High Speed 2
High Speed 2 (HS2) is a planned high-speed railway line in the United Kingdom. It will go between London and Wigan. 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, Manchester, Crewe, Warrington, Wigan, Manchester Airport and Birmingham will be served by HS2 or Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) track.
High Speed 2 | |
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Type | High-speed railway |
System | National Rail |
Termini | London Euston |
High Speed 2 Media
Outline map of new high-speed rail lines in the UK showing the existing LGV/Channel Tunnel and High Speed 1 to London, along with the the planned High Speed 2 lines as announced by the UK Department for Transport:* * London-Birmingham * Birmingham-Leeds and ManchesterAdditional routes to Newcastle, Edinburgh and Glasgow are outlined
Crewe station looking NE, showing the six converging conventional railway lines
Euston Terminus and the nearby terminus of High Speed 1 at St Pancras
The proposed Manchester Airport High Speed station
HS2 construction near Leamington Spa in August 2021
References
- ↑ "The Architecture the Railways Built - the Selby Diversion". 18 October 2021.