MPs say it would be 'really disappointing' if the HS2 rail line didn't reach Nottinghamshire amid reports that the Government is thinking of scrapping part of the project
MPs say it would be "really disappointing" if the HS2 rail line didn't reach Nottinghamshire amid reports that the Government is thinking of scrapping part of the project. Current plans would see the eastern leg of the new line terminating near the East Midlands Parkway station, just south of Nottingham.
The Financial Times has now reported that the Government is considering the scrapping of the eastern leg altogether, meaning that it wouldn't reach Nottinghamshire at all. The paper says the idea is part of HS2 cost-cutting initiatives that will continue until the summer and that no final decision will be made until they are complete.
"The Government has given us several million pounds to do the kind of planning work around what growth and investment we could get around the East Midlands Parkway and Toton. Obviously we'd be really disappointed if [it was scrapped]." The previous idea was for a Toton station to act as a high-speed hub. But under the revised plan, HS2 lines would instead go to the new base at East Midlands Parkway, and HS2 trains will continue from there to Nottingham Station on main rail network lines.
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