{"id":2730,"date":"2019-02-05T11:20:28","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T11:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/?p=2730"},"modified":"2019-02-05T11:20:28","modified_gmt":"2019-02-05T11:20:28","slug":"hs2-unveils-old-oak-common-station-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/hs2-unveils-old-oak-common-station-design\/","title":{"rendered":"HS2 unveils Old Oak Common station design"},"content":{"rendered":"

HS2 has unveiled the latest designs for its west London super-hub at Old Oak Common.<\/p>\n

The new high speed station will help kick-start the UK\u2019s largest regeneration project, which aims to transform the former railway and industrial area, into a new neighbourhood supporting up to 65,000 jobs and 25,500 new homes.<\/p>\n

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Designed by WSP and architects, WilkinsonEyre, the station will be the UK\u2019s best connected rail interchange, with 250,000 people passing through every day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The high-speed platforms will be built below ground with connections to the adjoining ground level conventional station with an overbridge to Elizabeth line (Crossrail) trains, to Heathrow and central London.<\/p>\n

The current station design also includes the potential for provision of future services to Wales and the west of England from Old Oak Common.<\/p>\n

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A light and airy concourse will link both halves of the station with a soaring roof inspired by the site\u2019s industrial heritage.<\/p>\n

The six 450m HS2 platforms will be built in a 1km long underground box, with twin tunnels taking high-speed trains east to the terminus at Euston and west to the outskirts of London.<\/p>\n

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An open green space will welcome visitors to Old Oak Common and provide a new focal point for the growing community.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Escalators will take passengers down to the HS2 platforms, with a new public park built above them.<\/p>\n

Material excavated during work on the tunnels will be removed by rail from the nearby former Willesden Euroterminal depot.<\/p>\n

The long-term planning and development of the wider site is being led by the Mayor\u2019s Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation, which is planning a mixed-use development, with commercial, residential and leisure uses.<\/p>\n

Matthew Botelle, HS2\u2019s Old Oak Common Project Director said:\u00a0\u201cThe arrival of HS2 has the potential to transform Old Oak Common, unlocking thousands of new jobs and homes around the UK\u2019s best connected transport hub.<\/p>\n

“Linking HS2 and Crossrail, our new station\u00a0will be a landmark piece of architecture at the heart of the development, designed around the passenger to ensure seamless, accessible and stress-free travel.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want the community to be a part of the design process and we are asking for their views on the latest plans.\u201d<\/p>\n

The station will be built on the former Great Western railway depot at Old Oak Common.<\/p>\n

HS2 is currently working to clear the site and prepare the ground for the start of construction, later this year.<\/p>\n

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The first services are due to run in 2026.<\/p>\n

from Construction Enquirer http:\/\/bit.ly\/2DTGvV6<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

HS2 has unveiled the latest designs for its west London super-hub at Old Oak Common. The new high speed station will help kick-start the UK\u2019s largest regeneration project, which aims to transform the former railway and industrial area, into a new neighbourhood supporting up to 65,000 jobs and 25,500 new homes. Designed by WSP and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":148,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[9],"class_list":["post-2730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-construction-enquirer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2730"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2730\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2731,"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2730\/revisions\/2731"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}