Curzon Street Station will be the first brand new intercity station built in Britain since the 19th century, creating a new landmark for Birmingham and boosting opportunities for regeneration in the city. Due to open in 2026, the new station will offer seven high speed platforms to rail passengers, along with significant new public spaces around the new station.
The station will be fully integrated into an extended tram network, as well as offering pedestrian, cycle, taxi, bus and conventional rail connections to the rest of the city and the wider West Midlands.
Following the ambitions set by HS2 the urban design is set around People, Time and Place, and will include four key areas:
Station Square is the most significant new public space, located in front of the station it gives a sense of arrival into Birmingham. Visible to rail passengers arriving at the city, it provides a spacious, welcoming area to people and provides easy links into the city centre and Digbeth.
Curzon Promenade provides views of Old Curzon Street Station and complements the setting of Eastside City Park. It provides an active and interesting space to be in as well as linking to other travel amenities.
Curzon Square reflects the historic setting and buildings and links well to Digbeth, offering space for outdoor public events.
Curzon Street provides a flexible lawn space, providing an extension of Eastside City Park and links into wider plans for the future development of the area.
Each of these public spaces will incorporate cycle lanes and cycle parks as well as clear pedestrian routes, trees, planting and gardens. They form a part of HS2's wider aim of delivering a 'green corridor' across the whole route, creating new ecological habitats, community and amenity spaces to help integrate the new line and stations into the surrounding landscape and environment.
Grimshaw, Glenn Howells Architects