THE reopening of an old train line abandoned by passengers since World War Two has been delayed. featuring several disused stations in Birmingham has been delayed. Moseley Village , Kings Heath and Pineapple Road Train Stations were set to open to the public later this year, but the launch has been pushed back because of rising costs.
The three stations, which are located on the Camp Hill Line in the south of the city, closed in 1941 as a wartime economy measure during the Second World War . Even though passengers have been unable to board a train at these stations since the mid=20th century, their tracks have still been routinely used by freight services. While the train stations were rumoured to reopen at the end of 2024, their opening date has been delayed by an additional year.
Other major transport projects in the region have also been hit with delays because of a rise in costs. Transport for West Midlands bosses confirmed these delays last week. According to the Birmingham Mail , a report to the West Midlands Combined Authority Board said "super inflationary" impacts, including issues like Covid, Brexit and other global events has resulted in increased costs.
The Executive Director for Transport for West Midlands , Anne Shaw, told the paper: "We’ve got quite an ambitious £3.5billion programme overall and we’re continuing with all schemes. "We want to make sure we’ve got projects shovel ready.
Nothing is being cancelled, we just deferring some of the start times a.