Birmingham International Railway Station

Super convenient for the NEC and airport. The stairs and lifts from the platforms lead directly onto the walkways which lead to various bits of the NEC and the skyrail thing to the airport.
Very regular trains to and from Birmingham New Street and you can also travel to and from London Euston.
Only 3 stars because it gets terrifyingly busy after a show at the LG Arena. I’ve seen hundreds of people crowded onto the platforms and backed up on the staircases! The platforms don’t seem wide enough to hold the amount of people who use the station.

Pretty efficient transit system I must admit. You can catch a little shuttle to/​from the airport and this connects you to trains going to downtown Birmingham or even London along with other places in England I imagine.
There is an app to let you buy your train tickets in advance from your phone so you just need to collect them at the station when you arrive. Would be nicer if the tickets were electronic… Even still I do manage to get from sitting on the plane at the gate to departing on a train for New Street in 15 minutes.
There is even a decent place to buy a coffee — I would recommend Ritazza.
The train platforms are not always very clearly indicated and seem a bit random — they don’t seem to correspond with the online schedule. Anyways an impressive travel hub when compared with London equivalents but then again there are fewer people to deal with…

On the odd occasion that I’ve stopped at Birmingham International (my regular trip home passes through it, so have had to stop or start here now and again), I have found it to be much more of a pleasant experience than it perhaps should be, merely due to it being far more tolerable than the horrific experience that is Birmingham New Street.
Seats, you say?! Don’t mind if I do! Toilets?! Oh, you are spoiling us, Birmingham International. It’s well lit, it’s spacious, it’s pretty calm considering that it’s a train station connected to an airport (worth visiting for the skyride alone!) and it’s mercifully well laid out. I feel sorry for anyone trying to travel for the first time via New Street as it’s a confusing mess. Birmingham International is, however is far easier to navigate. There are even lifts and escalators! Oh the wonders of modernity. Keep up, New Street…

Birmingham International is one of Brum’s better train stations. I pass through this station everyday, and I can feel hateful towards it when my train is crammed full of gig or exhibition goers but when I have to et off here or change here it is so easy to navigate.
With a a couple of food /​coffee concessions now it is an easy place to have to wait for a train whether it’s on the platform itself or the large waiting area at the top of all the platforms in case they change their mind and move your train. You don’t have to do any major running between platforms as they are so close together and quickly reachable from one short foyer that it takes the stress out of public transport a bit.
The station is only 10mins from Birmingham New Street is you are planning to see a show or exhibition here then the train will be cheaper and quicker than navigating the NEC/LG’s roads and car parks. Once inside the station it is only a short, undercover walk to any of the conference and arena facilities and a short free monorail ride to the International Airport.
Easy to get to, easy to navigate, but also easy for someone to get lost if they are picking you up from here in a car and end up in the arena road network instead of a quick entry and exit in just off the A45.

I’ve used this train station so many times over the last three years, I think I know it off by heart. I’ve always caught my train to University from here.
Birmingham International Railway is a great station with a simply layout. Its much more easier to to walk around, when compared to New Street station. All of the platforms at International are set out in a row in front of you. There are no A or B platforms, so if you’re in a rush, it is easy to run to the correct train without any confusion.
This station is also a lot more brighter and modern, which makes catching a train that little bit more enjoyable when compared to the dingy darkness of New Street. There’s also a very large parking area for people to leave their cars while travelling, and another parking area for people who are stopping no longer than 20 minutes. This car park is generally used for drop offs and pick ups. The 20 minute car park is free, but the longer stay one costs. I’ve only ever been in the drop off area, so I’m not sure how much the larger car park costs.