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Transport in Birmingham

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near Birmingham, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council: Birmingham
Region: West Midlands
Population: 1,162,913 (2024)

BirminghamCity

Transport

How well connected Birmingham is

71 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 12 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of Birmingham. Connectivity scores 10.0 out of 10: excellent.

Connectivity

10.0/ 10

Excellent. Based on stops within walking distance rather than service frequency, with rail and metro weighted above buses.

Bus stops

Within 800m

Rail

Within a mile

Metro & tram

Within a mile

Stations

The nearest stations

01
Bordesley Rail Station
Rail station
0.3 miles
02
Digbeth High Street (West Midlands Metro)
Metro, tram or underground
0.4 miles
03
Meriden Street (West Midlands Metro)
Metro, tram or underground
0.6 miles
04
Birmingham Moor Street Rail Station
Rail station
0.7 miles
05
Birmingham New Street Station
Rail station
0.8 miles
06
Curzon Street (West Midlands Metro)
Metro, tram or underground
0.8 miles
07
Millennium Point (West Midlands Metro)
Metro, tram or underground
0.8 miles
08
Albert Street (West Midlands Metro)
Metro, tram or underground
0.8 miles
09
Birmingham New Street Rail Station
Rail station
0.9 miles
10
Corporation Street (West Midlands Metro)
Metro, tram or underground
0.9 miles
11
Grand Central (West Midlands Metro)
Metro, tram or underground
0.9 miles
12
Bull Street (West Midlands Metro)
Metro, tram or underground
1 mile

Nearest bus stop: Moseley Street, 164 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

24.3% of working residents in Birmingham mostly work from home, below the England average of 31.5%. 46.3% drive to work.

BirminghamEngland

Work from home24.3%31.5%

Drive46.3%44.5%

Car passenger5.1%3.9%

Bus or coach10.3%4.3%

Train2%2%

Underground, metro or tram0.2%1.9%

On foot7.3%7.6%

Bicycle1.4%2.1%

Other3.1%2.2%

Cars

Car ownership

32.9% of households in Birmingham have no car or van, above the England average of 23.5%.

BirminghamEngland

No car or van32.9%23.5%

141.9%41.3%

219.3%26.1%

3 or more5.9%9.1%

Sources: Department for Transport NaPTAN stop register; Census 2021 (ONS) / Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Distances are straight-line. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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