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HS2 launches search for contractor for £370m Interchange Station project

Interchange Station will be one of the best connected stations on the new high speed network in the Midlands

Artist impress of the new HS2 Interchange Station near Solihull

HS2 has started the bidding for the £370 million contract to build Interchange Station near Solihull.

Now contractors are being urged to put themselves forward for the multi-million pound project which could support up to 1,000 new jobs at the peak of construction.

Interchange Station is being marketed as one of the best connected stations on the new high speed network in the Midlands.

Up to five trains per hour will pass through the station in both directions - with an estimated total of 175,000 seats per day.

The station will be constructed on a site which covers an area of 150 hectares, located within a triangle of land formed by the M42, A45 and A452.

Work so far has included construction of modular bridges over the M42 and A446, and remodelling of the road network in the area to facilitate access to the new station.

HS2 Minister Andrew Stephenson said: "HS2's Interchange Station will be one of the best-connected places in the º£½ÇÊÓÆµ, bringing together rail, road and air transport links and this milestone takes us one step closer to delivering a new, modern, zero-carbon station.

"This investment in the West Midlands will support 1,000 jobs, create new jobs and businesses, and regenerate the region as we build back better."