Curzon Street Train Station Birmingham - Abandoned England - Canon 60D
Birmingham Curzon Street railway station (formerly Birmingham station) was a railway station in Birmingham, England, used by scheduled passenger trains between 1838 and 1854 when it was the terminus for both the London and Birmingham Railway and the Grand Junction Railway, with lines to London and to Manchester and Liverpool respectively. It was then used for excursions until 1893 and goods traffic until 1966 when it closed. More recently, the surviving Grade I listed entrance building has been used for occasional art events.
In 2010, a new Curzon Street station, partly on the site of the historical station, was proposed as the Birmingham terminus for High Speed 2.
The station was opened in 1838, with the first train from London to Birmingham arriving on 17 September. It was the terminus for both the London and Birmingham Railway and the Grand Junction Railway and the companies had adjacent, parallel platforms but there were no through trains. It was inconveniently located on the eastern edge of Birmingham city centre and its use as a passenger station was short lived following the merging of the two companies into the London and North Western Railway in 1846. The smaller Lawley Street Goods Station was to the east.
On 27 January 1847, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers was established with George Stephenson as its first president in the nearby Queen's Hotel; a plaque commemorating the event is inside the station building, as the hotel has been demolished.
The LNWR completed New Street Station half a mile to the west in 1854, shared with Midland Railway. Regular passenger trains at Curzon Street ceased the same year - the name of the station had been changed from 'Birmingham' to 'Birmingham Curzon Street' in November 1852. Holiday excursions continued until 1893 and it was a goods station until 1966.
The surviving Grade I listed entrance building was designed by Philip Hardwick and built in 1838 and it is the world's oldest surviving piece of monumental railway architecture. The architecture is Roman inspired, following Hardwick's trip to Italy in 1818--19. It has tall pillars running up the front of the building, made out of a series of huge blocks of stone.
The design mirrored the Euston Arch at the London end of the L&BR. In the original design the building was to be flanked by two arches leading into the station, but excavations revealed that these were never built. The interior housed the booking hall, with a large iron balustraded stone staircase, a refreshment room and offices. It is three storeys tall but relatively small.
The building was used by a University of Birmingham student theatre group, the 'Three Bugs Fringe Theatre'. The building was also proposed as a home for the Royal College of Organists, but the proposal foundered in 2005 for lack of funds. A Parcelforce depot to the rear of the station was demolished in May 2006.
The building is unused except for the occasional art exhibition. Birmingham City Council had hoped to refurbish the building and find an alternative tenant. It was expected to be the centrepiece of the City Park and Masshouse development scheme, which is located around the site, most of the surrounding buildings having been demolished.
These plans have now been superseded by the High Speed 2 proposal. The new station could incorporate the surviving entrance building.
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Building the first inter-city rail link – The story of the London and Birmingham Railway
In the 1830s more than 20 000 navvies began work on one of the great engineering works of the early Victorian age - the construction of the 112 miles (180 kilometres) London to Birmingham Railway.
This feat changed railway history. It was the first intercity line to enter the capital, dramatically cutting through the streets, blasting through hills, and bridging rivers. It also saw the development of two imposing termini - Euston and Curzon Street - which established the style of stations around the world for more than a century.
Curzon Street Station design engagement
New designs for the HS2 Curzon Street Station are going on display at Millennium Point in Birmingham, kicking off a fortnight of engagement events.
Initial designs went on display in autumn 2018 with more than 1,750 people providing feedback which has now been incorporated into the new designs.
Watch our video to find out more.
Curzon Station: A Journey Through Time!
Birmingham's lost Station through the years! Credit to the Image owners featured.
England HS2 Birmingham To London fly through of the Phase One route
HS2 fly-through of the Phase One route between Birmingham and London
Published on 3 Nov 2015
The HS2 fly-through animation of the Phase One route between Birmingham Curzon Street and London Euston was developed by HS2 Ltd using the project’s engineering and environmental data.
This data is the same as that used in the drawings published in November 2013 and deposited in Parliament as part of the High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill and Environmental Statement. The drawings show how the line and surrounding land will look once the railway is built and in operation.
An aerial video was filmed as the background of the animation. The CGI was superimposed on the video to show the current engineering and environmental design as described in the Bill.
These land boundaries are a snapshot in time: they do not reflect further design development since November 2013, or assurances and commitments given to landowners during the Parliamentary Select Committee process.
