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Map of the cancelled Birmingham-Manchester HS2 route, showing phases 2a and 2b and the Golborne Link. Phase 2 was intended to extend HS2 north to Fradley (a village northwest of Lichfield) then divide into two branches.
The phases of High Speed 2 with cancellation dates; only Phase 1 is being constructed. The history of High Speed 2 is the background to the planned construction of High Speed 2 (HS2), a new high-speed railway in Great Britain that was originally planned to connect London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds and other cities in the UK.
"HS2 phase one revised line of route maps". Inside Government website. Department for Transport and High Speed Two Limited. 10 January 2012. a detailed map of Old Oak Common station is presented on Map 2: Route from West Kilburn to Park Royal - drawing number HS2-ARP-00-DR-RW-05002 (PDF, 10214KB) "Route 3 Plan and Profile" (PDF).
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The consortium recommended the Government maintained ownership of land acquired for HS2 Phase 2a between the West Midlands and Crewe. ... the Government would “protect the route” of the ...
The concept of HS2 was that all major cities covered would have a city centre HS2 station. Liverpool, along with London, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds, was envisaged to have a city centre HS2 station. The scheme was cut down to only three provincial city centres served directly by HS2, two being on phase 2. The preliminary route for Phase ...
But the target cost, excluding the eastern leg of Phase 2b from the West Midlands to the East Midlands, has ballooned to between £53 billion and £71 billion in 2019 prices. ... The HS2 route (HS2)
Various means for High Speed 2 to traverse the valley of the River Colne were considered. One option which was studied as an alternative to using a viaduct was the extension of the nearby Northolt tunnel, which was also being built for the new line, however this option was dismissed in a report released in February 2015 due to the increased costs and construction time that would be involved. [5]