HS2 Euston station total rebuild plan scrapped [BBC]
Date: 19/04/2013
Plans to demolish and rebuild the UK's sixth-busiest railway station for the HS2 high-speed project have been dropped. North London's Euston station will now be developed by improving the existing station. A total of 11 new platforms for high-speed trains will built around the existing platforms. The £16.3bn London to Birmingham section of the rail project aims to be running by 2026. [From Richard Buckby]
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Rethink on HS2 Euston rebuild plan
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Plans to completely rebuild Britain's sixth busiest railway station, Euston in London, for the HS2 high-speed project are scrapped.
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