Originally Posted by
ATNotts
Last time I arrived at Birmingham International station I was struck by just how many passengers use the train to get to BHX already, many more than I thought might, but the big problem with rail is it is so expensive over long distances. I also don't know just how much the public actually know about where they can catch direct trains to Birmingham International from.
Again it’s the lack of viable options and range of services .Chicken and egg as it were .
Avanti, WestMidlands/London Northwestern, some cross country service via Coventry and Leamington to the south coast and north to Manchester . TFW to Shrewsbury and alternating to Aberystwyth or Chester . Cross town to Rugeley Trent and of course almost anywhere else with a change at New Street .
Other than the East Midlands and that’s a potentially sizeable market to tap into the rail network is pretty impressive, but remember the airport isn’t the primary driver for the station , that remains the adjoining the exhibition centre.
The current station to terminal isn’t exactly walking distance
