High Speed Rail (HS2)
The council will fight to ensure HS2 is constructed and operated in a manner that best protects our residents and the environment.
HS2 proposal
HS2 is the Government's proposal for a new, high speed north-south railway. The proposal is being taken forward in two phases: Phase One will connect London with Birmingham and the West Midlands and Phase Two will extend the route to Manchester, Leeds and beyond.
The railway will run in a tunnel from Ealing into our borough, under Ruislip before emerging at Ickenham High Road. It will then travel overground before ramping up onto a viaduct over the Colne Valley. It will then descend to ground level before going into a tunnel under the M25 and further west.
The scale of the project is vast. The map below provides a brief overview of some of the main HS2 features to be built in the borough. Our borough will see a disproportionate amount of impact with no benefits and will continue to fight for a reduction in the vast amount of harm, and a mitigation package that is commensurate with the scale of destruction.
The Government's public consultation began on 28 February and ended 29 July 2011, covering the following:
- a proposed route from London to Birmingham, with a link to HS1 (by 2026)
- a strategy for a Y-shaped network linking London, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds, with a spur to Heathrow (by 2033)
Construction boundary of HS2
Main construction features of HS2
