Comments on: Birmingham’s New Street station worst for ‘overall satisfaction’ http://www.kalyr.co.uk/weblog/asides/birminghams-new-street-station-worst-for-overall-satisfaction/ The blogs of Tim Hall Fri, 14 Apr 2017 23:35:42 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.7.41 By: Tim Hall http://www.kalyr.co.uk/weblog/asides/birminghams-new-street-station-worst-for-overall-satisfaction/comment-page-1/#comment-37258 Sun, 26 Jan 2014 21:20:57 +0000 http://www.kalyr.co.uk/weblog/?p=9737#comment-37258 Not experienced Penn Station in person, but I’m aware of it’s reputation.

The magnificent station Birmingham lost was Snow Hill. It was closed to all traffic in 1972 with the trains diverted to New Street, and demolished a few years later.

The vacant site was never redeveloped, and was used to a car park for a few years. Then rising rail traffic meant New Street couldn’t cope, and a new Snow Hill had to be built on the site of the old one. Sadly it’s a lot smaller and less impressive than the one demolished in the 1970s.

]]> By: Serdar http://www.kalyr.co.uk/weblog/asides/birminghams-new-street-station-worst-for-overall-satisfaction/comment-page-1/#comment-37256 Sun, 26 Jan 2014 21:13:10 +0000 http://www.kalyr.co.uk/weblog/?p=9737#comment-37256 Reminds me of the horrible state of Penn Station in NYC after its original beauty was destroyed and replaced with something that — to use your words — resembles an underground parking garage crossed with an airport departure lounge. It’s amazing how ghastly it is, and it’s likely to remain that way indefinitely for a host of reasons.

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