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Infrarail 2012 The ninth international railway infrastructure exhibition

Infrarail 2012 The ninth international railway infrastructure exhibition

20/04/2012 | Channel: Infrastructure

Welcome to RAILWAY STRATEGIES’ Infrarail 2012 preview, featuring an overview of the event together with information from many of the organisations who will be present at the exhibition

We hope you will find this useful in planning your visit

How to get to Infrarail

By rail
The NEC is served by Birmingham International station, connected by a covered bridge-link. Infrarail is being held in Hall 3. London is only 90 minutes away and trains also run direct to many regional towns and cities.

Depending on your origin station you can travel directly by train to The NEC by alighting at Birmingham International. If your point of origin does not provide a service directly to Birmingham International you will need to travel to Birmingham New Street first and get a connecting train from there. Birmingham New Street Station is a short journey of approximately 10-15 minutes from Birmingham International Station.

For further information on travelling by train to Birmingham International Station, please contact National Rail enquiries:
Tel: 08457 484950 or visit the National Rail website www.nationalrail.co.uk

By road
The NEC is situated eight miles east of Birmingham city centre. Visitors can travel to The NEC site directly using the following motorways – M1, M5, M6, M6 Toll, M40 and M42. The NEC is signposted on motorways and major roads and is marked on most good maps. If you are travelling by car, we recommend that you allow plenty of time for your journey. The NEC has numerous on-site car parks providing over 20,000 spaces. Car park charges depend upon the event that you are attending, but unless stated otherwise on-site parking is £8 per day.

For Sat Nav purposes the postcode is B40 1NT

By air
Birmingham International Airport (BHX) is the nearest and it will take just minutes to get to The NEC from the airport. On foot follow the signs to the Air-Rail Link which leaves the airport from the first floor of Terminal 1. Once you have stepped off the Air-Rail at Birmingham International station continue straight ahead through the concourse onto The NEC bridgelink. By taxi ranks are situated outside of the passenger terminals.

By bus
There are two bus route options from Birmingham city centre: the 900 from Moor Street Interchange runs every 20 minutes and takes about 30 minutes; the 38 leaves Moor Street Interchange hourly and takes approximately one hour.

For further information see www.networkwestmidlands.co.uk and www.travelwm.co.uk.

General information

Opening times
Day 1 Tuesday 1st May 10.00 – 17.00
Day 2 Wednesday 2nd May 10.00 – 17.00
Day 3 Thursday 3rd May 10.00 – 16.00

Location
Hall 3, NEC Birmingham, B40 1NT – UK
Tel: +44 (0)121 780 4141
Email: info@necgroup.co.uk

Web: www.thenec.co.uk/

Registration
Pre-registration: Free
Registration on-site: £15

Accommodation
Infrarail has partnered with The Hotel & Conference Company who has negotiated special rates at a range of hotels within close vicinity to the NEC (www.hotelconferencecompany.com).

For more information please contact the event organisers:
Mack Brooks Exhibitions Ltd
Tel: 01727 814 400
Email: infrarail@mackbrooks.co.uk
Web: www.infrarail.com