Mace and Dragados wins Curzon Street

HS2 LTD has confirmed it has awarded the £570m contract to build the station at Birmingham Curzon Street to the consortium led by Mace and Dragados. Together they will work to finalise the detailed design and then construct the station. HS2 Ltd says the terminus will be ‘net zero carbon in use and adopt the latest eco-friendly design and sustainable technologies, including capturing rainwater and utilising sustainable power generation, from roof-mounted solar panels. Mace and Dragados are already working to build the HS2 station at Euston.

HS2 Ltd has worked with consultancy WSP and Grimshaw Architects on the design, which it claims is “inspired by the great arched roofs built by the Victorian railway pioneers”. Passengers will be able to access up to nine high speed trains per hour from the station, with the majority expected to connect to destinations in the Midlands and Northern England, with only three trains per hour to London.

Curzon Street will be served by the Midland Metro light rail network and will also have pedestrian routes to provide connections to local bus services, Sprint rapid transit bus services and local rail services from the nearby Moor Street station. Parking for more than 550 bicycles will also be provided.

Site clearance has already been completed and a huge archaeological project has unearthed what is thought to be the world’s oldest railway roundhouse.