HS2 Ltd has confirmed that TK Elevator has been awarded the framework to deliver around 300 state-of-the-art lifts and escalators for the four major new stations being built as part of the HS2 high speed rail project.
In total, Birmingham Curzon Street, Interchange, Old Oak Common, and the new HS2 platforms at London Euston will need more than 160 lifts and 130 escalators to help hundreds of thousands of people access HS2 trains every day.
TK Elevator – which employs around 400 people across the UK – has been awarded a framework agreement, with the final value expected to be worth between £207 million and £316 million depending on the number of lifts and escalators needed.
HS2 Ltd’s Procurement Director, Andrew Cubitt, said: “These lifts and escalators will be an essential part of our four iconic new stations – moving hundreds of thousands of people every day and helping us to ensure seamless journeys for everyone.
“I’d like to congratulate TK Elevator on their award of the framework and I look forward to seeing them deliver a vital part of the HS2 project.”
All the new stations in London and Birmingham will be zero carbon in terms of day-to-day operation, and fully accessible, with step-free access from street to train. Placed end to end, the escalators would stretch more than three kilometres – longer than the Forth Rail Bridge.
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