Flagship HS2 station under threat as Sadiq Khan shelves vital upgrades

An extension of the Docklands Light-weight Railway is also at hazard, the report concluded.

Crossrail 2, a proposed £40bn north-south line, and an extension of the Bakerloo tube line have currently been put on keep. 

Mr Khan had sought a £15.8bn long-expression funding offer to mend TfL’s finances and allow it to proceed with a collection of terribly necessary updates.

The authority, which is roughly twice as dependent on fare profits as equivalent-sized towns overseas, was hit tricky by the pandemic. It has currently obtained just about £4bn of taxpayer handouts.

But the Governing administration as an alternative provided £1.08bn to continue to keep the Tube, trains and buses jogging right up until December. In return, Mr Khan agreed to critique the feasibility of driverless Tube trains, raise fares and slash costs.

A spokesman for Transportation for London said: “We continue on to work with the Governing administration on our extended expression funding so we can plan proficiently for London’s future. We are offering transformative additions and enhancements throughout the transport community, these as completing the Elizabeth line, the Northern Line Extension, the extension of London Overground to Barking Riverside, new signalling on the Circle, District, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines, and the Financial institution Station Improve.

“Our Financial Sustainability System, posted in January this calendar year, sets out what we want to supply and outlines how long-expression funding certainty will allow us to supply these economically and proficiently. Having said that, the advancement of new big initiatives, which are essential for decarbonisation, improving air excellent and supporting new homes and jobs, is reliant on the result of conversations around our extended expression funding.”