Plans to build an underground travelator to connect the London terminus of High Speed Two (HS2) with the Channel Tunnel Rail Link have been revived by the team behind the proposed £42.6bn HS2 railway.
Under present plans, HS2 would leave from Euston and would not be linked to HS1, better known as the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, which starts less than a mile away at King’s Cross St Pancras. The Government removed a direct, £700m HS1-HS2 single-track rail link last year, concerned that it would cause too much disruption.
But HS2 Ltd and Network Rail are looking at several options, including a travelator and splitting the line before it reaches Euston. This would mean trains could connect directly to HS1, but this time on a twin track that would allow trains to go up and down the link at the same time.
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