HS2 London Terminus

[deltic]

How will Euston Square be integrated with the mainline station?

via a direct subway from Euston

 

[edwin_m]

Euston Square currently has access at the west end only. A subway to an new platform access at the east end would be much closer to Euston and also provide a secondary evacuation route.

 

[tsangpogorge]

via a direct subway from Euston

Surprised such a connection doesn't already exist, I though this proposal might be something more substantial like re-aligning the sub surface lines so they actually pass under the main station.

 

[TheDavibob]

To be fair, I feel like Euston Square is closer to Euston than the subsurface platforms are to Kings Cross. And they make a very useful subway under Euston Road. And realignment of the subsurface lines would be unnecessarily painful, so I highly doubt it's worth it.

 

[Ianno87]

To be fair, I feel like Euston Square is closer to Euston than the subsurface platforms are to Kings Cross. And they make a very useful subway under Euston Road. And realignment of the subsurface lines would be unnecessarily painful, so I highly doubt it's worth it.

Especially given that many of the interchanges off HS2 enabled by such a link (HS2 to Paddington, or Farringdon/Moorgate/Liverpool Street) will be more adequately catered for by the connection between HS2 and Crossrail 1 at Old Oak Common, which will be a faster route.

 

[edwin_m]

Especially given that many of the interchanges off HS2 enabled by such a link (HS2 to Paddington, or Farringdon/Moorgate/Liverpool Street) will be more adequately catered for by the connection between HS2 and Crossrail 1 at Old Oak Common, which will be a faster route.

The Metropolitan to the north-west would be the main beneficiary of a link to Euston Squaire.

 

[HSTEd]

Also it is always good to spread the load across as many stations and routes as possible.
The cost of the subway is negligible comapred to the Euston rebuild budget - let alone the cost of the entire HS2 scheme.