High Speed 2

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high-speed railway project rail infrastructure project

High Speed 2 is a planned high-speed railway line in the United Kingdom intended to increase capacity and reduce journey times between major cities such as London, Birmingham, Manchester, and Leeds.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
HS2	1
High Speed 2 Phase One	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	high-speed railway project ⓘ rail infrastructure project ⓘ
benefitClaimed	increased capacity on existing classic lines ⓘ reduced journey time London–Birmingham ⓘ reduced journey time London–Manchester ⓘ
connectionToNetwork	East Coast Main Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Midland Main Line NERFINISHED ⓘ West Coast Main Line NERFINISHED ⓘ
constructionMethod	mix of tunnels, cuttings, embankments and viaducts ⓘ
controversy	high projected cost ⓘ route impact on local communities ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
designFeature	dedicated high-speed tracks ⓘ grade-separated junctions ⓘ
environmentalConcern	construction noise and disruption ⓘ impact on ancient woodlands ⓘ
fundingSource	UK government NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSection	HS2 Phase 2a NERFINISHED ⓘ HS2 Phase 2b NERFINISHED ⓘ HS2 Phase One NERFINISHED ⓘ
intendedRollingStockType	high-speed electric multiple units ⓘ
interchangeStationPlanned	Old Oak Common NERFINISHED ⓘ
lineLengthPlanned	approximately 530 km ⓘ
locatedIn	England ⓘ
managingOrganisation	HS2 Ltd NERFINISHED ⓘ
maximumDesignSpeed	360 km/h ⓘ
operatorPlanned	Great British Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ
parliamentaryApproval	High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Act 2017 NERFINISHED ⓘ
plannedToServeCity	Birmingham NERFINISHED ⓘ Leeds NERFINISHED ⓘ London NERFINISHED ⓘ Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ
planningStatus	partially under construction ⓘ
publicDebate	economic value versus cost ⓘ regional rebalancing of the UK economy ⓘ
purpose	improve connectivity between major UK cities ⓘ increase rail capacity ⓘ reduce journey times ⓘ
safetySystemPlanned	ETCS NERFINISHED ⓘ
shortName	HS2 NERFINISHED ⓘ
sponsor	UK Department for Transport NERFINISHED ⓘ
stationPlanned	Birmingham Curzon Street NERFINISHED ⓘ Birmingham Interchange NERFINISHED ⓘ Manchester Airport station NERFINISHED ⓘ Manchester Piccadilly NERFINISHED ⓘ
terminusPlanned	London Euston NERFINISHED ⓘ
trackGauge	standard gauge ⓘ
usesElectrificationSystem	25 kV AC overhead line ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

London–Birmingham transport corridor → hasComponent → High Speed 2 ⓘ

British railway network → hasPart → High Speed 2 ⓘ

Northern Powerhouse → keyTransportProject → High Speed 2 ⓘ

this entity surface form: HS2

London–Birmingham transport corridor → plannedUpgrade → High Speed 2 ⓘ

this entity surface form: High Speed 2 Phase One