Birmingham Interchange
Location | Bickenhill, Solihull, Metropolitan Borough of Solihull England |
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Grid reference | SP199839 |
Platforms | 4[1] |
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Opening | 2026 (planned) |
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Birmingham Interchange is a planned High Speed 2 railway station in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, West Midlands, England, expected to open in 2026.[2]
Unlike the city centre based Birmingham Curzon Street railway station, the interchange station will be a parkway, serving the east side of Birmingham and surrounding urban areas.[3]
The station will be on the east side of the M42 motorway, and linked to the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham Airport and Birmingham International railway station[4] by a people mover. The people mover will have a capacity of over 2,100 passengers per hour in each direction in the peak period.[3]
History[edit]
In June 2021, High Speed 2 invited companies to bid for a £370 million contract to build the station.[5]
Services[edit]
Current service proposals suggest five trains per hour will stop at Birmingham Interchange, in each direction. Journey time from this station to London is planned to be 38 minutes.[3]
Transport links[edit]
A proposed 17km long branch of the West Midlands Metro would terminate at this station, connecting it to the local tram network.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "DfT map of station" (PDF).
- ^ "Station designs unveiled for HS2 route". BBC News. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ a b c "HS2 Phase One full business case". www.gov.uk. Department for Transport. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ Department for Transport (11 March 2010). High Speed Rail - Command Paper (PDF). The Stationery Office. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-10-178272-2. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
- ^ Duggan, Jamie (13 June 2021). "Tender open for new £370m HS2 Interchange Station in the Midlands". RailAdvent. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "East Birmingham to Solihull Metro Extension – Midland Metro Alliance". Retrieved 30 July 2020.