Opened in 1978, University Station in Birmingham was designed to serve 500,000 passengers per year but over 40 years later is serving almost 4 million people per year– with demand expected to rise further in coming years.
This essential upgrade project will see VolkerFitzpatrick supported by Mott Macdonald deliver the detailed design and construction of the new station, which will provide an attractive modern gateway into the University of Birmingham’s Edgbaston campus and the nearby Queen Elizabeth Hospital, support regeneration activities in the area, increase passenger capacity and provide improved access to the rail network.
The new railway station building will feature wider platforms, lifts, a ticket office, provision for a retail unit, canopy coverage along the platforms and a direct link with the University of Birmingham campus via a new pedestrian canal bridge. The existing station building will be retained as a passenger exit from the station.
This presentation covers the different disciplines involved within the project –from the early design stages (GRIP4) through to construction, including temporary works and constructability issues and how modern methods of design where incorporated to achieve an accelerated programme. This will also cover considerations when working in a rail environment and dealing with stakeholders.
