| Re: Birmingham's new railway stations on Camp Hill Line Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 18:35, 27th February 2026 |     |
An update, from the BBC:
Fares for new Birmingham railway stations revealed
A return ticket to New Street Station is expected to cost £5.50 at peak times
Rail bosses have revealed how much it will cost passengers to use much-heralded new railway stations in Birmingham.
Three stations on the Camp Hill line at Moseley, Kings Heath and Pineapple Road are due to open shortly, providing passenger services to the area for the first time since the 1940s.
At a public meeting in Moseley, Transport for West Midlands told attendees that the three stations would come under Zone 3, with a return ticket to New Street Station costing £5.50 or £3.70 off peak.
For people travelling from Moseley to Kings Heath or Kings Heath to Pineapple Road, an anytime return will cost £3.90 while an off peak return will cost £3.10.
A peak single ticket will also cost £3.10.
Moseley to Pineapple Road will cost £4.30 for an anytime return, £3.60 for an off-peak return and £3.50 for a peak single.
On her Facebook page, Moseley councillor Izzy Knowles said the timetable meant there would be trains every half hour, but only one an hour after 20:00 and on Sundays, adding: "We were assured this could be revised later".
People in Moseley said they felt the rail fares were reasonable and comparable with the existing price of bus services in the area, which currently include costs of £3 for a single trip and a £5.20 for a daysaver.
Local resident Isaac Samuel said: "£5.50 from here to Birmingham doesn't sound to bad to me. £3 from here to Kings Heath, that's quite a lot for what actually isn't going very far, because it's really only around the corner. I suppose it depends what kind of use you're putting it to - compared to the bus it's also not that bad. The buses don't have a single return ticket but they do have a daysaver which is £5.20 so they sound pretty comparable really in terms of fares."
A return ticket to New Street Station is expected to cost £5.50 at peak times
Rail bosses have revealed how much it will cost passengers to use much-heralded new railway stations in Birmingham.
Three stations on the Camp Hill line at Moseley, Kings Heath and Pineapple Road are due to open shortly, providing passenger services to the area for the first time since the 1940s.
At a public meeting in Moseley, Transport for West Midlands told attendees that the three stations would come under Zone 3, with a return ticket to New Street Station costing £5.50 or £3.70 off peak.
For people travelling from Moseley to Kings Heath or Kings Heath to Pineapple Road, an anytime return will cost £3.90 while an off peak return will cost £3.10.
A peak single ticket will also cost £3.10.
Moseley to Pineapple Road will cost £4.30 for an anytime return, £3.60 for an off-peak return and £3.50 for a peak single.
On her Facebook page, Moseley councillor Izzy Knowles said the timetable meant there would be trains every half hour, but only one an hour after 20:00 and on Sundays, adding: "We were assured this could be revised later".
People in Moseley said they felt the rail fares were reasonable and comparable with the existing price of bus services in the area, which currently include costs of £3 for a single trip and a £5.20 for a daysaver.
Local resident Isaac Samuel said: "£5.50 from here to Birmingham doesn't sound to bad to me. £3 from here to Kings Heath, that's quite a lot for what actually isn't going very far, because it's really only around the corner. I suppose it depends what kind of use you're putting it to - compared to the bus it's also not that bad. The buses don't have a single return ticket but they do have a daysaver which is £5.20 so they sound pretty comparable really in terms of fares."
| The abandoned Midlands railway stations being brought back to life Posted by matth1j at 09:36, 18th February 2026 | |
Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/963e057d258ddeb5
Starts:
Our writer visits five long-unused stops near Birmingham which are now gearing up for a grand reprieve
On a visit to Birmingham and the Black Country last weekend, there was one word I heard more than any other: excitement.
It may have been grey, drizzly and cold, but there was a warmth and buzz about the place that I hadn’t expected.
And the cause? The imminent reopening of not one, not two – but five train stations, three in the south of the city and two in the Black Country along the stretch of track heading north east to Wolverhampton.
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On a visit to Birmingham and the Black Country last weekend, there was one word I heard more than any other: excitement.
It may have been grey, drizzly and cold, but there was a warmth and buzz about the place that I hadn’t expected.
And the cause? The imminent reopening of not one, not two – but five train stations, three in the south of the city and two in the Black Country along the stretch of track heading north east to Wolverhampton.
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| Re: Birmingham's new railway stations on Camp Hill Line Posted by grahame at 10:11, 20th December 2025 | |
Subject asks "When will Birmingham's new railway stations open"?
Which of these do members think will see regular timetabled passenger trains calling first?
Northumberland Park
Pineapple Road
Winslow
Okehampton Interchange
Willenhall
| Re: Birmingham's new railway stations on Camp Hill Line Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 09:22, 20th December 2025 | |
An update, from the BBC:
Work finishes on five new railway stations
Construction work has finished on five new railway stations in the West Midlands.
