Trains could be 20% over capacity for standing and seated passengers by the time HS2 is finished
Trains are expected to carry thousands of fewer passengers a day, closures to repair the line are likely to increase and fares will likely have to rise to curb demand.
These plans would see HS2 trains continue up the West Coast Main Line on the existing track, despite the HS2 track ending at Birmingham New Street. By the scheduled completion of HS2, there could be 20 per cent more passengers wanting to board trains than they are built for, causing serious problems for the future of the line.
The precise nature of price rises will not be known for years, but would be necessary to prevent severe overcrowding on some services.it was “so obvious it was inescapable” that a new rail line linking England’s three main cities would need to be completed, due to the problems with capacity.show that the route between Wilmslow at Manchester is expected to be “at capacity” with additional capacity issues outside of Stafford following the cancellation of HS2 to Manchester.
This is likely to result in train lines across the west coast closed for extended periods of time, with the current prediction that the lines will have to close across groups of consecutive weekends for a number of years. “Only in Britain would you see a new high-speed rail line get built, cancelled and end up costing people more.”that it would be “inevitable” that any future government would need to return to the prospect of reviving HS2’s later stages.
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