Skip to content

Mace Construct and Mace Consult operate as two independent businesses. Mace Consult launched as a new and independent business on 5 March 2026, through a carve-out from Mace Group. Information, references and materials on this website may represent operations prior to the demerger. Go to Mace Consult here.

HS2 Birmingham Curzon Street Station

Accelerating Birmingham with high speed vision

Delivering a next-generation, net zero station to reshape connectivity across the UK

Profile view of the HS2 Curzon Street station’s exterior, showing the sweeping curved roof with timber-lined structure, large glass façade, and surrounding landscaped public spaces under a bright sky.

Key takeaways

2,000

concrete columns installed during foundation works

65,000m³

of earth excavated as part of site preparation

1,000+

jobs created during peak construction phase

  • The delivery of Britain’s first new high speed intercity terminus since the 19th century will cut Birmingham to London journey times to 49 minutes.

  • On track to achieve BREEAM Excellent recognised for its ambitious low carbon strategy, ensuring the station will operate at net zero standards from opening.

  • Set to accelerate long-term regional growth, underpinned by more than £816 million in contracts awarded to local businesses and the wider regeneration of Eastside and Digbeth.

Birmingham Curzon Street Station (BCSS) is one of HS2’s flagship projects and will become Britain’s first purpose-built high speed rail terminus. Delivered by Mace Construct in a Joint Venture with Dragados (MDJV), this nationally significant station will transform travel, reduce journey times and unlock major regeneration for the region. 

As the centrepiece of the United Kingdom’s new high speed rail network, Curzon Street will connect directly to HS2 Euston in just 49 minutes, creating a faster and more reliable link between the West Midlands and London. From Birmingham, seamless onward journeys to cities including Manchester, Liverpool and Glasgow via the existing rail network will help support long term economic growth. 

Designed by WSP and Grimshaw Architects, the station reinterprets the sweeping arched roofs of Britain’s Victorian railway pioneers for a modern era. The design focuses on openness, natural light and accessibility, with a fully-connected concourse that allows passengers to move easily between platforms. 

Curzon Street will also form a major new gateway for the city. Four generous public spaces, including two new civic squares, will provide an inviting and people-focused arrival experience that blends naturally with Birmingham’s wider transport network.

Sustainability is central to the scheme. The station is designed to operate at net zero and is on track to achieve BREEAM Excellent. Its low energy strategy includes LED lighting, integrated solar panels, rainwater management and landscape-led environmental protection. More than 550 cycle spaces and improved pedestrian routes will further support low carbon travel across the city. 

Representing one of the West Midlands’ largest investments in a generation, the project awarded more than £816 million in contracts to local companies in 2022, generating almost double the economic value produced by the Commonwealth Games. More than a thousand jobs will be supported during the main construction phase, creating opportunities for local businesses and specialist trades. 

Early enabling works progressed in 2024, including the installation of 2,000 concrete piles forming the station’s deep foundations. Additional works include the excavation of 65,000m³ of earth and the use of 17,000m³ of concrete to install 417 pile caps, supported by more than 4,700 tonnes of reinforcing steel for the ground beams. These activities represent a major step in preparing the station and underscore Curzon Street’s role as a driver of long-term regeneration across Eastside and Digbeth. 

Curzon Street Station will stand as a landmark for a new era of travel in the United Kingdom. It represents a move toward faster, cleaner and better-connected transport systems and will help shape the way people move, how cities grow and how communities connect for generations to come. 

  • Architectural rendering of the HS2 Curzon Street station, showing a large curved roof with a timber-lined underside, expansive glass façade, and landscaped public plaza in the foreground where several people are walking and sitting.
  • Interior view of the HS2 Curzon Street station concourse, showing wide escalators leading to upper levels beneath a large timber-lined roof with geometric skylights, and people moving through the spacious platform area.
  • Landscape view of the HS2 Curzon Street station exterior at sunset, showing the long façade with tall windows and structural columns, alongside a landscaped green space where people are sitting, walking, and relaxing among trees and planted areas.
  • View of the HS2 Curzon Street station entrance area, showing a modern building façade with large windows and lift access, and a landscaped public space with tiered seating, trees, and pathways where people are walking and gathering.
  • Street-level view of the HS2 Curzon Street station, showing a long façade with tall vertical windows and a curved roof, with people walking and cycling through a paved public space surrounded by trees and landscaping.

Other projects

Our sectors

Mace Logo

Mace Consult and Mace Group are now two independent businesses.

In 2025, a majority investment in Mace Consult by Private Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives was announced through a demerger from Mace Group.

This completed on 5 March 2026, with Mace Consult and Mace Group (which includes Mace Construct) now independent businesses. To continue, please choose whether you want to explore Mace Consult or Mace Construct.