Most of that distance is at depth surfacing from Bromford Tunnel, then elevated above the existing railway climbing up to the Curzon viaducts. Doesn't sound like an ideal place for a junction to me.
As @43074 has noted, its only a small area where that would be possible, and its going to be a flat junction that would eat capacity.
The aim would be to lower the cost of Midlands Rail Hub so that project would pay the costs.
Not sure the plan is to cut the through services, my understanding is that the current Nott - Cardiff service remains at New St with the planned extra services using the enlarged Moor Street, the New St - Leicester/Nottingham services move to Moor St and are increased I believe.
The East services joining the Water Orton line on the flat at Satley or further down towards Washwood Heath can't make much difference. HS2 will have little issue with capacity in the early years with only a handfull of London trains per hour to service, which the media will report as another HS2 fiasco. (HS2 trains could also access a newly electrified Birmingham - Derby - Sheffield - Leeds route).
It looks like the stations at Moor St and Snow Hill will become slightly nicer to use as well, and slightly more spacious. As discussed in another thread, trying to get anything more out of New St is all but impossible without land take now.
I don't fancy the chances of connecting to HS2 being cheaper than building the curve and platforms - it would be a complex interface with already-designed slab track in a constrained space. It would also either require all the stock using it to be fitted out with an expensive signalling system it will likely never otherwise need, or for the whole of Curzon Street station and approaches to be fitted with a hugely costly conventional overlay.
Absolutely. I'm all for money being spend on Snow Hill and Moor St, they both have great potential and the lines through there have unfortunately suffered since COVID.
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Though given the easy interchanges at Jewellery Quarter and The Hawthorns, how many people actually need to do it?
Fair enough - it’s been a long time since I looked at Chiltern timetables and I’d thought they all either terminated at Moor Street or ran right through to Stourbridge.
I'm sure there was talk about knocking through at the bottom of the escalator from P3 Livery St to St Chads side. Would be useful, guess it was just talking or feasibility stuff only
and the platform edge coping stones have all been lifted.
The coping stones from the metro platform for clarity, think the rail edge (which also now has railings in place) stones are still in place
Indeed - apologies should have been clearer.
Agree, some asked me on the tram recently how to get to snow hill. I told them to get off at bull street, a simpler way to explain and almost as quick way.
No chance of it being this year, may not even be next.
What does the video say?
The video doesnt specify any timings, just gives an overview of what is currently happening at Snow Hill. Exciting stuff...
Putting up boards on the platform edge to cover progress and starting the dismantling of the escalator today.
Easiest way is to take the Livery St (country end) exit from the Snow Hill arches and keep turning left until you get to the St Chads lift/steps. Only a couple of minutes walk.