Kings Heath, Moseley and Pineapple Road stations on the Camp Hill line in Birmingham, along with stations at Willenhall and Darlaston in Walsall, are due to open in early 2026.
They were originally scheduled to have been finished and in operation in 2024, but were hit with delays and soaring costs.
Once opened, it will mean the return of passengers to the Camp Hill line for the first time since the early 1940s and the end of a 60-year wait for services at Willenhall and Darlaston.
Richard Parker, mayor of the West Midlands, recently handed control of the stations over to West Midlands Railway after the work was completed. He said the services would improve connectivity and take congestion off the roads. "They will help bring increased footfall to the places around it and they will help drive economic growth," he added.
The new Pineapple Road station, pictured during construction, will open next year
The Labour mayor said driver training, testing and signalling work would take place over the next few weeks to ensure the stations were ready for passengers in the new year.
The stations have been delivered in partnership with the Department for Transport, West Midlands Railway, Network Rail, Birmingham City Council and Walsall Council.
Denise Wetton, Network Rail's central route director, said: "These five new stations are great additions to the West Midlands rail network, better connecting people and communities to new journeys and opportunities."
Construction work has finished on five new railway stations in the West Midlands.
Kings Heath, Moseley and Pineapple Road stations on the Camp Hill line in Birmingham, along with stations at Willenhall and Darlaston in Walsall, are due to open in early 2026.
They were originally scheduled to have been finished and in operation in 2024, but were hit with delays and soaring costs.
Once opened, it will mean the return of passengers to the Camp Hill line for the first time since the early 1940s and the end of a 60-year wait for services at Willenhall and Darlaston.
Richard Parker, mayor of the West Midlands, recently handed control of the stations over to West Midlands Railway after the work was completed. He said the services would improve connectivity and take congestion off the roads. "They will help bring increased footfall to the places around it and they will help drive economic growth," he added.
The new Pineapple Road station, pictured during construction, will open next year
The Labour mayor said driver training, testing and signalling work would take place over the next few weeks to ensure the stations were ready for passengers in the new year.
The stations have been delivered in partnership with the Department for Transport, West Midlands Railway, Network Rail, Birmingham City Council and Walsall Council.
Denise Wetton, Network Rail's central route director, said: "These five new stations are great additions to the West Midlands rail network, better connecting people and communities to new journeys and opportunities."
| Re: Birmingham's new railway stations on Camp Hill Line Posted by IndustryInsider at 11:24, 12th October 2025 | |
Darlaston and Willenhall on the Wolverhampton to Walsall line are also on the horizon after being beset with delays.
https://wmre.org.uk/willenhall-and-darlaston-stations/
Along with that, University has been rebuilt, HS2 is coming soon, Metro extensions are being built and many of the local services are now on new trains.
A good time for the railways of the West Midlands.
| Birmingham's new railway stations on Camp Hill Line Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 11:13, 12th October 2025 | |
From the BBC:
The Camp Hill line will offer two trains per hour, with one train per hour on Sundays
Three new railway stations on Birmingham's Camp Hill Line are expected to open to passengers early next year.
The Kings Heath, Pineapple Road and Moseley Village stations will replace original stations that closed in 1941, due to coal shortages during the war.
Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) said the stations would "provide faster, more reliable transport for people" for people in the area, connecting south Birmingham to the rail network for the first time in 80 years.
Services will run into and out of Birmingham New Street, with two trains per hour Monday to Saturday and one train per hour on Sundays.
The Kings Heath station will replace the station that used to stand opposite Kings Heath High Street, with Pineapple Road located on the site of the station on Cartland Road.
The Moseley Village station is being built on the former site between Woodbridge Road and St Mary's Row.
The new stations are expected to open some point early next year. No exact date has yet been fixed but it is looking like it could be early 2026.
TfWM, which is responsible for overseeing the region's transport services, said the population of the area had grown, leading to more people travelling and more commercial activity. The new stations would make journey times quicker, it added.
Fares have not yet been confirmed by West Midlands Railway (WMR) but the new stations fall under Zone 3 on their fare map.
Phased works have commenced to create station access at Pineapple Road, with its junction with Cartland Road closed until mid-November. Signed diversions are in place for local traffic.
Highway works at Moseley Village station are taking place at the junction of St. Mary's Row and Oxford Road until mid-December, with temporary signals allowing only a single lane of traffic.
At Kings Heath station, finishing works will take place on the footpath opposite the station access on Alcester Road from 27 October to 1 November. A pedestrian footbridge was installed at the station in June.
Contractor VolkerFitzpatrick said the new stations would each have two platforms suitable for six-car trains.
Pedestrian footbridges, stairs and lifts, ticket machines and information systems and passenger help points would also be available.
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