The first section of platform has been installed at Old Oak Common that will be used by passengers when boarding and alighting from trains.

Six platforms are being built at the station, each will be used by HS2’s trains and these will be built in advance of eight surface-level platforms that will be used by Great Western Railway, Elizabeth Line and Heathrow Express services.

All six platforms will be installed at the same time, with construction taking place from either end of the station box.

The pre-cast slabs are being made in Worksop, Nottinghamshire.

“The installation of the first passenger platforms represents a real step forward in taking HS2 from purely a construction project to the future of Britain’s railways.

“Whilst there is still much more to work to do, standing where passengers will alight HS2 services is a reminder of what this railway will achieve – creating connections between people and places, that will benefit generations to come.”

Huw Edwards, Delivery Director for stations and placemaking at HS2 Ltd