\u00a0Commonwealth Games 2022<\/span><\/p>\n
… and the down side was equally tight.<\/p>\n
The platfrom canopy (not in the shot above) …<\/p>\n
… is right up against the towpath.<\/p><\/div>\n
… and from a very narrow footpath.<\/p>\n
The new main entrance is on the west side of the line on Vincent Drive. Where once were tennis courts …<\/p>\n
… is opened up as a fine “station square” with the new building to the north of the platforms.<\/p>\n
We have an artist’s impression of the new entrance.<\/p>\n
Big, innit?<\/p><\/div>\n
… but the widened platforms are now clear of pillars, seats and any other obstruction. There are lifts, of course.<\/p><\/div>\n
Here there are steps a-plenty and a zigzag ramp for those for whom steps are a problem.<\/p>\n
Currently, Streetview shows all this under construction.<\/p>\n
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The old entrance can be glimpsed to the right of the bus.<\/p>\n
fbb will take a look at the bus services) to the Uni in tomorrow’s blog.<\/p><\/div>\n
… which looks like an entrance. From the towpath is looks like a passage of some sort …<\/p>\n
… but it seems a bit small to be part of a footbridge and, furthermore, it has no link to the station.<\/p><\/div>\n
… a potential limited height pedestrian would plunge six feet to the ground upon exit.<\/p><\/div>\n
Will this be an exit\/entrance on to the towpath? It is on the down side, so fbb does wonder about Health and Safety. Will late nite revellers from central Brum alight from their train in an alcohol induced daze, leave via the towpath exit and “enjoy” a nice refreshing plunge in the dark and ominous waters of the Worcester and Birmingham canal?<\/p>\n
Could cure a hangover?<\/p><\/div>\n
\u00a0Commonwealth Games 2022 It was decided that University station would need to be drastically enlarged in time for increased use of the Uni campus for the Games. The station is on a cramped site, hemmed in by the canal on the east and other development including Uni and hospital facilities on the west. So a brand new station was needed…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":3744,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3743","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-camcab"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3743","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3743"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3743\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3744"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3743"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3743"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/redesign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3743"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}