Transport Birmingham

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the gravelly hill interchange, m6 motorway meets aston expressway, original spaghetti junction.


partly because of central location, birmingham major transport hub on motorway, rail , canal networks. city served m5, m6, m40, , m42 motorways, , best known motorway junction in uk: spaghetti junction. m6 passes through city on bromford viaduct, @ 3.5 miles (5.6 km) longest bridge in united kingdom.


birmingham airport, located 6 miles (9.7 km) east of city centre in neighbouring borough of solihull, seventh busiest passenger traffic in united kingdom , third busiest outside london area after manchester , edinburgh. largest base flybe, europe s largest regional airline, , major base ryanair, thomson airways , monarch airlines. airline services exist many destinations in europe, north america, caribbean, africa, middle east , asia.



birmingham new street railway station largest , busiest in united kingdom outside london


birmingham new street busiest railway station in united kingdom outside london, both passenger entries , exits , passenger interchanges. national hub crosscountry, extensive long-distance train network in britain, , major destination virgin trains services london euston, glasgow central , edinburgh waverley. birmingham moor street , birmingham snow hill form northern termini chiltern railways express trains running london marylebone. local , regional services operated of birmingham s stations london midland. curzon street railway station planned northern terminus phase 1 of high speed 2 rail link london, due open in 2026.


the national express headquarters located in digbeth, in offices above birmingham coach station, forms national hub of company s coach network.



urbos 3 trams on midland metro


local public transport in birmingham co-ordinated transport west midlands. tfwm s network includes busiest urban rail system in uk outside london, 122 million passenger entries , exits per annum; busiest urban bus system outside london, 300.2 million passenger journeys per annum; , midland metro, light rail system operates between grand central , wolverhampton via bilston, wednesbury , west bromwich,. bus routes operated national express west midlands, accounts on 80% of bus journeys in birmingham, though there around 50 other, smaller registered bus companies. number 11 outer circle bus routes longest urban bus routes in europe, being 26 miles (42 km) long 272 bus stops.


an extensive canal system remains industrial revolution, city having more miles of canal venice, although because birmingham larger venice canals less of prominent feature in venice. nowadays canals used leisure purposes, , canalside regeneration schemes such brindleyplace have turned canals tourist attractions.








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