Friday 1 Apr 2022
Birmingham New Street 'platform slides' for April fool's day 2022
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Birmingham New Street station has once again joined in the fun for April fool's day by revealing 'plans' for slides down to platforms from the main concourse.
If you clicked on this link excited to find out more, unfortunately metal slides won't be a feature for passengers at Britain's biggest station outside of London.
Despite them potentially being a fun way to catch your train, standard stairs, lifts and escalators will continue as the concourse connections.
This isn't the first time the team at New Street has pulled the wool over Twitter's eyes on the first day of April.
Last year we caused a stir when we announced we were changing the station's name to Birmingham Old Street - to 'better reflect' the area's history.
👋 We've got some news.
— Birmingham New Street (@NetworkRailBHM) April 1, 2021
🙏 We hope passengers and partners will understand the reasoning behind our change.
🆕 Birmingham's "New Street" dates as far back as 1296.
🚉 It's time to face the facts and embrace our new chapter. pic.twitter.com/RVujXr0Gmp
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