High Speed 2

High Speed 2
Overview
TerminiLondon Euston
Service
TypeHigh-speed railway
SystemNational Rail
Technical
Number of tracksDouble track
Original HS2 'Y' plan illustrating previously planned phases

High Speed 2 (HS2) is a planned high-speed railway line in the United Kingdom. It will go between London and Handsacre near Birmingham. The railway will be the country's second high-speed line, the first being HS1, which linked London to the Channel Tunnel.[1] London, Birmingham and Birmingham Airport will be served by HS2. Phase 2b to Leeds was cancelled in 2021 and Phase 2a to Manchester was cancelled in 2023.

References

  1. "The Architecture the Railways Built - the Selby Diversion". 18 October 2021.[permanent dead link]