Fares for new railway stations revealed

Rail bosses have revealed how much it will cost passengers to use much-heralded new railway stations in Birmingham.

Three stations on the Camp Hill line at Moseley, Kings Heath and Pineapple Road are due to open shortly, providing passenger services to the area for the first time since the 1940s.

At a public meeting in Moseley, Transport for West Midlands told attendees that the three stations would come under Zone 3, with a return ticket to New Street Station costing £5.50 or £3.70 off peak.

For people travelling from Moseley to Kings Heath or Kings Heath to Pineapple Road, an anytime return will cost £3.90 while an off peak return will cost £3.10.

A peak single ticket will also cost £3.10.

Moseley to Pineapple Road will cost £4.30 for an anytime return, £3.60 for an off-peak return and £3.50 for a peak single.

On her Facebook page, Moseley councillor Izzy Knowles said the timetable meant there would be trains every half hour, but only one an hour after 20:00 and on Sundays, adding: "We were assured this could be revised later".

People in Moseley said they felt the rail fares were reasonable and comparable with the existing price of bus services in the area, which currently include costs of £3 for a single trip and a £5.20 for a daysaver.

Local resident Isaac Samuel said: "£5.50 from here to Birmingham doesn't sound to bad to me.

"£3 from here to Kings Heath, that's quite a lot for what actually isn't going very far, because it's really only around the corner.

"I suppose it depends what kind of use you're putting it to - compared to the bus it's also not that bad.

"The buses don't have a single return ticket but they do have a daysaver which is £5.20 so they sound pretty comparable really in terms of fares."

This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service, which covers councils and other public service organisations.

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