The government has scaled back plans for Euston station and is hoping for private investment.
The HS2 rail line will not be extended to London Euston unless enough private investment is secured for the project.
The government has said it is "getting a grip of plans" for Euston, adding there had been two "unaffordable designs" for a "gold-plated" station.As part of the now scaled-back proposals, a planned pedestrian tunnel linking Euston station with the nearby Euston Square tube station has also been scrapped.
But the BBC has been told the project at Euston would be dependent on private investment, with the government stating it would take on the "lessons of success stories" on other schemes such as the redevelopment of Battersea Power Station.Critics have have attacked the change in stance, with railway consultant William Barter calling the new plans "totally unambitious".
Work had already started on Euston, but it was halted in March because costs had ballooned to £4.8bn, compared with an initial budget of £2.6bn.
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