Revolutionary Midlands Rail Hub Plans Pitched to Minister

The case for revolutionary proposals for the region’s rail network was put to Rail Minister Huw Merriman during a visit to Birmingham. The Minister joined Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands and Malcolm Holmes, Executive Director of West Midlands Rail Executive, on a tour of the city centre and met with the team behind the new HS2 Curzon Street station. The Midlands Rail Hub proposals, outlining up to £1.5 billion of new and improved rail infrastructure, were discussed during the visit.

Government funding is needed to enable the scheme to move forward and deliver significant benefits for the region’s rail network as soon as possible. If delivered in full, the Midlands Rail Hub would create additional rail network capacity into central Birmingham and create a major new interchange hub at Birmingham Moor Street and HS2 Curzon Street.

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