{"id":84820,"date":"2020-11-04T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-04T07:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=84820"},"modified":"2021-04-08T10:05:06","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T09:05:06","slug":"video-birmingham-international-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/video-birmingham-international-station\/84820\/","title":{"rendered":"[VIDEO] Birmingham International Station revamp unveiled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Solihull and HS2\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eh1f1XSp7wU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Plans for the \u00a3300m transformation of Birmingham International Station ahead of the arrival of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hs2.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HS2<\/a> have been unveiled<\/h2>\n<p>The designs will see the 1970s building redeveloped into a 15,200 sq m international gateway capable of handling the 16m passengers a year forecast to use the station within the next 20 years.<\/p>\n<p>The project is being led by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ugcsolihull.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Urban Growth Company<\/a>, the body set up by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solihull.gov.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Solihull Council<\/a> to coordinate and lead infrastructure investment in the UK Central Hub. 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