PICTURES | HS2 releases fresh Curzon Street views
New designs for Birmingham’s high-speed rail terminus have been released, as the project prepares to submit updated plans to Birmingham City Council for approval.
This week, engineers working on the seven-platform city centre project finished pouring concrete for more than 2,000 piles that will underpin the foundations at Curzon Street, with bosses saying construction was now “well under way” at the 400m long station.
Now, new images have been released showing how the public squares which will link the spectacular curved arches of the building with the rest of the city will look – including a new public entrance facing into Digbeth.
The Digbeth entrance will include a tram stop and taxi drop-off points as well as improved cycle access, while a new public square set to be created at the eastern entrance, with a new terrace and gardens set to be created to the rear of the old Curzon Street station to complement the setting of the 19th century building.
- Visualisation showing showing a side entrance to the new Curzon Street station and service road. Credit: HS2 Ltd
- A CGI image showing the front of the new Curzon Street station from Moor Street Queensway. Credit: HS2 Ltd
- A new public square will be created towards the eastern entrance to the new Curzon Street station. Credit: HS2 Ltd
- The view across Curzon Square towards the old station building and eastern entrance to the new Curzon Street station. Credit: HS2 Ltd
- A new tram stop will be included near the Digbeth entrance. Credit: HS2 Ltd
- Retail space is set to be included within the eastern entrance to the new Curzon Street station. Credit: HS2 Ltd
- A side entrance to the new Curzon Street station and service road. Credit: HS2 Ltd
- Visualisation showing the view from the Paternoster side of the front entrance to the new Curzon Street station. Credit: HS2 Ltd
HS2 Ltd’s Senior Project Manager, Alistair Morgan said the station would be a “new landmark” for the city, once completed.
“[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,” he said.
“These new images also show how it will be integrated into the rest of the city – with new green spaces, better accessibility and onward public transport links.
“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.”
