Northern Powerhouse Rail
No high-speed line, but some new track with
upgrade and electrification of TransPennine line
York
Leeds
Manchester
Piccadilly
Sheffield
Section of
Eastern leg
scrapped
Manchester
airport
Crewe
HS2 phase 2b
Now expected to end at East Midlands Parkway rather than a new hub at Toton
Birmingham
HS2 phase 2b and
HS2 phase 2a
To go ahead as
expected
London
Euston
HS2 phase one
Under construction
Source: DfT
East coast
mainline
West coast
mainline
Northern
Powerhouse Rail
No high-speed line, but
some new track with upgrade
and electrification of
TransPennine line
Leeds
York
Manchester
Piccadilly
Section of Eastern
leg scrapped
Sheffield
Liverpool
HS2 phase 2b
To go ahead as
expected
HS2 phase 2b
Line now expected to end at
East Midlands Parkway rather
than a new hub at Toton
Manchester
airport
Crewe
HS2 phase 2a
Going ahead
Birmingham
Curzon Street
Birmingham
interchange
Birmingham airport
HS2 phase one
Under construction
London
Euston
Old Oak Common