Re: Midlands Rail Hub

Tandy

Slipped under the radar a bit this but £1.75bn of funding has been approved in the spending review. Some highlights of the project and how they might benefit Blues are:

- More platforms and lengthening of existing platforms at Moor Street station.
- Both Bordesley chords will be built meaning the southern section Cross City line will be connected to Moor St and be a 30 second walk away from HS2 at Curzon St (and therefore the tram to the Sports Quarter).
- Trains from the East Midlands will also be rerouted to Moor St rather than New St too, this with some Cross City south trains moving out of New St means a sizable freeing up of capacity, possibly allowing more services to Adderley Park from New St
- To build the new chords Bordesley Station will have to be demolished. We already knew of the intention to close it.
- Possibility of a new station on this new section of the Cross City line to the west of the Wheels site at a latter date, around Garrison Lane or where St Andrews is now. (this is entirely speculation on my part, but I think it's a possibility with the St Andrews site being given up for housing).