After more than 80 years, a bunch of stations across Birmingham and the Black Country are due to make a glorious return.
Moseley Village, Kings Heath and Pineapple Road train stations on the Camp Hill line between Birmingham New Street and Kings Norton have all been abandoned and out of service 1941. But thanks to a huge £120 million investment, they’re due to reopen next year.
All stops now have two platforms for six-carriage trains, bike parking, ticket machines, information screens and lifts. Once opened, the new stations will reportedly help slash journey times to Birmingham New Street by between nine and 31 minutes. It’ll be the first time that the Camp Hill line has served passengers since the World War II.
That’s not all. Two more areas in the region are getting rail services for the first time in 60 years – Darlaston and Willenhall on the line between Wolverhampton and Walsall. Transport for West Midlands has pumped £85 million into bringing the two stations back to life. To start with, they’ll provide two direct service an hour between Wolverhampton and Birmingham and it’s hoped that in the future there will also be a direct service into Walsall town centre.
Richard Parker, Mayor of the West Midlands, said: ‘For some communities, this is the first time in more than 80 years they’ve had their own train service.That changes everyday life. Getting to work, college or seeing family becomes simpler and quicker.
‘It also means more people coming into town centres. More footfall for shops and cafés. More confidence for local businesses to invest and grow. This is what delivery looks like – backing places that have waited far too long for decent connections.’
There’ll be driver training, testing and signalling work taking place over the next few weeks to make sure the services are all good to go in the new year.
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