High Speed 2 Line: Costs

(asked on 1st September 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of (1) the projected outstanding cost of HS2 as of 1 April 2026, and (2) the proportion of which allocated to the development of Euston station and the Euston approaches.


Answered by
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill Portrait
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
Minister of State (Department for Transport)
This question was answered on 7th September 2026

The Government announced in May 2026, the expected cost of delivering HS2 is now in the range of £87.7 - 102.7 billion. This is expressed in a mixed price base, including the cash outturn of works to date and the costs of future work excluding inflation.

This is an initial assessment that will mature further as the work is refined into a full programme baseline. Drawing on lessons learned from previous experience, the Department is taking the time to complete the necessary work to establish a robust baseline before seeking to set budgets for Euston.

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