The West Midlands region forms a major part of the English regions containing its second city, Birmingham, the industrial heritage of the Black Country, to the north Stoke-on-Trent (The Potteries) and to the south Stratford-upon-Avon (Shakespeare’s birth place). Birmingham forms the central hub of Britain’s rail network with a wide range of long distance trains serving it and its surrounding conurbation at high frequency.
Shopping, Attractions, Museums & Galleries
Many of the West Midland’s attractions & public buildings can be reached through the mainline railway stations combined with local bus services along with shopping & entertainment districts.
Find places within walking distance of the following stations:
Network West Midlands
The areas including Birmingham, Dudley, Sandwell, Coventry, Walsall, Solihull and Wolverhampton are covered by an extensive public transit service called Network West Midlands. This integrates bus, rail and tram services throughout the entire central area of the West Midlands region. Users can take advantage of high frequency timetables and a zonal-based ticketing system.
Visit the Network West Midlands website for more information.
West Midlands Airports – Rail Links
Birmingham Airport
Birmingham Airport is a medium sized, 2 terminal airport which deals with a wide range of Domestic, European and worldwide destinations. It is linked to Birmingham International rail station by the Air-Rail Link which operates on a 2 minute frequency with a duration of 90 seconds. Birmingham International rail station is served by a frequent timetable of long distance and suburban rail services including through trains to Birmingham’s New Street station, Wolverhampton, Sandwell & Dudley, London’s Euston station, Coventry, Stoke-on-Trent, the South, the North East and Scotland.
Coventry Airport
Coventry Airport is an up and coming airport located close to the city centre of Coventry and is linked by an express bus service (route 737) stopping at several locations within the city including Coventry rail station operating every hour on the half hour. Coventry rail station is served by a frequent timetable of long distance and suburban rail services including through trains to Birmingham’s New Street station, Wolverhampton, Sandwell & Dudley, London’s Euston station, Coventry, Stoke-on-Trent, the South, the North East and Scotland.
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