CONTRACTORS working for High Speed 2 Ltd have completed two major demolition projects at London Euston as work continues to prepare the site for rebuilding and expansion. 

Buildings to the west of the station, including a five-storey hotel and the former National Temperance Hospital buildings, have now been cleared to reveal the full scale of the new platforms and concourse being built for HS2 Phase 1. 

More than 15,000 tonnes of material were removed from the sites, of which around 95% will be recycled. 

A top-down demolition technique was used, with machines lifted onto the top of the buildings and protective screening around the outside to limit noise and dust.

Time capsules

Six new 400m-long platforms will be built to the west of the station. Once complete, these will allow rebuilding work to proceed with minimal disruption to West Coast Main Line and London Overground passengers. 

Two time capsules discovered during the work will be conserved by HS2’s archaeological team. 

Work continues to dismantle former office blocks on the station forecourt, with more than 1,000 people currently engaged on 25 HS2 preparation projects in and around Euston. 

■ Over the Easter and May Day bank holiday weekends, Euston is closed to allow further reconstruction work on the concourse. 

    Platform ramps are being widened, retail units removed and staircases modernised to allow a better flow of passengers through the station. 

    A new outside entrance to the London Underground station is also being built. 

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