Media. Against. Consultation | High Speed Rail Consultation. Hsr-consultation-summary. Events for Birmingham | High Speed Rail Consultation. Proposed route | High Speed Rail Consultation. High Speed 2. High Speed 2 (HS2) is a planned[2][3] high-speed railway between London Euston, the English Midlands, North West England, Yorkshire, and potentially North East England and the Central Belt of Scotland. The project is being developed by High Speed Two Ltd, a company limited by guarantee established by the UK government. The line is to be built in two phases. The first phase will be between London and Birmingham, then the second phase to Manchester Piccadilly running under Crewe railway station and via Manchester Airport, and to Leeds via the East Midlands Hub and Sheffield Meadowhall.
Four major city centres shall be served directly: London, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester. Other cities are to be accessed using HS2 trains running on existing tracks or with edge-of-town stations. High-speed rail is officially supported in principle by the Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties, and opposed by UKIP and the Green Party. History[edit] High Speed Two Limited[edit] Route[edit]