HS2 Ltd has published an updated design for the high speed railway’s London terminus at Euston, which it described as one of the largest transport-led regeneration projects of the century.
Two new images show the concept design for the exterior and interior of the station.
HS2 Ltd said the designs, updated from 2015, are based on a less complex, more efficient, 10-platform station, which can now be built in a single stage.
It said the station ‘will not just be a major transport hub, it will be a destination, and one where the local community are an integral part of the development’.
The designs have been drawn up by a consortium made up of Arup, WSP and Grimshaw Architects, working into HS2’s station construction partner, Mace Dragados JV (MDJV), which will carry out the main station construction work.
HS2 minister Andrew Stephenson said: ‘The arrival of HS2 at Euston provides a once in a lifetime opportunity to create an iconic destination in the area.
‘This station will not only benefit the local community by enabling the comprehensive redevelopment of the area but will also serve as a transport super hub acting as a gateway to the Midlands and the North.’
Laurence Whitbourn, Euston area client director at HS2 Ltd, said: ‘HS2’s London Euston station is one of the most complex parts of the HS2 route, situated in a densely populated residential area and adjacent to a busy operational railway. HS2 Ltd is absolutely committed to getting Euston right, engaging with the local community and stakeholders as we continue to progress our designs.
‘With the arrival of HS2, Euston is fast becoming one of the largest transport-led regeneration projects of the 21st Century. Across a site of over 60 acres we have the unique opportunity to work with stakeholders and partners to create a new piece of the city creating thousands of jobs, new homes and areas of green public space.’
HS2 Ltd said the station will feature a bold geometric roof design to allow natural light to flood into the station concourse, describing the roof as an identifying feature of the station that emphasises its north-south alignment and role as a regional gateway.
It said planned work will enable the creation of new homes, businesses and shops plus improved public realm and open space.
Taking account of the recommendations of the Oakervee review, the design integrates the HS2 station with the existing Network Rail station and emerging plans for site development, which HS2 said will enable the comprehensive transformation of the area.
The station will be built between Coburg Street and the existing Euston Station, with entrances to the north, south and west and internal entrances to the Network Rail Station and London Underground Station.
It will be set across three levels, with 10 subsurface platforms 450 metres long. At peak operation these will be used by up to 17 high speed trains per hour. There will be 50,000 high speed train seats over the three-hour morning peak.
The ground-level concourse will be 300 metres long, opening onto new public spaces at the north and south and the station hall will be the largest station concourse in the UK and 20% larger than Trafalgar Square.
The design reduces the ticketed area of the station by placing platforms and trains below ground, so its hall can function as a public-access sheltered route linking Euston Road and Bloomsbury to Hampstead Road and Camden Town.
This north-south route will link with new public east-west routes that will be provided through the HS2 station roof once future regeneration of the Network Rail station is complete.
There will be a brand-new ticket hall with direct connections to Euston Square station and from HS2 platforms. For the first time, tube passengers will have seamless connections between the Northern, Victoria, Circle, Hammersmith and City and Metropolitan Lines at Euston.
In addition to an enhanced Euston Square Gardens, the station will deliver a major new public green space in the north as well as a community gardens in the west and will provide new cycle routes and 2,000 cycle parking spaces.
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