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VolkerFitzpatrick wins £34m Birmingham stations contract

26 Apr 22 VolkerFitzpatrick has been appointed by Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) to build three railway stations on the Camp Hill line in south Birmingham.

CGI of Moseley railway station
CGI of Moseley railway station

The scheme will reintroduce passenger train services to Moseley, Kings Heath and Hazelwell for the first time in 80 years.

VolkerFitzpatrick's contract is valued at 拢34m. Overall scheme costs are put at 拢61m.

Design work has started and work on site is expected to begin in November 2022. The stations are expected to be completed a year later.

The project is led by TfWM, which is part of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) and West Midlands Rail Executive (WMRE).

WMCA is providing 拢36m towards the cost, with 拢20m from the Department for Transport and the remaining 拢5m from Birmingham City Council鈥檚 clean air zone fund.

TfWM director of rail Malcolm Holmes said: 鈥淭his is a major milestone towards seeing passenger trains restored on the Camp Hill line, with the contractor in place and construction crews gearing up to get on site. This means that, after several years of planning and development, we are now entering the final phase and it will not be too long before these stations are complete and open to the travelling public.鈥

VolkerFitzpatrick is also currently working on 迟丑别听拢56尘 University Station redevelopment for TfWM.

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