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Birmingham New Street station officially reopens | Birmingham New Street station officially reopens |
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Birmingham's New Street station has officially reopened after a £600m redevelopment. | Birmingham's New Street station has officially reopened after a £600m redevelopment. |
The revamp includes a new concourse for passengers and an atrium allowing natural light into the interior for the first time since the city centre station was redeveloped in the 1960s. | |
New escalators and lifts have also been installed on platforms. | New escalators and lifts have also been installed on platforms. |
The station's facelift is part of the larger Grand Central shopping centre development. | The station's facelift is part of the larger Grand Central shopping centre development. |
Mark Carne, chief executive of Network Rail, said: "We took a really rather awful 1960s station, cut a big hole where the car park used to be, and put in an atrium the size of a football pitch to flood the concourse with natural light." | Mark Carne, chief executive of Network Rail, said: "We took a really rather awful 1960s station, cut a big hole where the car park used to be, and put in an atrium the size of a football pitch to flood the concourse with natural light." |
New Street facts | New Street facts |
Source: Network Rail | Source: Network Rail |
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