HS2 Phase Two

Overview, maps and information about the HS2 Phase Two route from West Midlands to Manchester and Leeds.

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Guidance and regulation

• HS2 Phase 2b plan and profile maps: Crewe to Manchester (2022)
  • Map
  • 21 August 2023
  • High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
• HS2 Phase 2a plan and profile maps: West Midlands to Crewe (2021)
  • Map
  • 31 March 2021
  • High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
• HS2 property scheme maps by constituency
  • Map
  • 7 November 2024
  • High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
• HS2 Phase 2b safeguarding maps: Wakefield, Leeds and North Yorkshire
  • Map
  • 24 May 2023
  • High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
• Property scheme maps for HS2 Phase 2b
  • Map
  • 24 May 2023
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News and communications

• HS2 Crewe to Manchester: supplement to the update on the strategic outline business case
  • 20 June 2022
  • Department for Transport and High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
  • Written statement
• Government takes action to ensure Scotland receives best possible HS2 service
  • 6 June 2022
  • Department for Transport and High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
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• Removing the Golborne Link from the HS2 Bill
  • 6 June 2022
  • Department for Transport and High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
  • Written statement
• High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Bill and associated documents
  • 24 January 2022
  • Department for Transport and High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
  • Written statement
• North West on track to benefit from faster and more reliable train journeys as bill for next phase of HS2 to be laid in Parliament
  • 24 January 2022
  • Department for Transport and High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
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Research and statistics

• Background information and data for the HS2 Phase 2b SES2 and AP2 ES: Water resources and flood risk
  • 3 July 2023
  • High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
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• Background information and data for the HS2 Phase 2b SES2 and AP2 ES: Traffic and transport
  • 3 July 2023
  • High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
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• Background information and data for the HS2 Phase 2b SES2 and AP2 ES: Major accidents and disasters
  • 3 July 2023
  • High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
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• Background information and data for the HS2 Phase 2b SES2 and AP2 ES: Land quality
  • 3 July 2023
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• Background information and data for the HS2 Phase 2b SES2 and AP2 ES: Historic environment
  • 3 July 2023
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Policy papers and consultations

• High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Additional Provision 2 Environmental Statement and Supplementary Environmental Statement 2 Consultation
  • 4 December 2023
  • High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 31 August 2023
• HS2 Phase 2a Compulsory Purchase: General Vesting Declarations for Staffordshire 2022
  • 4 April 2024
  • High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
  • Policy paper
• Monitoring air quality and dust on the HS2 Phase One and 2a route (December 2023)
  • 19 February 2024
  • High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
  • Impact assessment
• HS2 Phase Two economic case advice for the Department for Transport
  • 11 October 2023
  • High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
  • Policy paper
• HS2 Phase 2a Compulsory Purchase: General Vesting Declarations for Staffordshire 2023
  • 11 October 2023
  • High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
  • Policy paper

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

• Meeting minutes for the HS2 Phase 2b planning forum
  • 3 October 2024
  • High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
  • Transparency
• Meeting minutes for the HS2 Phase 2a planning forum (close down)
  • 11 July 2024
  • High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
  • Transparency
• HS2 Phase 2b planning forum: highways subgroup
  • 1 September 2023
  • High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
  • Transparency
• HS2 Phase 2b planning forum: heritage subgroup
  • 3 August 2023
  • High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
  • Transparency
• HS2 Phase 2b planning forum: flooding and drainage subgroup
  • 3 August 2023
  • High Speed Two (HS2) Limited
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Organisations

• Department for Transport

• High Speed Two (HS2) Limited

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• HS2 Phase 2a
• HS2 Phase 2b