cruiser2 wrote:They say HS2 will go from London to Birmingham.
It will actually go from a new station Near Euston station to a new station near Birmingham airport. To get to the center of Birmingham which most peopale will want you will have to get another train. So the actual travelling time from center of London to center of birmingham will NOT be reduced.
There's a new HS2 station being built at Curzon St, right in Birmingham city centre.
https://www.hs2.org.uk/stations/birmingham-curzon-street/
The article states that there'll be 9 direct trains per hour.
The only positive I can see is that the original Curzon St Station building will be brought back into use.
Like others have said, it's going to be out of reach for the majority of us. Prices are high enough on normal trains so I dread to think how much a ticket on this will cost.
As a regular rail user though, it's plainly obvious that the rail system that we currently have is woefully inadequate.
