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Stations
25 stations will be served by HS2, which will require a substantial amount of new construction and redevelopment to accommodate the new trains and cope with high passenger volumes of those arriving/departing, as well as onward journeys. Some plans are still being finalised, but I’ll reference the most important stations.


London Euston

• The current London terminus of the WCML, Euston will become the southern terminus of HS2.
• To facilitate the new services, 11 platforms to cope with the 400m trainsets used on HS2 will be built.
• Phase 1 will see six platforms built with a further five being delivered in Phase 2.
• The Underground station (both Northern Line branches and Victoria) will be significantly expanded and a new underground corridor will connect to the neighbouring Euston Square tube station (Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan)
• A further rebuild of the post-WWII station building which houses the classic commuter services is being considered, designs are due later this year.
• There are various conversations about what to do with passenger flows between Euston, St Pancras and King’s Cross to avoid unnecessary one-stop rides on the various Underground lines between the stations. One suggestion is an automated people mover and the other is to integrate the Crossrail 2 station which would run in-between Euston and St Pancras.

Images sourced from Grimshaw: https://grimshaw.global/projects/hs2-euston-station


Old Oak Common

• A historic rail and industrial site, the Old Oak Common station will be at the heart of the Old Oak and Park Royal regeneration area, the station will have low-level and high-level platforms
• Six 450m HS2 platforms built in an 850m long underground box, which will connect at either end to the Euston and Northolt tunnels, similar to Stratford International in East London.
• Eight conventional platforms on the Great Western Main Line and Crossrail 1 for connections to London Paddington, Heathrow, West of England and Wales.
• All platforms will be connected by a new concourse to provide interchange between the various lines.
• There will also be a connection to two new London Overground stations in the surrounding area.
• Some 250,000 people are expected to use the station every day.

Images sourced from HS2: https://hs2inoldoak.commonplace.is/s...gement/details and https://mediacentre.hs2.org.uk/news/...n-is-submitted


Birmingham Interchange

• Located on the outskirts of Birmingham, this is a brand-new station that will have four platforms and two through-running lines for non-stopping services.
• A new elevated 2.3km automated people mover will connect Birmingham Interchange to the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham International station (WCML) and Birmingham Airport.
• The station design will be incredibly energy efficient and the first of an railway station in the world to achieve the highest levels of sustainability including solar panels and air source heat pumps.

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Images sourced from HS2: https://hs2insolihull.commonplace.is...design/details


Birmingham Curzon Street

• A new terminus station located in the city centre of Birmingham that will open in Phase 1.
• Seven new platforms will be built atop a new viaduct which will at the end of Phase 2b see nine trains depart every hour.
• It will be built adjacent to Birmingham Moor Street (Chiltern Main Line) and a short walk from the main city station of Birmingham New Street (WCML).
• The historic Curzon Street station from 1838 (which is visible in some pictures) will be incorporated into the development.
• The station is the anchor to the 150-hectare Curzon Street Masterplan which envisions the redevelopment of low-density industrial units and deliver thousands of new homes and jobs.

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Images sourced from HS2: https://hs2inbirmingham.commonplace....design/details


Crewe

• Crewe is a junction station in the north-west on the WCML where six lines converge. Currently 28tph intercity, regional and commuter services run to most corners of the UK. As such it will be an important stop on the route.
• The current platform alignment which has been rather sporadic since it was opened over 180 years ago will be rationalised to allow for two platforms of 400m.
• As part of Phase 2b Western Leg, a 6.1km tunnel under Crewe is planned to allow non-sop services to bypass the town.

Images sourced from HS2: https://www.hs2.org.uk/stations/crewe


Manchester Interchange

• A new four platform station will be built on the western boundary of Manchester Airport and adjacent to the M56 motorway
• There will be two platforms and two through tracks constructed below ground level.
• An extension to Metrolink’s Airport Line will provide access to the airport terminals and the existing Manchester Airport station which connects to the WCML and regional rail routes.
• Journey times from Manchester Airport to the city centre would be 10minutes.

Images sourced from Bennetts Associates: https://www.bennettsassociates.com/p...wth-strategies


Manchester Piccadilly

• The existing station is the primary northern terminus for the WCML and the busiest intercity, regional and commuter station for Manchester and the north.
• A new four platform annex will be built alongside the existing station on a viaduct.
• Consideration is also being given for the new HS2 extension to include two subterranean levels, including four Metrolink platforms and at a deeper level, another four platforms would be built for HS3 services linking Liverpool and Leeds.

Images sourced from Manchester City Council: http://www.manchester.gov.uk/downloa...march_2018.pdf


East Midlands Hub

• Designs are still being finalised, but the location is in-between Derby and Nottingham on disused railway land.
• Eight platforms would be built; four for HS2 and four for local rail services. Two through lines would also allow for non-stopping HS2 services.
• A new heavy rail service would ensure that the city centre stations of Derby and Nottingham would be within 10 minutes.

Images sourced from HS2: https://www.hs2.org.uk/stations/east-midlands-hub


Leeds

• Plans are at early stage, but there would be a new multi-platform annex that would attach to the existing Leeds station from the south-east.

Images sourced from HS2: https://www.hs2.org.uk/stations/leeds-station