Leaders have called for a clear timetable on HS2's arrival in the East Midlands as a new report claims each year of delay could cost the region billions of pounds. A Government minister reiterated the commitment to bring high-speed travel to the East Midlands Parkway station at Ratcliffe on Soar during an event in Derby on Monday (July 3).
The start of 2023 saw speculation that the East Midlands section of the national project may be scrapped, with the Government eventually confirming its commitment to this element of the plan. But a new report from the Transport for the East Midlands group calls for "tangible" progress to be made.
The first HS2 trains are expected to start carrying passengers in the East Midlands in 2033, with estimates the cost of the whole project will eventually reach £71 billion. The London to Birmingham route represents the first phase of HS2, whilst the second sees the route splitting off into a Y shape.
