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School children brighten up New Street
May 17, 2012
Local school children have worked hard to brighten up an area of New Street station with their artwork.
New pedestrian link takes shape at New Street
Apr 30, 2012
Engineers working on the redevelopment of Birmingham New Street station lifted in the first sections of the Moor Street link over the weekend.

Benefits

Birmingham Gateway will deliver a station fit for Britain's second city and transform the experience for the thousands of passengers who use New Street every day.

The project will see the current 1960s-built station transformed into a bright, modern 21st century focal point for the city and will deliver the world class transport hub that passengers, the people of Birmingham and the West Midlands deserve.

The stunning designs for the station are the result of an international competition and will bring the vision of a better, brighter New Street station to life.

World-class ambitions

Our aim is to give Birmingham a world-class station boasting highlights such as:

  • More space and better facilities for passengers to use the station in comfort
  • More accessible, brighter and clearer platforms serviced by over 30 new escalators and over 15 new public lifts
  • A grand concourse three and a half times bigger than the current station enclosed by a giant light-filled atrium
  • A stunning new station facade, adding to Birmingham's growing reputation for good design
  • Better links to and through the station for pedestrians with new entrances and public space

The new station will stimulate the physical regeneration of the areas surrounding the station with the new John Lewis department store on the south side of the station creating up to 1000 new jobs.