Kings Heath  | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Kings Heath,Birmingham England | ||||
| Coordinates | 52°26′21″N1°53′35″W / 52.4392°N 1.8930°W /52.4392; -1.8930 | ||||
| Grid reference | SP073823 | ||||
| Managed by | West Midlands Railway | ||||
| Transit authority | Transport for West Midlands | ||||
| Line | Camp Hill Line | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Under construction | ||||
| Station code | KIH | ||||
| Website | Camp Hill line stations | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Birmingham and Gloucester Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1840 | Opened asMoseley | ||||
| 1 November 1867 | RenamedKings Heath | ||||
| 27 January 1941 | Closed to passengers | ||||
| by 1970 | Closed (goods station) | ||||
| Early 2026 | Scheduled to reopen to passengers | ||||
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Kings Heath railway station is a railway station under reconstruction inKings Heath,Birmingham. It was originally opened in 1840 before being closed to passengers in 1941.
The station was built on theBirmingham and Gloucester Railway's mainline (now theCamp Hill line) on the border of Kings Heath andMoseley, adjacent toHighbury Park. Upon opening it was calledMoseley station, however in 1867 the opening of a newupline stationof the same name closer to the centre of Moseley caused the station to be renamed 'Kings Heath'.[1]
The station finally closed to passengers on 27 January 1941[2] due to theSecond World War,[3] although it was used as agoods station and coal yard into the late 1960s.[4] It was demolished at some point thereafter.[5] The site of the goods facilities is now a small industrial estate and retail park.
Since the late 2000s, proposals have been made to re-open the station, along with others on theCamp Hill line, for passenger use.[6][7]
In 2019, the project to re-open the stations atMoseley, Kings Heath, andHazelwell received £15 million in Government funding, with construction due to start in 2020 and aimed for completion in time for the2022 Commonwealth Games,[8] though this was delayed by thecoronavirus pandemic. In March 2021 it was announced that funding had been found for the project, with an opening date expected in 2023.[9]
Construction work on the three new stations started in late 2022.[10] The reopening of the line has been hit by several delays and the West Midlands Combined Authority is now aiming to reopen the station for passenger use by early 2026.[11]
As of December 2025, construction has finished on the station, and the station has been handed toTransport for West Midlands (TfWM). There will now be a period of driver training, testing and signalling work to ensure the stations are ready to open to passengers in early 2026.[12][13]
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Future services | ||||
| West Midlands Railway | ||||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Longbridge | Birmingham and Gloucester Railway | Camp Hill | ||
| Hazelwell | Midland Railway Camp Hill line | Moseley | ||
