{"id":80734,"date":"2026-08-19T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/uk\/?p=80734"},"modified":"2026-08-18T10:07:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T09:07:41","slug":"hs2-reveals-completed-high-speed-platforms-at-old-oak-common-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/uk\/news\/hs2-reveals-completed-high-speed-platforms-at-old-oak-common-station\/","title":{"rendered":"HS2 reveals completed high-speed platforms at Old Oak Common station"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The underground platforms will be served by HS2\u2019s fleet of new high-speed trains, taking passengers between the capital and the West Midlands, as well as destinations further north via the West Coast Main Line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HS2\u2019s station construction partner Balfour Beatty Vinci SYSTRA (BBVS) oversaw the work to construct the platforms from its sub-contractor Expanded, which began in April 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Work began by building 1.59m-high walls, known as invert walls. These were cast in situ on site before the pre-cast platform slabs, manufactured by Explore in Worksop, East Midlands, were lifted and secured on top. In total there are 1,946 slabs, each measuring up to 2m by 4m and weighing between four and five tonnes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The team built the platforms concurrently from each end, before meeting in the middle in a formation of three island-style blocks. The platforms have a void below, allowing for services, such as electricity to be installed underneath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Further fit out work on the platforms will now take place, including the construction of staff and equipment rooms.&nbsp; On the platforms, steelwork for lifts and escalator installation will begin, and floor finishes will be fitted once the other elements have been completed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to the six high speed platforms, eight further platforms will be built at ground-level at Old Oak Common, being served by the Elizabeth line, Great Western Mainline and Heathrow Express services. Old Oak Common will be the 42nd&nbsp;stop on London\u2019s Elizabeth line and will be one of the UK\u2019s best-connected stations with trains reaching over 100 destinations. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill-element has-pale-blue-background-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:30% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/04\/nizar-awad-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot photo of Nizar Awad. Nizar is wearing a white shirt, black suit jacket and stripey tie. 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dedication of our teams and the value of accountability and collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through strong performance management and the use of visualisation to enhance data-driven delivery, we established a single source of truth that transformed complex programme insights into clear actions, enabling informed decision-making, proactive risk management, and empowering our teams to successfully deliver these outstanding results.\u201d<\/p>\n<cite>Nizar Award, Old Oak Common Project Director, SYSTRA Limited<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:52px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/08\/ooc-team-photo-platforms-august-2026-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-80737\" 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Director, said: &#8220;Going into the underground box at Old Oak Common, you can immediately visualise how it will look as an operational station, including where passengers will board or alight HS2&#8217;s brand new trains. The scale of the work &#8211; and the station now taking shape &#8211; is remarkable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;However, there is much more to do. This includes construction of the conventional, surface level platforms, completion of tunnels either side of the underground box and installation of the impressive station roof, which will begin next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Old Oak Common will be transformative for the local area, providing a new transport hub, with a new vibrant neighbourhood developing around it.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Steve O&#8217;Sullivan, Project Director, Balfour Beatty VINCI SYSTRA joint venture, said: \u201cThis achievement reflects the expertise of our multidisciplinary teams who have worked collaboratively to deliver one of the most technically challenging stations currently being built in the UK, drawing on world-class engineering, specialist knowledge and a shared commitment to excellence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;As the full scale, form and function of the station is starting to come into view there is a tremendous sense of pride in what has been accomplished so far to transform an ambitious design into a functioning transport hub, with our focus now on progressing works into the next phase.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/08\/hs2-ooc-platform-construction-complete-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-80738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/08\/hs2-ooc-platform-construction-complete-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.systra.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/08\/hs2-ooc-platform-construction-complete-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.systra.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/08\/hs2-ooc-platform-construction-complete-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.systra.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/08\/hs2-ooc-platform-construction-complete-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.systra.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/08\/hs2-ooc-platform-construction-complete-474x315.jpg 474w, https:\/\/www.systra.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/08\/hs2-ooc-platform-construction-complete-75x50.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www.systra.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/08\/hs2-ooc-platform-construction-complete-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.systra.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/08\/hs2-ooc-platform-construction-complete-1352x899.jpg 1352w, https:\/\/www.systra.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/08\/hs2-ooc-platform-construction-complete-800x532.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.systra.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/08\/hs2-ooc-platform-construction-complete-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.systra.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/08\/hs2-ooc-platform-construction-complete-153x102.jpg 153w, https:\/\/www.systra.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/08\/hs2-ooc-platform-construction-complete-230x153.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.systra.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/08\/hs2-ooc-platform-construction-complete.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HS2\u2019s CEO Mark Wild is continuing to lead a fundamental reset of the project, and a new detailed programme of work is being developed and agreed. At Old Oak Common, construction momentum continues to build, with HS2&#8217;s London tunnels contractor, Skanska Costain STRABAG, due to break through via the west wall of the underground box soon. This will connect the station to the Northolt Tunnel and open it up to wider HS2 route further north.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, work continues on the Euston Tunnel being built to the east of the station, which will eventually connect Old Oak Common with HS2&#8217;s central London terminus. Two tunnel boring machines were launched from the station box at the start of this year and are expected to complete their journey to Euston in 2027. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The connectivity at Old Oak Common will come from the multiple existing lines that are served such as the Great Western and Elizabeth Line. Work to build the overground platforms is ongoing, with the first platforms slabs due to be installed later this year. The team is also now looking forward to the station coming further out of the ground, with the first part of the stations vast roof going in early next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to the additional capacity that HS2 will create on the southern section of the West Coast Main Line, creating more train paths for more frequent and reliable local and regional services, HS2 is spearheading local economic growth around its stations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Economic research, published by HS2 last year, shows a \u00a310bn boost in the areas surrounding its new station site in west London. 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