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Thursday 4 Apr 2024

Taxi! Euston station’s taxi rank set to open on Sunday 7 April

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North West & Central: West Coast Mainline South

From Sunday 7 April, passengers using black cabs at Euston station will begin using a new taxi rank. The new 36 space rank is for black cabs only and features a new passenger help point, improved wayfinding to the station, as well as 120 new cycle spaces. The cab rank boasts upgraded overhead canopies and a wider junction to improve pedestrian crossing to and from the station.

The new taxi rank is located at the front of the bus station, adjacent to Eversholt Street and Euston Road, in the former Euston Square Gardens East site directly in front of the station.

For passengers requiring mobility assistance, the Assisted Travel Lounge will remain in their current location in Euston Square Gardens West. Staff will be on hand in both locations to provide directions and assistance.

The current rank will be decommissioned and become a temporary public garden with new planting, seating areas and a walking route through to the station. The garden will remain until the area is required for construction of a future HS2 terminus.

The new taxi rank has been constructed as part of HS2’s work at the station, by HS2’s station construction partner, Mace Dragados joint venture (MDjv). As well as the new improved infrastructure at the taxi rank, MDjv have delivered new planting beds and trees around the taxi rank, improving the experience for passengers.

Private hire vehicles, such as Uber, can continue to drop off only in Euston Square Gardens West. 

Gareth Parry, Euston station manager at Network Rail said: “I’m delighted that the new taxi rank will open later this week, part of our wider investment in upgrading Euston station.  Teams from across the railway have worked closely together on this much needed upgrade and passengers can now have more comfortable journeys to and from the station.”

Nick Jones, HS2 Ltd’s Head of Delivery for Euston station, said: “As part of our preparatory works for a future HS2 terminus at Euston, we have relocated the current taxi rank. The new facility has been created to improve the passenger experience, with new plants and greenery, brightly coloured canopies, new seating and bicycle parking.”