PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
High Speed 2 Line: Sheffield Station (1 December 2016)

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of High Speed 2 (HS2) trains that could be timetabled each hour during the day if Sheffield city centre station is chosen for HS2 operating at its current capacity; and whether his Department plans to increase capacity at that station.

Asked by:
Mr Clive Betts (Labour)

Our current assumption is that up to two high speed trains an hour, to and from London, would be able to serve Sheffield station without the need for extra capacity, if the proposals on which we are currently consulting for the HS2 route in South Yorkshire are confirmed. We are also investigating routing up to two further HS2 services from Birmingham to Leeds through Sheffield. This would require an additional northern junction which is also covered in the current consultation.

Answered by:
Andrew Jones (Conservative)
6 December 2016