Automated People Mover (Birmingham)

The Automated People Mover is a planned people mover in Birmingham.

History

Renderings of the people mover were revealed in July 2019.[1] Revised plans for the people mover were submitted to Solihull Council on 2 February 2022.[2][3]

Specification

The route is elevated and 2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi) long. The eastern terminus of the proposed route is Birmingham Interchange, a station on High Speed 2. The line will run west to Birmingham Airport with intermediate stops at the National Exhibition Centre and Birmingham International railway station, a stop on the West Coast Main Line.[2]

Services are expected to run every three minutes and will take six minutes end-to-end.[2]

References
  1. Prior, Grant (16 July 2019). "HS2 unveils plans for "people mover" on new viaduct". Construction Enquirer. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  2. White, Chloe (7 February 2022). "Birmingham Airport, new designs for shuttle from HS2's Interchange Station". Rail Advent. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  3. Clinnick, Richard (6 February 2022). "Plans for HS2 automated people mover confirmed". International Railway Journal. Retrieved 7 February 2022.


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