What is High-speed rail in the United Kingdom?
'''High-speed rail in the United Kingdom''' is under development. There are both existing and proposed high-speed lines. ==List of lines== * [[High Speed 1]] (HS1), also called the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL), is a 108-kilometre (67 mile) high-speed railway between [[London]] and the [[United Kingdom]] end of the [[Channel Tunnel]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://highspeed1.co.uk/about-us|title=About us - High Speed 1|website=highspeed1.co.uk}}</ref> * [[High Speed 2]] (HS2) is a planned high-speed railway. It will directly link London and [[Birmingham]]. The [[East Midlands]]. [[Leeds]] and [[Manchester]] legs were cancelled. It is due to open in stages from 2026.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hs2.org.uk/timeline-1/|title=Timeline|website=High Speed 2|access-date=2018-07-30|archive-date=2018-09-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902164843/https://www.hs2.org.uk/timeline-1/|url-status=dead}}</ref> * [[High Speed 3]] (HS3) is a proposed high-speed railway from [[Liverpool]] to [[Hull]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-41007784|title=Osborne urges 'HS3' for northern England|date=22 August 2017|publisher=|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> Its current status is uncertain. * [[HS4Air]] was a proposed high-speed railway line to link [[Heathrow Airport]] and [[Gatwick Airport]]. It would also connect to HS1 and HS2. It was proposed in 2018 by British engineering consultancy, Expedition Engineering.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.infrastructure-intelligence.com/article/mar-2018/firm-pitches-%E2%80%9C-m25-high-speed-trains%E2%80%9D-pass-through-heathrow-and-gatwick|title=Firm pitches “an M25 for high-speed trains” to pass through Heathrow and Gatwick|website=Infrastructure Intelligence|access-date=2018-07-30|archive-date=2018-07-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730094448/http://www.infrastructure-intelligence.com/article/mar-2018/firm-pitches-%E2%80%9C-m25-high-speed-trains%E2%80%9D-pass-through-heathrow-and-gatwick|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==Related pages== * [[Eurostar]] * [