multiple units. University station is the seventh busiest station in the Network West Midlands region in terms of passenger numbers, and the busiest without a direct link to London. Just under four million passenger journeys were made to and from the station in the year 2018–19. The typical off-peak weekday service, in trains per hour (tph) is: Platform 1 (Northbound) All services from Platform 1 stop at Birmingham New Street with an average journey time of 8 minutes. West Midlands Railway operates: 2tph to Four Oaks, calling at all stations. 2tph to Lichfield Trent Valley, calling at all stations except Duddeston. 1tph to Birmingham New Street only. CrossCountry operates 1tph to Nottingham. Platform 2 (Southbound) West Midlands Railway operates: 3tph to Bromsgrove. 3tph to Redditch. 1tph to Hereford. In the evening rush hour, there are additional trains (1tph) to either Great Malvern or Worcester Shrub Hill. CrossCountry operates 1tph to Cardiff Central. Disabled access There is level access from the street to the ticket office and footbridge. Lifts provide access to both platforms from the footbridge. The station has a wide ticket gate which wheelchair users can use unaided. Redevelopment In July 2019, West Midlands Rail Executive (WMRE) and Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) announced plans to redevelop the station in order to accommodate increasing passenger numbers generally and those arising from the upcoming 2022 Commonwealth Games, of which two events will be held at venues on the University of Birmingham campus. The upgrades are intended to allow the station, originally designed for approximately 500,000 passengers a year, to handle more than 7 million passengers annually. The plans include: construction of a new, larger station building at the north end of the platforms. widening of the platforms to alleviate crowding during peak times. a footbridge over the canal linking the new station to the university campus. a new public space around the approach to the new building. On 22 July 2020, Minister of State for Transport Chris Heaton-Harris announced £12 million of government funding towards the expected £56 million cost of the project. The remaining £44 million is to be funded by a consortium comprising the University of Birmingham, Birmingham City Council, Network Rail, West Midlands Trains and the Greater Birmingham and Solihull LEP. References External links Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: University railway station Railway stations opened by British Rail Railway stations in Great Britain opened in