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High Speed 2

High Speed 2 (HS2) is a high-speed railway which has been under construction in England since 2020. The planned route runs between Handsacre in southern Staffordshire and London, with a branch to Birmingham. HS2 will be Britain's second purpose-built, high-speed railway after High Speed 1, which connects London to the Channel Tunnel. London and…

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As of October 2023
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Connecting lines
West Coast Main Line
Depot
Washwood Heath
Electrification
25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead line
Line length
230 km (140 mi)
Loading gauge
UIC GC

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High Speed 2 → April, Archived, Atkins, Bauer, December, Department, Gemma, Government, High Speed, High Speed Line Study, How, HS2, Institute, ISSN, Jeremy, March, No, November, OCLC, October
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High Speed 2 → edit⟂, talk⟂, view⟂
Locale · 3
High Speed 2 → Greater London, South East England, West Midlands
Schematic map · 3
High Speed 2 → edit⟂, talk⟂, view⟂
Planned opening · 2
High Speed 2 → Birmingham to Old Oak Common: May 2036 – October 2039, Services from London Euston: May 2040 – December 2043
Termini · 2
High Speed 2 → Birmingham Curzon Street, London Euston
Connecting lines · 1
High Speed 2 → West Coast Main Line
Depot · 1
High Speed 2 → Washwood Heath
Electrification · 1
High Speed 2 → 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead line
Line length · 1
High Speed 2 → 230 km (140 mi)

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hs2 would line birmingham rail london station west new project trains main high-speed route euston speed north railway track phase

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High Speed 2As of October 2023talk⟂1.00infobox
High Speed 2As of October 2023edit⟂1.00infobox
High Speed 2Connecting linesWest Coast Main Line1.00infobox
High Speed 2DepotWashwood Heath1.00infobox
High Speed 2Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead line1.00infobox
High Speed 2Line length230 km (140 mi)1.00infobox
High Speed 2Loading gaugeUIC GC1.00infobox
High Speed 2LocaleGreater London1.00infobox
High Speed 2LocaleSouth East England1.00infobox
High Speed 2LocaleWest Midlands1.00infobox
High Speed 2Maximum incline3.5%1.00infobox
High Speed 2Minimum radius8,250 m (5.13 mi)1.00infobox
High Speed 2Number of tracksDouble track1.00infobox
High Speed 2Operating speed320 km/h (200 mph)1.00infobox
High Speed 2Original plan, pre-2021Original plan, pre-2021 Northern Powerhouse Rail Manchester Piccadilly Leeds to East Coast Main Lineto York & Newcastle West Coast Main Lineto Liverpool, Glasgow & Edinburgh Mid…1.00infobox
High Speed 2Planned openingBirmingham to Old Oak Common: May 2036 – October 20391.00infobox
High Speed 2Planned openingServices from London Euston: May 2040 – December 20431.00infobox
High Speed 2Rolling stockBritish Rail Class 8951.00infobox
High Speed 2Schematic mapview⟂1.00infobox
High Speed 2Schematic maptalk⟂1.00infobox
High Speed 2Schematic mapedit⟂1.00infobox
High Speed 2SignallingETCS Level 21.00infobox
High Speed 2Stations41.00infobox
High Speed 2StatusUnder construction1.00infobox
High Speed 2SystemNational Rail1.00infobox
High Speed 2TerminiLondon Euston1.00infobox
High Speed 2TerminiBirmingham Curzon Street1.00infobox
High Speed 2Track gauge1,435 mm (.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output…1.00infobox
High Speed 2TypeHigh-speed railway1.00infobox

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