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Originally Posted by Chrysalis
HS2 doesnt benefit everywhere ingiition  e.g. although its runs through Leicestershire we have been disallowed a station. Its one reason I am against HS2 as it benefits so few areas. |
Where in Leicestershire would it stop? The main point of High Speed rail is to connect the hubs around the country and reduce the travel time between them rather than act as a commuter service. Too many stops undermines the point of the network, it's the same issue Eurostar face when adding a new station.
I think they need to be more aggressive in getting HS all the way to Scotland. That's when the real benefit of the network would be felt as the time between Glasgow/London would be drastically improved.