HS2 will go to Euston after all, chancellor confirms

‘I don’t see any conceivable circumstances in which that would not end up at Euston,’ Jeremy Hunt says

A worker stands at the entrance to an HS2 high-speed rail construction site at Euston in London (REUTERS)

There are not “any conceivable circumstances” in which HS2 would not run to its planned central London terminus at Euston, chancellor Jeremy Hunt has insisted.

It follows reports that, due to spiralling inflation, the redeveloped Euston station may not open until 2038 – and could be axed completely.

A report in The Sun published on Thursday night suggested trains instead would stop at a new hub at Old Oak Common in west London’s suburbs.