Birmingham Interchange
Birmingham Interchange  | |
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| Location | Bickenhill,Solihull,Metropolitan Borough of Solihull England |
| Grid reference | SP199839 |
| Platforms | 4 (2island platforms)[1] |
| Tracks | 6 |
| History | |
| Opening | 2026 (planned) |
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Birmingham Interchangeis a plannedHigh Speed 2railway station in theMetropolitan Borough of Solihull,West Midlands,England, expected to open in 2026.[2]
Unlike the city centre basedBirmingham Curzon Street railway station,the interchange station will be aparkway,serving the east side of Birmingham and surrounding urban areas.[3]
The station will be built on a triangular piece of land, surrounded by theM42 motorway,A446andA45,and will be linked to theNational Exhibition Centre,Birmingham AirportandBirmingham International railway station[4]by apeople 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]The station was designed byArup,with support from Churchman Thornhill Finch, achievingBREEAM‘Outstanding’ certification, the first railway station in the world to do so, with measures to maximise daylight, LED lighting, reusing rainwater from its roof, and air source heat pumps.[5]In June 2021, High Speed 2 invited companies to bid for a £370million contract to build the station.[6]
Skanska,Unity (a joint venture withSir Robert McAlpineandVolkerFitzpatrick,with support from WSP) andLaing O’Rourkewere shortlisted. Laing O’Rourke was subsequently awarded the contract in July 2022 for its detailed design and following this, its construction starting in 2023.[7]
The station will have 4 platforms, made of two 415m long platform islands. There will also be capacity for through-running services on two centrally placed tracks, leading to a total of 6 tracks. The station structure will be formed by a steel andglulamtimber frame, with repeating structural forms on a 9 by 9 grid.[8]
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 38minutes.[3]
Transport links
[edit]A proposed 17 km (11 miles) long branch of theWest Midlands Metrowould terminate at this station, connecting it to the local tram network.[9]
References
[edit]- ^"Birmingham International Interchange Station - drawing number HS2-ARP-00-DR-RW-05303"(PDF).
- ^"Station designs unveiled for HS2 route".BBC News.9 October 2018.Retrieved1 July2020.
- ^abc"HS2 Phase One full business case".www.gov.uk.Department for Transport. 15 April 2020.Archivedfrom the original on 19 April 2020.Retrieved3 February2021.
- ^Department for Transport (11 March 2010).High Speed Rail - Command Paper(PDF).The Stationery Office.p. 118.ISBN978-0-10-178272-2.Retrieved13 March2010.
- ^"Arup designed HS2 Interchange Station becomes first railway station in world to achieve top sustainability certification".www.arup.com.Retrieved11 July2022.
- ^Duggan, Jamie (13 June 2021)."Tender open for new £370m HS2 Interchange Station in the Midlands".RailAdvent.Archivedfrom the original on 13 June 2021.Retrieved15 June2021.
- ^Hakimian, Rob (11 July 2022)."Laing O'Rourke wins £370M HS2 Interchange station job".New Civil Engineer.Retrieved11 July2022.
- ^"HS2 Interchange Station: An exemplar project for integrating safe by design principles".HS2 Learning Legacy.Retrieved11 July2022.
- ^"East Birmingham to Solihull Metro Extension – Midland Metro Alliance".Retrieved30 July2020.
