Railway accommodation

Where the work is

• London and the Colne Valley

  HS2’s Euston terminus and Old Oak Common station, the Northolt tunnel under west London and the Colne Valley viaduct, plus the Elizabeth line.

  Stay in London, Wembley, Greenford, Hayes, Ruislip, Uxbridge, Gerrards Cross, Watford

• The Chilterns and Buckinghamshire

  HS2’s Chiltern tunnel, the works past Wendover and across the Thame Valley, and the Calvert maintenance depot beside East West Rail.

  Stay in Amersham, High Wycombe, Aylesbury, Bicester

• Warwickshire and Birmingham

  Long Itchington Wood tunnel, Interchange station, the Delta Junction, Washwood Heath depot and Curzon Street, plus West Midlands Metro extensions.

  Stay in Birmingham, Solihull, Coventry, Leamington Spa, Southam, Warwick, Rugby, Sutton Coldfield, Tamworth, Furnace End, Lichfield, Rugeley, West Bromwich, Dudley, Wednesbury, Tipton

• Oxford to Cambridge

  East West Rail: the rebuilt Oxford–Bletchley line, the Bletchley–Bedford upgrade and the planned new line from Bedford to Cambridge.

  Stay in Oxford, Milton Keynes, Bedford, Sandy, Cambridge

• Yorkshire and the Pennines

  The TransPennine Route Upgrade through Huddersfield, Leeds and York, and Northern Powerhouse Rail’s planned Leeds–Sheffield and Bradford works.

  Stay in Leeds, Huddersfield, Halifax, Wakefield, York, Sheffield, Rotherham, Bradford

• Manchester and Liverpool

  The western end of the TransPennine upgrade at Stalybridge, and the planned Northern Powerhouse Rail line from Liverpool to Manchester.

  Stay in Manchester, Liverpool, Warrington, Stalybridge, Dukinfield

• East Midlands

  The Midland Main Line, now electrified from London as far as Wigston.

  Stay in Market Harborough, Kettering, Leicester, Wigston

• South Wales

  The electrified Valley Lines of the South Wales Metro, with tram-trains running to Treherbert, Aberdare and Merthyr Tydfil.

  Stay in Cardiff, Pontypridd, Aberdare, Merthyr Tydfil, Treorchy

• North East and Fife

  The reopened Northumberland Line to Ashington and the Levenmouth rail link in Fife.

  Stay in Ashington, Blyth, Newcastle upon Tyne, Methil, Glenrothes

• California and Australia

  California high-speed rail around Fresno, Melbourne’s Suburban Rail Loop and the Gold Coast light rail.

  Stay in Fresno, Camberwell, Glen Iris, Broadbeach, Surfers Paradise, Mermaid Beach

Railway projects and where to stay

HS2, East West Rail, the TransPennine Route Upgrade and the other big rail projects, with the towns crews stay in for each.

• Under construction

  HS2 Curzon Street station

  Birmingham city centre

  HS2’s Birmingham terminus, being built on the Curzon Street site after clearance began in 2018.

  Stay in Birmingham, West Bromwich, Solihull

• Under construction

  HS2 Washwood Heath depot

  East Birmingham

  HS2’s train depot for the London–Birmingham line, on the old industrial land at Washwood Heath.

  Stay in Birmingham, Sutton Coldfield, West Bromwich

• Under construction

  HS2 Interchange station

  Near the NEC and Birmingham Airport, Solihull

  A new through station on HS2 next to the NEC, Birmingham Airport and the M42.

  Stay in Solihull, Birmingham, Coventry

• Under construction

  HS2 Delta Junction and Bromford tunnel

  Water Orton and Castle Bromwich, Warwickshire

  Where HS2 splits for Birmingham city centre and the line north, with the Bromford tunnel carrying the city spur towards Washwood Heath.

  Stay in Sutton Coldfield, Furnace End, Tamworth, Solihull, Birmingham

• Under construction

  HS2 Long Itchington Wood tunnel

  Near Southam, Warwickshire

  A bored tunnel taking HS2 under Long Itchington Wood, part of the Warwickshire section between Southam and Coventry.

  Stay in Southam, Leamington Spa, Warwick, Rugby, Coventry

• Under construction

  HS2 Old Oak Common station

  Park Royal, west London

  A new station being built by Balfour Beatty, VINCI and SYSTRA, planned as HS2’s London terminus until Euston is ready.

  Stay in Wembley, Greenford, London

• Under construction

  HS2 Euston

  Camden, central London

  HS2’s planned central London terminus; the government confirmed in 2025 that the tunnel to Euston will go ahead.

  Stay in London

• Under construction

  HS2 Northolt tunnel

  West Ruislip to Old Oak Common, west London

  Twin tunnels carrying HS2 under west London from the West Ruislip portal towards Old Oak Common.

  Stay in Ruislip, Greenford, Hayes, Uxbridge

• Under construction

  HS2 Colne Valley viaduct

  Between Harefield and Denham, on the London–Buckinghamshire edge

  Britain’s longest rail bridge, now structurally complete, with landscaping and main works due to wrap up in 2026.

  Stay in Gerrards Cross, Uxbridge, Ruislip, Watford

How Nezt helps

• Hotels near the line fill up during blockades

  Send one free request with the area, dates and headcount. Hosts with a home within 15 miles send offers, typically within 8 minutes.

• Night shifts and possessions

  Book a whole home rather than hotel rooms, so the crew has its own kitchen and quiet space to sleep in the day. Many houses sleep 6 or more.

• The crew grows and shrinks between stages

  Book several homes close together, and send more requests as the crew grows.

• Programmes that run for months

  Stays of 60 nights or more can be paid monthly, and many hosts offer weekly or monthly discounts.

• The office needs proper paperwork

  Companies get an invoice in the company’s name, and a real team on the phone, WhatsApp and email helps arrange stays.

• Checking parking before you commit

  Each listing shows its own parking and cancellation policy, and you can message the host through Nezt before you book.