▁built ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁centre ▁was ▁Cur zon ▁Street ▁railway ▁station , ▁which ▁acted ▁as ▁the ▁termin us ▁for ▁both ▁the ▁London ▁and ▁B irmingham ▁Railway ▁and ▁the ▁Grand ▁J unction ▁Railway , ▁with ▁lines ▁connecting ▁B irmingham ▁to ▁London ▁and ▁to ▁Manchester ▁and ▁Liverpool ▁respectively . ▁The ▁building , ▁designed ▁by ▁Philip ▁Hard wick , ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 8 ▁and ▁is ▁Gra de ▁I ▁listed . ▁ ▁The ▁West ▁Mid lands ▁Metro ▁system , ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁termin ates ▁at ▁Grand ▁Central ▁and ▁has ▁stops ▁at ▁Bull ▁Street , ▁St ▁Ch ads , ▁St ▁Paul ' s ▁and ▁Jew ell ery ▁Qu arter . ▁Line ▁One ▁is ▁currently ▁being ▁extended ▁to ▁Cent en ary ▁Square , ▁and ▁on ▁to ▁Five ▁W ays ▁in ▁the ▁future . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁vi ad uct ▁to ▁carry ▁the ▁Metro ▁line ▁over ▁Great ▁Charles ▁Street ▁Queens way ▁comm enced . ▁The ▁vi ad uct ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁the ▁developers ▁of ▁Snow hill , ▁adjacent ▁to ▁Snow ▁Hill ▁station . ▁B irmingham ▁City ▁Centre ▁used ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁t rol ley bus ▁system ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁and ▁early - 2 0 th ▁century ▁which ▁extended ▁towards ▁the ▁sub ur bs . ▁ ▁The ▁t rol ley bus ▁system ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁motor ▁bus es ▁and ▁the ▁city ▁centre ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁hub ▁for ▁the ▁bus ▁system ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁The ▁bus es ▁mainly ▁terminate ▁at