Birmingham Interchange

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Birmingham Interchange
National Rail
Birmingham interchange.png
Planned location
LocationBickenhill, Solihull, Metropolitan Borough of Solihull
England
Grid referenceSP199839
Platforms4[1]
History
Opening2026 (planned)
  • v
  • t
High Speed 2
Legend
Northern Powerhouse Rail
Manchester Metrolink Manchester Piccadilly
Leeds
to East Coast Main Line
to York & Newcastle
West Coast Main Line
to Liverpool, Glasgow & Edinburgh
Midland Main Line
Manchester Metrolink Airport interchange Manchester Interchange
Classic-compatible loop
 Sheffield Sheffield Supertram
Crewe
Chesterfield
Classic-compatible loop
 East Midlands Hub Nottingham Express Transit
 
Phase 1
╲
Phase 2
 
boundary
to Nottingham, Derby & Leicester
West Coast Main Line
 
Phase 1
╲
Phase 2
 
boundary
Snow Hill lines
Midland Metro Birmingham New Street
Birmingham Curzon Street Midland Metro
Birmingham Moor Street
Airport interchange Birmingham International
Birmingham Interchange Parking
West Coast Main Line
Old Oak Common Crossrail London Overground London Underground
London Underground London Overground Crossrail 2 Euston
pedestrian walkway to
St Pancras International London Underground Thameslink Eurostar

National Rail interchange with National Rail at all stations

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[]

In June 2021, High Speed 2 invited companies to bid for a £370 million contract to build the station.[5]

Services[]

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[]

A proposed 17 km (11 miles) long branch of the West Midlands Metro would terminate at this station, connecting it to the local tram network.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "DfT map of station" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Station designs unveiled for HS2 route". BBC News. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "HS2 Phase One full business case". www.gov.uk. Department for Transport. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Duggan, Jamie (13 June 2021). "Tender open for new £370m HS2 Interchange Station in the Midlands". RailAdvent. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  6. ^ "East Birmingham to Solihull Metro Extension – Midland Metro Alliance". Retrieved 30 July 2020.

Coordinates: 52°27′09″N 1°42′26″W / 52.45243°N 1.70709°W / 52.45243; -1.70709

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