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Article: New Street stays as rail hub - Byrne.(News)
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- Birmingham Mail (England)
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- September 23, 2008
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THE Minister for the West Midlands has ruled out a new rail station in Birmingham, arguing that New Street will remain the heart of the city's rail network for up to 30 years.
Liam Byrne rejected the findings of an inquiry by the Commons Transport Committee which described the planned pounds 600 million makeover of New Street as a cosmetic project which would not solve Birmingham's lack of rail capacity.
The committee's report re-opened the debate about alternative schemes, such as a new "Grand Central" station which could serve high speed rail lines between London, Birmingham and the North.
Mr Byrne, MP for Birmingham Hodge Hill, ...