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By Jordan Marshall2021-03-01T09:26:00+00:00
London station undergoing rescoping process following last year s Oakervee Review
A review of Grimshaw s proposals for HS2’s station at Euston is expected to reach its conclusion next month.
HS2 was ordered to take another look at the plans following last year’s independent review of the project led by Doug Oakervee.
Grimshaw s current proposal for HS2 s Euston station
Transport for London (TfL) board papers from last month said the Department for Transport (DfT) had instructed HS2 to proceed with further development of a plan for 10 HS2 platforms, a single-stage build and increased oversite development but that the impact on TfL’s infrastructure, operations and passengers needed further consideration.
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What scaling back Euston station means for HS2
1/5 Visuals for the proposed HS2 Euston Station.
2/5 Artist impression issued by HS2 of the proposed HS2 station at Euston.
3/5 HS2 site Euston - September 2020
4/5 HS2 early works - September 2020
5/5 Euston s High Speed 2 station
The Department for Transport’s (DfT s) decision to order a redesign of High Speed 2’s (HS2 s) Euston station has renewed fears that the line s Eastern leg to Leeds is about to be axed (see Twitter reaction below).
It has even led some – primarily Lord Berkeley – to again question the rationale of running trains to Euston at all.
Lord Berkeley was deputy chairman of the government commissioned, independent Oakervee review of the project.
HS2 ordered to scale back Euston station plans
Source: Grimshaw
HS2 Ltd has been ordered to scale back the Grimshaw-designed plans for Euston station, including reducing the number of platforms and limiting construction to a single-stage build
Transport for London (TfL) board meeting agenda papers uncovered by the AJ’s sister publication
New Civil Engineer, reveal that the Department for Transport (DfT) has formally ordered the redesign following recommendations made in the Oakervee review.
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While the station itself will be scaled back – with the number of platforms dropping from 11 to 10 – HS2 Ltd has been told to increase its oversite development plans.