The HS2 automated people mover is a planned automated people mover (APM) in Solihull, England being built in conjunction with the High Speed 2 project in order to improve connections between HS2's upcoming Interchange station, Birmingham Airport, and other rail and community infrastructure.
This would allow for possible future commercial developments, a proposed redevelopment of Birmingham International railway station, as well as including additional planting and artwork.
[5] Two contracts, for the design, supply, operation and maintenance (for 25 years) of the APM system, worth £269 million, are expected to be awarded in 2026.
[8] The viaduct will be made of weathering steel, supported on reinforced concrete columns 6–14 m (20–46 ft) high, and will cross the M42 motorway, the West Coast Main Line, Pendigo lake (an artificial lake near the National Exhibition Centre), roads leading to the airport and other local roads.
Structures are being built to allow for both self-propelled and cable-pulled people movers to provide future flexibility in operation and for tenders.
They will also incorporate a different coloured structural ribbon at each stop, wrapping through from the entrances to the platforms, to aid way-finding and for weather protection.