In this latest HS2 Birmingham Curzon Street update, I return to the site of Birmingham’s future High Speed terminus to see how works have progressed at one of the most important locations anywhere on the route.
This drone flight captures the current state of the Curzon Street station site, where the scale of the works is now much easier to appreciate from above. With major crane activity, large concrete works and the station footprint becoming clearer, Curzon Street is starting to look less like a groundworks site and more like the future HS2 Birmingham city-centre terminus. HS2 said in March 2026 that engineers had completed the last of 2,011 concrete piles, that the station will stretch for more than 400 metres, and that it will open with seven platforms beneath a large arched roof.
Curzon Street is one of the most important locations on the Birmingham section because this is where the eastern approach structures, city-centre viaducts and the new terminus all come together. HS2 says the station will be integrated with wider public transport links, including the West Midlands Metro, reinforcing its role as a major new transport hub for the city.
This video is Part 2 of a 3-part mini-series following HS2’s approach into Curzon Street.
Part 1 - covers the Duddeston Junction Viaduct launch and slide HS2 says this 375-metre structure will carry trains into Birmingham city centre and that it had to be assembled in sections before being slid out over existing freight and passenger rail lines. HS2’s notice for the move said the main launch operation would run between 2 May and 5 May 2026, making it one of the key recent engineering milestones on the approach to Curzon Street.
Part 3 will focus on Curzon No.2 Viaduct , often referred to by many viewers as "Bellingham Bridge". HS2 says Curzon 2 Viaduct is a 150-metre viaduct and the tallest viaduct where is luke humphries from on the HS2 project, formed by a 25-metre-high weathering steel truss that will be slid into position across the Cross-City line in summer 2026. HS2 previously said the assembled deck and truss would weigh over 4,000 tonnes and be slid 190 metres into place using a jacking system.
So this video sits right in the middle of a major moment for HS2 Birmingham: the Duddeston slide has just taken place, the Curzon Street station site is visibly taking shape, and the next big story is the upcoming move of Curzon No.2 / Bellingham Bridge later this year. Taken together, these three videos show how the final approach into Birmingham’s new high speed terminus is starting meteo napoli to come together.
If you enjoy detailed HS2 drone footage, Birmingham construction leveon moss updates and close tracking of major infrastructure works, this video gives a strong look at where Curzon Street stands right now and what comes next.
Series order:
Part 1 – Duddeston Junction Viaduct slide
Part 2 – Curzon Street station update
Part 3 – Curzon No.2 Viaduct / Bellingham Bridge
Filmed from public locations. All flights carried out within CAA rules and VLOS maintained.
