Significant progress has been made on HS2's station at Old Oak Common in west London.

Construction of the station box taking shape as workers complete the first base slab concrete pour at the western end.

The 850m station box reaches 20m below ground and is where the six platforms for HS2 trains will be located. The first base slab concrete pour comes after the excavation of approximately 80,000m3 of spoil in the west box by HS2’s station contractor, Balfour Beatty Vinci SYSTRA joint venture (BBVS JV).

The spoil from the excavation is being transported to HS2’s London Logistics Hub at Willesden Euroterminal via a conveyor system, negating the need for lorry movements on local roads. The conveyor began operation in November 2022. From the Logistics Hub the spoil is taken by rail for reuse in Kent, Cambridgeshire and Rugby.

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Once the west box is complete it will be handed over to HS2’s London Tunnels contractor to prepare for tunnel work between Old Oak Common and Victoria Road Crossover Box with breakthrough expected in late 2024.

HS2's Old Oak Common Station will offer unrivalled connectivity, with fourteen new platforms; six HS2 platforms offering high speed services to the North and Midlands, four Elizabeth Line platforms, and four platforms for the Great Western Mainline, which will be served by trains to Wales and the South West.

HS2's Project Client for Old Oak Common, Huw Edwards, said: "Work to build HS2’s super-hub station in West London is in full swing, and we are gaining momentum, reaching our construction milestones on site. This first concrete pour of the station box base slab means that we have now reached the HS2 track level and can continue to work eastwards to build the foundations for the HS2 operational services.

"Once complete, HS2’s Old Oak Common Station will be one of the UK's best connected transport hubs, and will be a catalyst for economic development, the creation of new homes, jobs and spaces for the local community."