HS2 railway

GPTKB entity

Statements (68)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:train
gptkbp:budget over £100 billion (estimated)
gptkbp:cancelledSection Leeds extension
East Midlands extension
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Birmingham
gptkb:London
gptkb:Birmingham_Interchange
gptkb:Manchester_Piccadilly_(planned)
gptkb:Interchange_(Solihull)
Old Oak Common
Crewe (planned)
Manchester (planned)
Manchester Airport (planned)
gptkbp:controversy cost overruns
environmental impact
route changes
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:criticizedFor local residents
environmental groups
some MPs
gptkbp:electrification 25 kV AC overhead
gptkbp:endPoint Birmingham Curzon Street (Phase 1)
gptkbp:environmentalImpact yes
gptkbp:expansion gptkb:Manchester
East Midlands (cancelled)
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HS2 railway
gptkbp:length approx. 134 miles (Phase 1)
gptkbp:logo HS2 logo.svg
gptkbp:mainContractor gptkb:Eiffage
gptkb:Bouygues
gptkb:Arup
gptkb:Mace
gptkb:AECOM
gptkb:Sir_Robert_McAlpine
gptkb:Skanska
gptkb:Balfour_Beatty
gptkb:Costain
gptkb:Dragados
gptkb:Ferrovial
gptkb:Kier_Group
gptkb:Laing_O'Rourke
gptkb:STRABAG
gptkb:VINCI
gptkb:Murphy_Group
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 360 km/h
gptkbp:operator gptkb:HS2_Ltd
gptkbp:opposedBy yes
gptkbp:owner gptkb:UK_Department_for_Transport
gptkbp:parliamentaryApproval 2017 (Phase 1)
gptkbp:plannedOpening 2030s
gptkbp:proposedBy 2009
gptkbp:purpose passenger transport
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Northern_Powerhouse_Rail
gptkb:East_West_Rail
gptkb:Crossrail
gptkb:High_Speed_1
gptkb:West_Coast_Main_Line
gptkb:Great_British_Railways
gptkbp:startPoint gptkb:London_Euston
gptkbp:status under construction
gptkbp:supports gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
business groups
some local authorities
gptkbp:trackGauge standard gauge
gptkbp:website https://www.hs2.org.uk/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:High_Speed_Two_Limited
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7