text: Curzon Street railway station ( formerly Birmingham station ) was a railway station in Birmingham that was used briefly for regular scheduled passenger services between 1838 and 1854 when it acted as the terminus for both the London and Birmingham Railway and the Grand Junction Railway , with lines connecting Birmingham to London and to Manchester and Liverpool respectively .
simplified: Curzon Street railway station is a former railroad station in Birmingham , United Kingdom . It opened in 1838 and became a goods yard in 1854 .