{"id":30813,"date":"2025-06-09T14:54:49","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T13:54:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/ireland\/?p=30813"},"modified":"2025-06-11T11:08:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T10:08:18","slug":"first-platforms-installed-at-old-oak-common","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/ireland\/news\/first-platforms-installed-at-old-oak-common\/","title":{"rendered":"First platforms installed at Old Oak Common"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Engineers are installing platform slabs in the underground box, which will form the platforms passengers will use when boarding or alighting high-speed trains in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>There will be six platforms for high-speed services, used by HS2\u2019s fleet of 400-metre trains, as well as eight surface-level platforms for Great Western Mainline, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/ireland\/project\/the-elizabeth-line\/\">Elizabeth Line<\/a> and Heathrow Express services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>All six high-speed platforms, laid out as three \u2018island\u2019 style blocks, are being installed at the same time, with construction taking place from either end of the station box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:43px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2380\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/06\/first-platforms-installed-at-old-oak-common-image-within-news.png\" alt=\"A photograph of two workers at the HS2 Old Oak Common station construction site where the first platforms are being installed. They are wearing hard hats and bright orange PPE, and are stood below the platform level where the tracks run. 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Nizar is wearing a white shirt, black suit jacket and stripey tie. He is smiling at the camera and there is a grey background.\" class=\"wp-image-37866 size-full\" style=\"object-position:52% 31%\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Milestone after milestone, the progress is amazing on this megaproject.<\/p>\n<cite>Nizar Awad, Old Oak Common Project Director, SYSTRA Ltd<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:43px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The station is being constructed by HS2\u2019s station construction partner, Balfour Beatty VINCI SYSTRA (BBVS JV), which began permanent work after the Transport Secretary gave the thumbs up to the station in June 2021. 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