Progress at HS2 - Curzon Street Station

Plans for HS2, a new bullet train to connect Birmingham to the capital in just 49 minutes, is currently progressing, with new design  prepared to submit to Birmingham City Council. 

In the past week, engineers have been working on the seven-platform project, with concrete for more than 2,000 piles recently poured. This will underpin the foundations at Curzon Street, with construction well underway. 

A new public entrance to the station facing Digbeth has been revealed, with the new entrance featuring taxi drop-off areas, a tram stop and improved cycle access. The plans also incorporate a new public square, terrace and gardens to complement the 19th century style setting. 

HS2 Ltd’s Senior Project Manager, Alistair Morgan said: “Curzon Street will provide a fitting city centre terminus for a railway that will improve journeys and free up space on the existing West Coast Main Line. It’s great to see how much progress has been made on the foundation works and I’d like to thank everyone who’s been working so hard to get the job done. But we’ve still got a lot of work to do before the first passengers arrive, and I look forward to seeing more significant progress in the year ahead