page_title: High Speed 2
section_title: Connection to other lines
hierarchical_section_title: High Speed 2 / Connection to other lines
caption_attribution_description: English: Diagrammatic map showing the planned High speed rail network in Great Britain, including HS1 (existing), HS2 (est. completion 2032) and proposed connections to "Classic Compatible" rail routes Source: "High speed rail: investing in Britain 's future phase two - the route to Leeds, Manchester and beyond summary" - Department for Transport, 23 January 2013. p. 5 Retrieved 13 May 2014.
context_page_description: High Speed 2 is a planned high speed railway in the United Kingdom, with its first phase in the early stages of construction and future stages awaiting approval. HS2 will be the second major high-speed rail line in Britain; the first is High Speed 1, which connects London to the Channel Tunnel and was opened in the mid-2000s. Upon completion, the railway will link London, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds with a new "Y"-shaped network of 360 km/h tracks.
  High Speed 2 will provide upgrades to the terminal stations of London Euston, Manchester Piccadilly and Leeds, whereas Birmingham will be served by a new terminus known as Birmingham Curzon Street. The railway will also provide four new through stations: Old Oak Common in west London, to connect with Crossrail and the Overground; Birmingham Interchange in Solihull, to connect with Birmingham Airport and serve the National Exhibition Centre; Manchester Interchange in southern Manchester, to connect with Manchester Airport and Metrolink trams; and East Midlands Hub in Long Eaton which will serve Nottingham and Derby via the Nottingham Express Transit tram system.
caption: The planned high speed rail network with proposed "Classic Compatible" rail routes running off high speed lines.[59]
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