Delays to Pineapple Road station reopening

An unfortunate series of events means the Pineapple Road train station reopening to passengers will likely be delayed until the end of 2024.

An unstable wall that borders a locally listed building at Pineapple Road has had to be rebuilt brick by brick. Meanwhile, a previously undocumented Victorian well at the Kings Heath site, linked to the historic Highbury Hall, has meant a redesign of the area. Over in Moseley, badgers, who are protected species, have been discovered on the grounds and can only be moved at certain times of the year.

Despite these challenges, much of the structural work to prepare the site has now been completed at Kings Heath and Pineapple Road and the platforms are taking shape. Whilst the stations may not reopen until later, Transport for West Midlands have are of the view that most of construction work will be finished early next year.

Neil Gaskin, programme director for Network Rail’s Central Route, said: “These stations unlock the railway to three vibrant communities in Birmingham, which will bring benefits and opportunities to thousands of people and businesses. They will be worth the wait and we will continue to work with our partners to support them opening as soon as possible.”

Upcoming Bus Service Changes

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Transport for West Midlands have advised of the following changes to bus routes.

No 19 bus

From 2nd April 2023, Kevs Cars & Coaches will vary their timetable to improve reliability. The route is amended to terminate at Longbridge during the peaks due to roadworks affecting reliability.

144A Longbridge to Bromsgrove

From 16th April 2023, National Express West Midlands are replacing this service by a new NXWM service 20 between Bromsgrove and QE Hosptial.

Meeting about Pineapple Road Station works

Wet Midlands Rail Executive and principal contractor, VolkerFitzpatrick, are hosting a meeting on Wednesday 22nd March to talk about the work on Pineapple Road Station.

Join WMRE and VolkerFitzpatrick from 6-7pm at Church of the Ascension (on Pineapple Grove, B30 2TJ) for a presentation on what will be happening during the extended hours of work. During 25th March and 3 April the closure of the railway line will allow for 24-hour working on the site of the new Pineapple Road station. There will also be an opportunity to answer any questions you may have.

Pineapple Road station will provide faster, more reliable transport and reduce congestion and pollution. It will make it easier to travel for work, education, and leisure. The station will have 2 platforms, lifts, ticket machines, passenger help points, a pick and drop off area and secure cycle parking

Reimagining Transport in the West Midlands

Transport for West Midlands are updating their Local Transport Plan and want to hear the views of Stirchley residents.

The Local Transport Plan is a document that sets out how they are reimagining transport in the West Midlands. The plan includes a core strategy that sets out the aims, vision and overarching approach to build a transport system that will help everyone thrive in a 45 minute region of 15 minute neighbourhoods.

From this, Transport for West Midlands have created six Big Moves with each move laying out key principles, policies and in some cases the specific interventions that will help achieve goals under a key area of action.

Transport for West Midlands want to make sure that their plans work for Birmingham residents. so they will be running a public consultation until 17 April 2023. 

To let TfWM know your thoughts on the six Big Moves and for more information, please visit www.tfwm.org.uk/bigmoves