HS2 (High Speed 2) railway

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/HS2_(High_Speed_2)_railway

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	high-speed railway project
gptkbp:announced	2010
gptkbp:cancelledSection	Leeds extension East Midlands to Leeds
gptkbp:constructionStartYear	2020
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:criticizedFor	cost overruns environmental impact delays
gptkbp:endPoint	gptkb:Birmingham_Curzon_Street
gptkbp:environmentalImpact	controversial
gptkbp:estimatedCost	over £100 billion
gptkbp:expansion	gptkb:East_Midlands_Parkway gptkb:Manchester
gptkbp:fundedBy	publicly funded
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	HS2 (High Speed 2) railway
gptkbp:length	approx. 134 miles (Phase 1)
gptkbp:mainContractor	gptkb:Mace gptkb:Sir_Robert_McAlpine gptkb:Skanska gptkb:Balfour_Beatty gptkb:Costain gptkb:Dragados gptkb:Laing_O'Rourke gptkb:VINCI gptkb:Strabag
gptkbp:maximumSpeed	360 km/h
gptkbp:operator	gptkb:HS2_Ltd
gptkbp:opposedBy	environmental groups local communities
gptkbp:owner	gptkb:UK_Department_for_Transport
gptkbp:period	Phase 1: London to Birmingham Phase 2a: Birmingham to Crewe Phase 2b: Crewe to Manchester
gptkbp:plannedOpening	2033
gptkbp:purpose	reduce journey times connect major cities increase rail capacity
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Northern_Powerhouse_Rail gptkb:Crossrail
gptkbp:startPoint	gptkb:London_Euston
gptkbp:station	gptkb:East_Midlands_Parkway gptkb:Birmingham_Curzon_Street gptkb:London_Euston gptkb:Interchange_(Solihull) gptkb:Crewe gptkb:Manchester_Piccadilly Old Oak Common
gptkbp:status	under construction
gptkbp:supports	gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom business groups
gptkbp:trackGauge	standard gauge
gptkbp:website	https://www.hs2.org.uk/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:BBV_JV
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7