Read more about the High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill at:
gov.uk/government/collections/high‐speed‐rail‐london‐west‐midlands‐bill
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Community Forum Areas 19, 20, 21 and 22 are not included in this video. A separate video showing this section of route between Handsacre in Staffordshire and Coleshill in Warwickshire is available on the HS2 Ltd YouTube channel and at
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this is curzon street railway station sorry about it being very bright in places the sun was very low and bright, such a lovely old building if only they would do some thing with it i would love to have a look inside its supposed to have all its old features fire place etc its very secure
Abandoned Railway Line and Tunnels, Five Ways, Birmingham, UK
Hi guys, I took this video an a trip along abandoned railway line in Birmingham, UK. What is now Five Ways Railway Station used to look different in the past and used to serve another railway line (almost parallel to the existing one) ending at Central Goods Railway Station, and not connecting to New Street Railway Station. The line has been completely closed on 6 March 1967. What remains today are 2 long tunnels and railway embankment. Hope that you like the movie, please like and subscribe. More movies coming shortly.
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Blast! Curzon Street Station, Birmingham UK (14-16th sept 07
The event of the season.
Weirdest (and technically challenging) gig I ever filmed - absolutely amazing experience and spectacle in the grounds of the old Curzon Street Station, Birmingham UK. A performance of pyrotechnics, projections and orchestrated bangs whistles and explosions!
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MYSOUTHFIELDS visits Curzon Street in Southfields ward
One minute history of Birmingham New Street railway station
One minute history of Birmingham New Street railway station from LNWR to Gateway Plus.
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Birmingham New Street Train Station The Old Concourse The Final Day 27 April 2013 Bull Ring
Birmingham New Street Train Station, The Old Concourse, The Final Day of Birmingham New Street Station Concourse, 27 April 2013. Bull Ring Shopping Centre. This concourse is now closed.
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Birmingham New Street is the largest and busiest of the railway stations serving Birmingham, England. It is in the city centre and is a central hub of the British railway system. It is a major destination for Virgin Trains services from London Euston, Glasgow Central and Edinburgh Waverley via the West Coast Main Line
and the national hub of the Cross Country network -- the most extensive in Britain, with long-distance trains serving destinations from Aberdeen to Penzance. It is also a major interchange for local and suburban services within the West Midlands, including those on the Cross City Line between Lichfield and Redditch and the Chase Line to Walsall and Rugeley.
New Street is the eighth busiest railway station in the UK and the busiest outside London, with 31.2 million passenger entries and exits between April 2011 and March 2012. It is also the busiest interchange station outside London, with over 5.1 million passengers changing trains at the station annually.
The original New Street station was built in the Victorian era and had the largest single-span arched roof in the world. This was demolished and replaced in the 1960s. An enclosed station, with buildings over most of its span and passenger numbers more than twice those it was designed for,] the replacement was not popular with its users, having a customer satisfaction rate of only 52% - the joint lowest of any Network Rail major station.[6]
A £550m redevelopment of the station named Gateway Plus is currently under way. The redevelopment will include a new concourse, a new exterior facade, and a new entrance on Stephenson Street, and is expected be completed in 2015. New Street will also become the terminus of the city-centre extension of the Midland Metro, with a new tram stop on Stephenson Street, also expected be finished by 2015.
Around 80% of train services to Birmingham go through New Street. The other major city-centre stations in Birmingham are Birmingham Moor Street and Birmingham Snow Hill. On the outskirts, closer to Solihull, is Birmingham International, which serves Birmingham Airport and the National Exhibition Centre.
New Street station was built as a joint station by the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) and the Midland Railway between 1846 and 1854 to replace several earlier rail termini, most notably Curzon Street.
For the first 31 years, the station was used by LNWR and Midland Railway trains. However in 1885 the Midland Railway opened its own trainshed alongside the original one for the exclusive use of its trains, effectively creating two stations side-by-side. The two companies stations were separated by a central roadway; Queens Drive.
Traffic grew steadily, and by 1900 New Street had become extremely busy, with an average of 40 trains an hour departing and arriving, rising to 53 trains in the peak hours.
Original LNWR station
The station was formally opened on 1 June 1854, although it had already been in use for two years. The station was constructed by Messrs. Fox, Henderson & Co. and designed by Edward Alfred Cowper of that firm. When completed, it had the largest arched single-span iron and glass roof in the world, spanning a width of 212 feet (65 m) and being 840 feet (256 m) long. It held this title for 14 years until St Pancras station opened in 1868.When first opened, New Street was described as the Grand Central Station at Birmingham
The main entrance building on Stephenson Street incorporated Queen's Hotel, designed by William Livock, which was opened on the same day. The Queen's Hotel was built in an Italianate style and was originally provided with 60 rooms. The hotel was expanded several times over the years, and reached its final form in 1917 with the addition of a new west wing.
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The Curzon Building fly-through
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HS2 fly-through of the Phase One route between Birmingham and London
The HS2 fly-through animation of the Phase One route between Birmingham Curzon Street and London Euston was developed by HS2 Ltd using the project’s engineering and environmental data.
