High Speed 2 Line: Construction

(asked on 26th October 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she expects future scheduled HS2 services to connect with and use the West Coast Main Line north of Birmingham.


Answered by
Justin Madders Portrait
Justin Madders
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
This question was answered on 3rd November 2026

HS2 services are expected to connect with the West Coast Main Line north of Birmingham via Handsacre Junction when the full scheme opens, currently estimated to be between May 2040 and December 2043.

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