Curzon Street to be built with more platforms than needed, report into curtailed HS2 project reveals

By Daniel Gayne2024-07-23T12:17:00

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Source: HS2

New Birmingham station to stick to original specification despite cut to northern stretch of route last year

The new Birmingham Curzon Street station will be built with more platforms than needed to run HS2 services in an effort to save keep costs down on the pared-back rail scheme.

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