March → Birmingham New Street
Live train times from March to Birmingham New Street, with around 16 direct services per day and a fastest typical journey of 2h 3m. Operated by CrossCountry. Currently 100% of services are running on time today.
Based on the last 26 days of timetable data
Today's performance
26-day performance
Which operator is most reliable on this route?
CrossCountry runs all direct services from March to Birmingham New Street. Over the last 30 days, 13.3% of CrossCountry's services on this route ran on time, with an average delay of 14.3 minutes and a cancellation rate of 9.7%.
Why take the train?
The straight-line distance from March to Birmingham New Street is around 84 miles. By train the journey takes 02:03; the equivalent drive is typically 3h 19m to 4h 26m depending on traffic, plus 30 minutes of city-centre parking. National Rail publishes average CO₂ emissions of ~35g per passenger-km for electric intercity trains — for this route that's roughly 4.7 kg CO₂ per passenger. The same trip in a petrol car with one occupant emits around 22.9 kg. Two passengers by train equals the per-person footprint of one passenger by car.
Delay Repay
DR30 operators only pay out from 30+ minutes.
Delay Repay for this route
All operators on this route participate in the National Rail Delay Repay scheme. CrossCountry operates the DR30 scheme (30–59 min: 50%, 60+ min: 100%). Claims can be made within 28 days of travel. Use Railly's Delay Repay calculator to check eligibility and pre-fill the operator's claim form.
Travel tips for this route
Off-peak return tickets are valid on any train after 09:30 on weekdays, all day on weekends. The first train is at 05:47 and the last at 22:40. If your train is delayed by 15 minutes or more, you can claim Delay Repay compensation directly from the operator.