{"id":380785,"date":"2026-03-05T19:59:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T09:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railuk.com\/?p=190163"},"modified":"2026-03-05T19:59:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T09:59:44","slug":"new-images-show-progress-on-hs2s-curzon-street-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=380785","title":{"rendered":"New images show progress on HS2\u2019s Curzon Street station"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Engineers working for the HS2 project completed the last of more than 2,000 concrete piles that will underpin the foundations of Birmingham’s Curzon Street station this week, as new images were published showing how the public spaces around the building will look.<\/p>\n

Stretching for more than 400 metres between Moor Street station and Millennium Point, Curzon Street will include seven platforms covered by an enormous arched roof inspired by the railway architecture of the Victorian age.<\/p>\n

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Pile caps being poured for the foundations of Curzon Street station, Oct 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Construction of the new station is now well underway, with engineers this week completing the last of 2,011 piles. These concrete columns – each between 6 and 24 metres deep \u2013 have been sunk into the ground to support the foundations of the building.<\/p>\n

HS2 Ltd\u2019s senior project manager, Alistair Morgan, said: \u201cOnce complete, Curzon Street will be a new landmark for Birmingham \u2013 and provide a fitting city centre terminus for a railway that will improve journeys and free up space on the existing West Coast Main Line. These new images also show how it will be integrated into the rest of the city \u2013 with new green spaces, better accessibility and onward public transport links.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s great to see how much progress has been made on the foundation works and I\u2019d like to thank everyone who\u2019s been working so hard to get the job done. But we\u2019ve 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the front of the station, passengers will pass through a paved \u2018station square\u2019 edged by gardens facing Moor Street Queensway.<\/p>\n

The new images show recent landscape design refinements that are being submitted to Birmingham City Council for approval. These include improvements to the management of rainwater drainage and improvements to the integration of cycling and walking routes connecting to the wider city.<\/p>\n

They also show the tree-lined promenade with landscaped terraces that will stretch along the side of the building. A second entrance at the other end of the station \u2013 giving access to Digbeth and the east side of the city \u2013 will include a tram stop and taxi drop-off points as well as improved cycle access.<\/p>\n

Next to the eastern entrance, a new square will face the disused Old Curzon Street station building which was built in 1838. A new terrace and gardens will be created to the rear of the old station to complement the setting of the historic building.<\/p>\n

The piling work, which began in Sept 2024, was delivered by HS2\u2019s construction partner Mace Dragados joint venture (MDJV), working with Keltbray. As part of the project, the team installed an 8m high retaining wall at the western end of the site and excavated 47,000 cubic metres of material to create a level base for the station.<\/p>\n

Once the earthworks were complete, they brought in CFA piling rigs to install the reinforced concrete piles.<\/p>\n

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