This data is the same as that used in the drawings published in November 2013 and deposited in Parliament as part of the High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill and Environmental Statement. The drawings show how the line and surrounding land will look once the railway is built and in operation.
An aerial video was filmed as the background of the animation. The CGI was superimposed on the video to show the current engineering and environmental design as described in the Bill.
These land boundaries are a snapshot in time: they do not reflect further design development since November 2013, or assurances and commitments given to landowners during the Parliamentary Select Committee process.
Read more about the High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill at:
gov.uk/government/collections/high‐speed‐rail‐london‐west‐midlands‐bill
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Please note:
Community Forum Areas 19, 20, 21 and 22 are not included in this video. A separate video showing this section of route between Handsacre in Staffordshire and Coleshill in Warwickshire is available on the HS2 Ltd YouTube channel and at
Heritage Open Days at HS2 Curzon Street, Birmingham
HS2 hosted a day of heritage and archaeology for local people in September opening the doors to the Old Curzon Street station building near Millennium Point. Working in partnership with the National Trust’s Heritage Open Days, attendees on the day had the rare opportunity to explore inside the iconic Grade 1 listed Curzon Street station, over 50 years since the station closed to passengers.
HS2 heritage specialists and archaeologists were on hand to give guided tours of the building and also to talk about the archaeological work starting soon in nearby Park Street burial ground. Local people had the opportunity to take part in an oral history project, with a mobile recording studio set up to capture people’s stories and memories of the local area.
The old station building will form part of the new HS2 Curzon Street station development which will open in 2026, serving 300,000 people a day, connecting 8 of Britain’s 10 largest cities.
Archaeologists dig up 6,500 bodies to make way for HS2 railway
Archaeologists dug up 6,500 bodies from an ancient burial ground while making way for the HS2 railway station in Birmingham. Footage shows a team of 70 experts completing the controversial excavation of the 19th-century site over a 12-month period where the Curzon Street station is to be built. Archaeologists are now starting to examine the skeletons in closer detail, alongside artefacts discovered including figurines, coins, toys and necklaces. Nameplates were also found and the team will combine research of historical documents, such as parish records and wills, with analysis of the skeletons, to develop detailed biographies of the individuals. The time-lapse footage shows the graves of each individual being dug before its contents are removed. Findings from the sites have already identified evidence of diseases including scurvy and rickets. Park Street burial ground was opened in 1810 as an overflow cemetery for St Martin-in-the-Bullring and stayed open for only 63 years. The sight was closed to public burials in 1873. Claire Cogar, Lead Archaeologist from MOLA Headland, said: “The careful and fascinating excavation of Park Street burial ground is telling us a great deal of the effects of life in 19th-century Birmingham on the population. “We hope to build a picture of the lives of the people who built Birmingham and made the city what it is today, from the diseases they suffered and what they ate, to where they came from. “Our initial findings have already identified evidence of diseases including scurvy and rickets. “We have also found interesting objects placed in burials. One burial contained a bone-handled knife, another had a figurine and others contained dinner plates. “These finds provide insights into the types of burial rituals, traditions and practices of the 19th-century.” Another plot contained a bone-handled knife, others contained dinner plates and one had a figurine. After their research has been completed, HS2 bosses say the remains will be reburied at a suitable location in consultation with the Church of England. Mike Lyons, HS2 West Midlands Programme Director, said: “Birmingham is at the heart of the HS2 network and we’re proud to have reached this first major milestone in the construction of Curzon Street station. “We already know that Birmingham played a pivotal role in the Industrial Revolution and HS2’s archaeology programme will allow us to tell the story of the skilled workers who fuelled it. “As part of our commitment to being a good neighbour, we’ve teamed up with the National Trust’s Heritage Open Days where we will be sharing with the local community our discoveries and insights from the site and what we’ve learned so far.” Neolithic tools, medieval pottery and Victorian time capsules have already been discovered in other digs along the HS2 route. The remains of a Royal Navy explorer who led the first circumnavigation of Australia were also uncovered by archaeologists. Experts discovered Capta
Skeletons unearthed in giant UK train line excavation
Work is underway to unearth an estimated 40,000 skeletons from a former graveyard which is being cleared as one of dozens of archaeological projects that will clear the way for HS2, the UK's new high speed railway linking London with Birmingham and the North. 1,200 skeletons have already been dug up from St James Gardens, next to London's Euston Station, to make way for the new line's terminus.
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Centenary Square In Birmingham City England
We visiting and filmed this beautiful Centenary Square. It's in the heart of Birmingham features the War Memorial and is surrounded by important attractions such as the ICC, Birmingham Rep and the Symphony Hall.