First Look Inside London's Vast New £4.3 Billion HS2 Station at Old Oak Common

HS2 has completed construction on the first six platforms of its Old Oak Common station, which will eventually be one of the biggest in the UK.

In the 17 years since HS2 was first announced, progress on the UK's sprawling high-speed railway between London and Birmingham has been slow, expensive and steeped in controversy. Despite its bumpy ride so far, the scheme is inching closer to completion, and the first platforms for HS2 services at the line's west London hub have now been constructed.

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The six platforms, each measuring 450 metres long, will form part of the underground station box at Old Oak Common in west London — once completed, it will be the biggest ever newly built train station in the UK.

In addition to the six high-speed platforms, eight more will be built at ground level at Old Oak Common, served by the Elizabeth line, Great Western Main Line and Heathrow Express. Old Oak Common will be the 42nd stop on London's Elizabeth line and one of the UK's best-connected stations when it opens, with trains reaching over 100 destinations.

Atop the station will sit a sizable park, with solar panels on parts of the roof boosting its green credentials. All the water needed for toilet and urinal flushing will be harvested rainwater, and daylight sensors will limit artificial lighting.

Old Oak Common will sit at the heart of Old Oak, a huge new town spanning three boroughs and bringing 25,000 new homes to west London, set to be built over the next 30 years.

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Designs for the west London transport megahub were first revealed in 2019, with an update in 2023. HS2's ETA is set for 2039.