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Birmingham Moor Street is one of
three main railway stations in the city centre of Birmingham,
England, along with Birmingham New Street and Birmingham Snow
Hill.
Today's Moor Street station is a combination of the original
station, opened in 1909 by the Great Western Railway as a
terminus for local trains, and a newer Moor Street station with
through platforms, a short distance from the original, which
opened in 1987, replacing the original. The two were combined
into one station in 2002, when the original was reopened and
restored, and the newer station rebuilt in matching style.
Moor Street has become more important in recent years; two of
the original terminus platforms were reopened in 2010, and the
station is now the terminus of many Chiltern Railways services
from London Marylebone, as well as being an important stop for
local services on the Snow Hill Lines. It is now the second
busiest railway station in Birmingham.
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