Councillors on the West Midlands Passenger Transport Authority will discuss the latest plans to redevelop Birmingham’s New Street Station at a meeting of their policy committee on Monday 8 November.
A £350m plan to provide a showpiece gateway to the region is being promoted by a city council-led group including public transport body Centro.
“New Street urgently needs a major redevelopment. We need to turn it into a 21st century station and a landmark building which will be a decent gateway for Birmingham and the region,” comments Centro director general Rob Donald.
“This scheme is critical to the future of public transport in the West Midlands and it is good news to see partners working together to achieve this,” he adds.
More and more people are using the train in the West Midlands including one in five commuters in the Birmingham rush hour.
