Kings Heath has a railway running through it that with a short
length of new link railway at Camp hill could be part of a 21 st
century transport solution. Kings Heath could join the local rail
network, making it easier to reach a range of destinations.
Trains still run through Kings Heath – but the station was closed
in 1946. It is time for it to be re-opened – and YOU can help.
Five reasons to have a station in Kings Heath:
1.The new station would bring a railway within walking and
cycling distance of thousands of households and businesses.
2. It will make it easier to travel around Birmingham for residents and visitors alike.
3.It will create a faster route into the city centre – probably less than 15 minutes.
4. Travellers will be able to access the wider national rail.
5.The station can be accessed from several Birmingham bus routes, including the numbers 8, 11, 35 and 50 routes.
To find out more, take a look at this leaflet created by BFoE campaigner, John Davison:
Kings Heath leaflet Oct 2017 Kings Heath leaflet 2017
Let’s do it! I have seen a timetable from when the station was open and it was definitely less than 15 minutes into town from Kings Heath. I try to time it, when trains to Bristol take me that way, and it is very short. From Gravelly Hill to New Street is a ten minute journey by the timetable. This means you do not bother with buses and can walk a considerable distance to the station and still beat other forms of transport. This is reality every day for those fortunate enough to live near the cross-city line. i saw an estimate of 1 million car journeys a year saved by stations on south birmingham line. The business case for the stations will be very interesting, when it appears.
Is there an online petition for this please?
Kim
I’m looking forward to the reopening of King’s Heath station .As a 74 year-old diabetic with arthritis , ease of travel is very important to me .
We really need a train station. The cost to reopen has always been the issue previously.
I hope this recommendation is supported by the powers that be.
The recently aired programme about air quality on Kings Heath High Street is a concern for many residents.
We need a station to ease this and provide alternative means of travel.
It would be nice if the old bingo hall was turned into a cinema on the high street.
With so many families local and in Moseley this could also be very popular as well as long as it is approached in the way.
Birmingham Friends of the Earth’s petition of 1500 people in 2007 moved this up the agenda and it has been moving forward ever since, but not fast enough. The curve into Moor Street is in the spending plan of the regional rail strategy and the new West Midlands mayor Andy Street has repeatedly promised to make it a priority. A business case for stations at Moseley and Kings Heath has been commissioned and this should be a hot issue in the coming local elections.