Trains to the Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
Travelling by train to the Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery is super-simple. The nearest railway station to the Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery is Birmingham New Street, which is served by Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry and West Midlands Railway services throughout the day. It's 6 minutes to the Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery on foot. You'll find Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery west of the station in Chamberlain Square.
The Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery is full of wonders for all to enjoy. You'll find it jam-packed with a fascinating collection and intriguing displays of art, applied art, social history, archaeology and ethnography.
Visit the Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery website for opening information.
Station details & facilities
Ticket office
| Day | Opening Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday Tuesday Wednesday Friday Saturday | 05:15 - 23:00 |
| Sunday | 07:00 - 23:00 |
| Ticket Machine | Available |
|---|---|
| Staff help | Unavailable |
| Staffing level | Full time |
| Oyster Prepay | Unavailable |
| Oyster topup | Unavailable |
| Oyster validator | Unavailable |
| Pre-purchase collection | Available |
Luggage
| Left Luggage | Available |
|---|---|
| Left Luggage phone number | 0121 632 6884 |
| Left Luggage Website | http://www.left-baggage.co.uk/?__utma=1.1808611951.1441273625.1441273625.1441279288.2&__utmb=1.2.10.1441279288&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1441279288.2.2.utmcsr=google|utmccn=%28organic%29|utmcmd=organic|utmctr=%28not%20provided%29&__utmv=-&__utmk=185571497 |
Facilities
| Shops | Available |
|---|---|
| Shops note | Boots located on the main concourse, before the ticket barrier Camden Food located beyond the ticket barrier Costa located beyond the ticket barrier next to Platform 5b escalator Funky Pigeon located beyond the ticket barrier between Platofrm escalators 9-10 M&S located on the main concourse Mi Casa Burritos located beyond the ticket barrier next to Platform 9 escalator Pasty Shop located beyond the ticket barrier next to Platform 7 escalator WHSmith located on the main concourse, before the ticket barrier |
| Postbox | Unavailable |
| Telephones | Available |
| Telephone types | Coins and cards |
| Station Buffet | Available |
| Station Buffet notes | Food & drink available throughout the station |
| ATM | Available |
| ATM notes | ATM machines are located on the paid concourse |
| Bureau de Change | Unavailable |
| Tourist Information Office | Unavailable |
| Information Systems |
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Toilets
| Toilets | Available |
|---|---|
| Toilets notes | Men: between escalators to platforms 11b-12b. 30p Women: between escalators to platforms 11b-12b and between the escalators to 5a-6a (30p). Accessible: the men's and women's toilets have accessible cubicles. Free with Radar key or ask attendant Baby change: between escalators to platforms 11b-12b, free. The toilets between the escalators to 5a-6a have closed. |
| Showers | Unavailable |
| Baby change | Available |
WiFi
| WiFi | Available |
|---|---|
| Web kiosk | Unavailable |
Staffing and customer service
| Staff Help notes | Journey Care assistance is available prior to travel via the relevant Train Operator:
We can provide assistance at the station during the hours we're open to the public. Passengers can book additional assistance on the day at the Network Rail reception or call 0121 654 4243. However please be made aware that if arrangements haven't been made via Journey Care prior to travel, there will be a wait but our policy is to make it happen.
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|---|---|
| Customer Service notes | Luggage received from terminated trains at Birmingham New Street only |
| Customer help points | Unavailable |
| CCTV | Available |
Parking
| Day | Opening Hours |
|---|---|
| Weekdays | Open 24 hours |
| Saturday | Open 24 hours |
| Sunday | Open 24 hours |
| Carpark name | Short Stay Car Park |
|---|---|
| Carpark operator | APCOA Parking (UK) Limited |
| Car parking spaces | 40 |
Bicycle Facilities
| Cycle storage | Available |
|---|---|
| Cycle storage spaces | 58 |
| Sheltered cycle storage | Available |
| Cycle storage CCTV | Available |
| Cycle storage notes | <p>If you want to take your bicycle on the train, please check with the relevant train operator beforehand :-</p> <p><a href="http://www.arrivatrainswales.co.uk">http://www.arrivatrainswales.co.uk</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk">http://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk">http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.londonmidland.com">http://www.londonmidland.com</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.virgintrains.co.uk">http://www.virgintrains.co.uk</a></p> |
Accessibility
| Step-free access | Whole station |
|---|---|
| Step-free access notes | The footpath to the new entrance from Hill St is now step free, and there is level access from the drop off point. All platforms have lifts and escalators |
| Ramps for train access | Available |
| Wheelchairs | Available |
| Induction Loop | Available |
| Accessible ticket machines | Unavailable |
| Accessible Booking Office counter | Available |
| Accessible taxis | unknown |
| Accessible taxis notes | Taxis drop off within the 'drop & go' off the Hill Street entrance. The taxi rank is on Navigation St (Stephenson St / Victoria Sq exit). All taxis are accessible with manual wheelchairs, most are accessible with electric wheelchairs. |
First Class Lounge
| Day | Opening Hours |
|---|---|
| Weekdays | 06:15 - 19:45 |
| Saturday | 08:00 - 18:00 |
| Sunday | 10:00 - 18:00 |
Located
On the paid concourse between Platforms 3 & 4
Tickets Accepted
Virgin Business, First Open or Advance First tickets. You can only enter the lounge on the travel date shown on your ticket.
Facilities
Dedicated business areas are fully equipped with telephone points, desks, fax photocopier and modem facilities, screens with updated train information.
Refreshments
Tea, coffee, soft drinks.
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi is available
Showers
No showers are available
Departures and arrivals from Birmingham New Street
Departures
Arrivals
| Departing to | Train | Time | Platform | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| to Shrewsbury | West Midlands Trains | 05:48 | 8B | On time |
| to London Euston | Avanti West Coast | 05:50 | 1 | On time |
| to Lichfield Trent Valley | West Midlands Trains | 05:56 | 4A | On time |
| to Manchester Piccadilly | CrossCountry | 05:57 | 5 | On time |
| to Rugeley Trent Valley | West Midlands Trains | 06:00 | 1A | On time |
| Arriving from | Train | Time | Platform | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| from Wolverhampton | West Midlands Trains | 05:55 | 1A | Late |
| from Wolverhampton | Avanti West Coast | 06:05 | 1 | On time |
| from Chester | Transport for Wales | 06:08 | 6B | On time |
| from Wolverhampton | West Midlands Trains | 06:10 | 1 | On time |
| from Birmingham International | West Midlands Trains | 06:10 | 3A | On time |
