HS2 Old Oak Common Station Project Update | November 2025

Welcome back to Old Oak Common, the site of HS2’s new super-hub station in west London - set to become the best-connected railway station in the UK. In this update, Peter Gow, HS2’s Project Director for Old Oak Common, takes you behind the scenes for an exclusive look at how this world-class station is taking shape. Over the past year, the team has: 🚄 Completed the super-strong foundations for HS2’s high-speed platforms 🏗️ Installed the first platform slabs - each precision-made using cutting-edge manufacturing 🌍 Decommissioned the on-site low-carbon concrete plant after producing 200,000m³ of sustainable material 🧱 Begun construction on more than 1,600 internal rooms 🌧️ Built vast underground rainwater tanks to support sustainable drainage 🦾 Installed the world’s highest lift capacity tower crane - ready for roof assembly 👷 Welcomed the 150th apprentice to the site since 2019 Plus, Peter shares what’s coming next - from installing the station’s striking roof structure to preparing for the launch of the two tunnel boring machines that will dig the 4.5-mile connection to Euston. When complete, Old Oak Common will transform travel across the UK - connecting Birmingham and London in just 42 minutes, unlocking 56,000 new jobs and 25,000 homes in west London, and driving a £10 billion boost to the local economy. 📢 Subscribe for the latest news and updates from Britain’s high-speed railway, HS2. Follow us on social media: 💼 X:   / hs2ltd   📸 Instagram:   / hs2ltd   📘 Facebook:   / hs2ltd   🔗 LinkedIn:   / high-speed-two-hs2-ltd   0:00 Introduction 0:48 Scale of progress 1:09 Completing the high-speed rail platform foundations 2:00 Installing the first platform slabs 2:58 Construction the high-speed platforms 3:11 Platform level columns 3:33 Conventional station update 4:07 Building the internal facility rooms 4:48 Sustainable construction 5:12 Work on the public realm 5:33 Reusing excavated clay 5:50 The station roof 6:35 Preparing for the Euston tunnels 7:37 What's next? 8:24 The wider route 8:44 Creating jobs 8:49 Transforming the area 9:41 Final thoughts 10:39 Outro #HS2 #Train #Rail #Infrastructure #Construction #HighSpeedRail #Engineering Get in touch: If you have any questions about HS2 or our ongoing works, contact our HS2 Helpdesk team: 📞 Call: 08081 434 434 📧 Email: [email protected]