| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:high-speed_railway_project 
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                                | gptkbp:abbreviation | gptkb:HS2 
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                                | gptkbp:cancelled_section | gptkb:Phase_2b_Eastern_leg_(to_Leeds) 
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                                | gptkbp:city | gptkb:Birmingham gptkb:Leeds
 gptkb:London
 gptkb:Manchester
 gptkb:Crewe
 
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                                | gptkbp:constructionStartYear | 2020 
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                                | gptkbp:cost_estimate | over £100 billion 
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                                | gptkbp:country | gptkb:United_Kingdom 
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                                | gptkbp:criticizedFor | environmental groups local communities
 
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                                | gptkbp:endPoint | gptkb:Birmingham_Curzon_Street gptkb:Manchester_Piccadilly
 
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                                | gptkbp:environmentalImpact | controversial 
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                                | gptkbp:fundedBy | publicly funded 
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                                | gptkbp:length | approx. 134 miles (Phase 1) 
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                                | gptkbp:mainContractor | gptkb:Eiffage gptkb:Arup
 gptkb:Mace
 gptkb:WSP
 gptkb:AECOM
 gptkb:Sir_Robert_McAlpine
 gptkb:Skanska
 gptkb:BAM_Nuttall
 gptkb:Balfour_Beatty
 gptkb:Costain
 gptkb:Dragados
 gptkb:Ferrovial
 gptkb:Kier_Group
 gptkb:Laing_O'Rourke
 gptkb:STRABAG
 gptkb:VINCI
 gptkb:Morgan_Sindall
 
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                                | gptkbp:maximumSpeed | 360 km/h 
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                                | gptkbp:notableStation | gptkb:Birmingham_Interchange gptkb:Interchange_(Solihull)
 gptkb:Manchester_Airport
 Old Oak Common
 
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                                | gptkbp:operator | gptkb:HS2_Ltd 
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                                | gptkbp:opposedBy | environmental concerns cost concerns
 
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                                | gptkbp:owner | gptkb:UK_Government 
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                                | gptkbp:parliamentary_approval | 2017 (Phase 1) 2021 (Phase 2a)
 
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                                | gptkbp:period | Phase 1: London to Birmingham Phase 2a: Birmingham to Crewe
 Phase 2b: Crewe to Manchester
 
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                                | gptkbp:plannedOpening | 2033 
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                                | gptkbp:purpose | reduce journey times connect major cities
 increase rail capacity
 
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                                | gptkbp:relatedTo | gptkb:High_Speed_1 
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                                | gptkbp:rollingStock | gptkb:Alstom gptkb:Hitachi_Rail
 
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                                | gptkbp:startPoint | gptkb:London_Euston 
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                                | gptkbp:status | under construction 
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                                | gptkbp:supports | gptkb:UK_Government business groups
 
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                                | gptkbp:trackGauge | standard gauge 
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                                | gptkbp:website | https://www.hs2.org.uk/ 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:London_Euston gptkb:Northern_Powerhouse_initiative
 gptkb:HS2_Ltd
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 6 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | High Speed 2 
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