on 26 January 1976. and has regular train services to many parts of the country. It was named Birmingham International after the adjacent airport which was at the time named Birmingham International Airport, but has since been rebranded as Birmingham Airport.
The station is managed by Virgin Trains and is also served by Arriva Trains Wales, CrossCountry and London Midland. It has five platforms, consisting of two islands and one side platform numbered 1-5 from south to north.
The basic off-peak service is as follows:
During rush hour certain Virgin services to/from London Euston start and terminate here.
A maglev service ran from the airport terminal to the station from 1984 until 1995. The train "flew" at an altitude of 15 mm over a track 620 m in length. It operated for nearly 11 years, but was scrapped because spare parts for the system were no longer available. It was temporarily replaced by a bus.
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