High Speed 2 (HS2) is a high-speed railway which has been under construction in England since 2019. The line's planned route is between Handsacre, in southern Staffordshire, and London, with a branch to Birmingham. After High Speed 1, the London to Channel Tunnel link, HS2 is to be Britain's second purpose-built high-speed railway.

Check maps to find out the proposed routes of the High Speed 2 (HS2) rail network - Phase 1, Phase 2a and 2b.

High Speed 2 is a new high-speed railway line in England. It was originally planned to connect London with the city centres of Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds directly on new high speed track. East Midlands Airport was also to have been served. Phase 2 was planned for completion in 2032–33, however it was finally cancelled on 4 October 2023. [2]

Phase 2 sub phases: Phase 2 was split into two sub phases, 2a and 2b. Phase 2a would have been from Handsacre to Crewe , with phase 2b being the remainder of phase 2. Services were to start on phase 2a on in 2027, and the remainder of phase 2b by 2033.

Our interactive map provides information about the route of the new high-speed line. The map displays information about current HS2 works, progress of our tunnelling machines and information about archaeological sites, environmental sites, HS2 funded community projects and property schemes.

2025年1月7日 · This project update provides a snapshot of the huge progress we’re making as we prepare to launch the operational railway in the early 2030s, using new methods of construction to set new standards for transformative rail travel.

2024年12月12日 · What is happening to HS2 legislation? The line was originally planned in three phases: Following the then Prime Minister’s announcement in October 2023, only Phase 1 will now go ahead. When complete, Phase 1 will be the country’s second high-speed line, the first being High Speed 1, which connects London to the Channel Tunnel.

Phase 1 of HS2 will cut Birmingham to London train journey times from 1 hour 21 minutes to 52 minutes. Phase 2 promised a one-hour reduction on the Manchester to London service , but this has since been cancelled, undermining HS2’s promise of greater connectivity for northern cities.

HS2 is a proposed high-speed rail line connecting London with the north of England and the Midlands. Construction has been split into three phases: Phase 1, from London to Birmingham; Phase 2a, from the West Midlands to Crewe; and Phase 2b, which will extend the line in the north-west from Crewe to Manchester, and also build an eastern

2020年7月9日 · Details of HS2 Phase 2. Phase 2a of the railway line will provide connectivity between the West Midlands and Crewe, with first trains on the section expected to run in 2030-2031. The next phase, Phase 2b, connecting Manchester and Leeds, will start operations between 2036 and 2040.