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Transport Minister Grant Shapps has confirmed that the first phase of the HS2 high-speed railway, between London and Birmingham, will be delayed by up to five years.
Due to open at the end of 2026, the first phase could now open between 2028 and 2031 before the first trains run on the route, with the cost of the project also having been revealed to have risen from £62 billion to up to £88 billion.
Additionally, the second phase to Manchester and Leeds was due to open in 2032-33, but that has also been pushed back to 2035-2040. The news follows a report from Allan Cook, the chairman of HS2, which concluded that the new railway could not be delivered within the current budget.
In August, the government announced that it planned to review the costs and benefits of the rail project, with a ‘go or no-go’ decision by the end of the year.
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