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Kings Heath
National Rail
BERJAYA
Kings Heath pictured in 2026
General information
LocationKings Heath, Birmingham
England
Coordinates52°26′21″N 1°53′35″W / 52.4392°N 1.8930°W / 52.4392; -1.8930
Grid referenceSP073823
Managed byWest Midlands Railway
Transit authorityTransport for West Midlands
LineCamp Hill line
Platforms2
Train operatorsWest Midlands Railway
Other information
StatusOpen
Station codeKIH
Fare zoneTfWM Zone 3
History
Original companyBirmingham and Gloucester Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1840Opened as Moseley
1 November 1867Renamed Kings Heath
27 January 1941Closed to passengers
by 1970Closed (goods station)
7 April 2026Reopened
Location
Map

Kings Heath railway station is a railway station in Kings Heath, Birmingham. It was originally opened in 1840 before being closed to passengers in 1941. It reopened on 7 April 2026.[1]

History

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Kings Heath station buildings in 1956; site of the current station can be seen in the far left of the image

The station was built on the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway's mainline (now the Camp Hill line) on the border of Kings Heath and Moseley, adjacent to Highbury Park. Upon opening it was called Moseley station, however in 1867 the opening of a new upline station of the same name closer to the centre of Moseley caused the station to be renamed 'Kings Heath'.[2]

The station finally closed to passengers on 27 January 1941[3] due to the Second World War,[4] although it was used as a goods station and coal yard into the late 1960s.[5] It was demolished at some point thereafter.[6] The site of the goods facilities is now a small industrial estate and retail park.

Reopening

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Since the late 2000s, proposals have been made to re-open the station, along with others on the Camp Hill line, for passenger use.[7][8]

In 2019, the project to re-open the stations at Moseley, Kings Heath, and Hazelwell received £15 million in Government funding, with construction due to start in 2020 and aimed for completion in time for the 2022 Commonwealth Games,[9] though this was delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. In March 2021 it was announced that funding had been found for the project, with an opening date expected in 2023.[10]

Construction work on the three new stations started in late 2022.[11][12] Construction finished on the station in December 2025,[13][14] and the station was handed to Transport for West Midlands (TfWM). There was then a period of driver training, testing and signalling work to ensure the stations are ready to open to passengers.[15] All three stations reopened on 7 April 2026.[16]

Services

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The basic Monday to Saturday off-peak service in trains per hour/day is as follows:[17]

Other station facilities include step-free access to both platforms (via lifts), ticket machines, covered bike storage, covered seating and WiFi. The station is unstaffed and managed by West Midlands Railway.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
West Midlands Railway
Disused railways
Longbridge   Birmingham and
Gloucester Railway		   Camp Hill
Hazelwell   Midland Railway
Camp Hill line		   Moseley

References

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  1. ↑ "West Midlands rail revolution continues as Mayor announces opening dates for five new stations".
  2. ↑ "Midland Railway. Opening of the new station at Moseley". Birmingham Daily Gazette. England. 30 October 1867. Retrieved 28 March 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Five Birmingham Station to Close". Coventry Evening Telegraph. England. 22 January 1941. Retrieved 28 March 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Kings Heath Station". Rail Around Birmingham. 2004. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
  5. ↑ "Kings Heath Station". www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "Kings Heath Station". Rail Around Birmingham & the West Midlands.
  7. ↑ "Rail Development Strategy" (PDF). West Midlands Passenger Transport Authority. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
  8. ↑ "Rail passenger lines considered". BBC News. 19 August 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
  9. ↑ "Birmingham railway station project receives £15m funding". BBC. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  10. ↑ "Full steam ahead for Camp Hill line to reopen as final budget approved". West Midlands Combined Authority. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  11. ↑ "| West Midlands Network testing". www.tfwm.org.uk. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  12. ↑ Transport Matters (13 August 2025). Camp Hill Station Openings. Retrieved 14 August 2025 – via YouTube.
  13. ↑ "Work finishes on five new West Midlands railway stations". BBC News. 19 December 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  14. ↑ Thandi, Gurdip (19 December 2025). "Long-awaited railway station construction work completed". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  15. ↑ "West Midlands' five new railway stations to open over next month". BBC News. 11 March 2026. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
  16. ↑ "West Midlands' new railway stations open to the public". BBC News. 7 April 2026. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  17. ↑ "Train timetables and schedules". West Midlands Railway. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
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