HS2 minister says scaling back Euston station won't harm scheme

Andrew Stephenson construction minister

Andrew Stephenson says cutting a platform would still allow all the planned services to run

The minister in charge of HS2 has downplayed the potential negative impacts of scaling back plans for the £100bn railway’s London terminus.

HS2 was ordered to take another look at the Grimshaw-designed plans for the station following last year’s review of the project led by Doug Oakervee.

The station is set to be built by a Mace/Dragados joint venture and has a £1.3bn price tag.

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