<p>The government has confirmed London’s new HS2 station at Euston will have<a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/london-euston-hs2-station-six-platforms-b1200561.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> just six platforms</a>.</p><p>The London Standard’s transport editor Ross Lydall reports rail commentators fear this could result in a lack of capacity should HS2 ever be extended north of Birmingham.</p><p>Ross joins us to discuss what the reduced number of platforms could mean for passenger journeys and also an update on the <a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/hs2-cost-highspeed-rail-link-london-birmingham-euston-b1200426.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">mega-project’s price tag</a>.</p><p>In part two, Dr Enrico Amico, assistant professor in applied mathematics at the University of Birmingham, on methods behind research that uses neuroimaging to reveal new ways of mapping the brain.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

The Standard

The Evening Standard

Euston HS2 station to have just six platforms, says government

DEC 18, 202412 MIN
The Standard

Euston HS2 station to have just six platforms, says government

DEC 18, 202412 MIN

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<p>The government has confirmed London’s new HS2 station at Euston will have<a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/london-euston-hs2-station-six-platforms-b1200561.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> just six platforms</a>.</p><p>The London Standard’s transport editor Ross Lydall reports rail commentators fear this could result in a lack of capacity should HS2 ever be extended north of Birmingham.</p><p>Ross joins us to discuss what the reduced number of platforms could mean for passenger journeys and also an update on the <a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/hs2-cost-highspeed-rail-link-london-birmingham-euston-b1200426.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">mega-project’s price tag</a>.</p><p>In part two, Dr Enrico Amico, assistant professor in applied mathematics at the University of Birmingham, on methods behind research that uses neuroimaging to reveal new ways of mapping the brain.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>