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Following the halt of expansion work last year due to rising costs, Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has hinted that the HS2 railway line is expected to extend to London Euston rather than terminating at Old Oak Common in west London, which would require passengers to switch trains to proceed further into the city. Haigh stated that it would be unreasonable to build a high-speed line between Old Oak Common and Birmingham, especially since Euston was always a crucial part of the plan even in previous variations of the project. A final decision on HS2’s termination point will soon be announced, which is expected to be during the Budget announcement on 30 October.
HS2, originally a Labour commitment back in 2009, was intended to establish high-speed rail links linking London to major cities in the Midlands and North of England, although has faced hindrances due to project costs and impact on communities. With the current government providing uncertain propositions on how HS2’s extension to Euston will be funded, it’s unclear how this will unfold. Last February, following the Commons Public Accounts Committee report, a highly sceptical outlook was released on the government’s ability to gain private investors for the extension to Euston. It is worth noting that Rishi Sunak, former Prime Minister, stated that this extension would depend on private investment and would save the taxpayers’ approximately £6.5bn.
HS2 was initially planned to run through Birmingham, Manchester, and Leeds, but was later focused on being a high-speed link between London and Birmingham after significant work had been done on this aspect. The HS2 railway line between Parkway and Hampstead Road in Camden is called the Euston Approaches. It’s intended to connect the HS2 line to Euston Station, and much of the required large-scale excavations have been paused. Construction work has temporarily stopped on building tunnels and a concrete box that would have been covered, making room for the trains’ entrance, with other work including creating a more extensive and deeper railway termed the Euston Throat, reserved for HS2
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