>>1675827It should also be noted that, in order to extend Euston to accommodate the new HS2 platforms, four office blocks and a heap of housing was compulsory-purchased and demolished. Which, again, makes it difficult to sell a direct HS2-HS1 rail link to people facing years of construction disruption, demolitions etc.
So, in the meantime, the best possible practicable option is a walking interchange between Euston and St Pancras.