How much did High Speed 1 cost to build?
High Speed 1, formerly the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, is the high-speed railway between London and the Channel Tunnel. The National Audit Office report of 28 March 2012, The completion and sale of High Speed 1, states that construction of the line cost 6,163 million pounds, 18 per cent higher than the target costs, and records that the sale of the right to operate it attracted a winning bid of 2,048 million pounds, higher than expected.
Final project cost
£6.163 billion
Approximately $12.33 billion
Cost basis: 2007
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Cost evidence
Basis of the published figure
Final project cost2007