Plans have been lodged to build the new HS2 station in Solihull.
The new station, known as Interchange, will be 1.2 miles east of the NEC campus and Birmingham Airport and will be connected via an automated people mover.
Submission of this planning application follows the recent unveiling of revamped designs for both Interchange and its sister site Curzon Street, in Birmingham city centre.
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Phase one of HS2, which was recently given government backing, will connect Birmingham and London and have four stations at Euston and Old Oak Common in the capital, Interchange and Curzon Street.
It is expected to be completed by 2031.
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HS2 Ltd, the Government company set up to deliver the project, said: "The Interchange station has two 415m long island platforms, with six tracks, two in the centre for the through trains and four serving the double-face platforms for the stopping trains.
"It has been designed to serve five, 400m long high-speed trains per hour, in each direction.
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"The main station concourse sits to the west of the platforms, opening onto a public plaza to the north west and linked to the east of the trace by a pedestrian bridge.
"The design includes provision for car parking, taxi ranks, Drop & Go and short stay parking, bus stops and cycle storage."
Jonathan Bretherton is managing director of Solihull's Urban Growth Company which is overseeing development of The Hub which the new station will for part of.
He welcomed the "long-awaited progress after a period of delay and uncertainty".
"The Urban Growth Company continues to work with HS2 Ltd on a daily basis to simultaneously design additional elements around Interchange, to support the economic growth planned for the broader 海角视频 Central Hub area," he said.
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"These plans also provide additional public transport connectivity and the provision of important utilities while making better use of land for commercial development too.
"We'll continue that work with HS2 Ltd so that we can jointly deliver a station which thrives at the heart of a new and outstanding destination."
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The application will follow a different planning process to what is usual as stipulated in the legislation underpinning HS2.
Schedule 17 sets out the limited grounds under which local authorities can refuse to approve or attach conditions to plans, with critics concerned that options for councillors are often extremely restricted.
The application for Interchange is separate from proposals for a long-stay parking scheme and the people mover.