Britain’s new high-speed railway
Building HS2
Britain’s new high-speed railway
HS2 is Britain’s largest construction project, building 140 miles of high-speed railway and four new stations between London and the West Midlands.
We’re creating the infrastructure for reliable, faster rail connections between our major cities – the foundations for a modern network.
Our construction work is complex and large-scale.
We’re building:
- 5 miles of tunnels, protecting landscapes and reducing disruption above ground;
- 175 bridges and 52 viaducts to carry trains over existing roads and railways;
- 111 embankments and 72 cuttings to manage the railway through different landscapes; and
- power and signalling systems for safe, high-speed services.
HS2 route
HS2 connects London Euston and Birmingham Curzon Street, with stations in west London at Old Oak Common and Interchange in Solihull.
The line extends north of Birmingham to Handsacre in Staffordshire. Here, HS2 trains will connect to the West Coast Main Line for the North West and Scotland.
You can explore the route and see what we’re building along 140 miles of track.
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