TEN numbers relating to the HS2 high-speed railway project:

  • £32.7 billion: Original budget for HS2 at 2011 prices.
  • £88 billion: HS2 Ltd's estimate of the final bill at 2019 prices.
  • 60 minutes: Journey time saving between Manchester and London compared with the fastest existing services.
  • 399: MPs voted in favour of the hybrid Bill for Phase 1, while 44 voted against it.
  • 300,000: Passengers per day expected to travel when the railway is fully open
  • 48: Maximum number of trains running on the network every hour
  • 30,000: Jobs supported by HS2 at the peak of construction
  • 225mph: Top speed of the trains.
  • 345 miles: New high-speed track to be built.
  • 38: Age someone turning 18 today could be by the time HS2 is completed, if the plan recommended by HS2 Ltd chairman Allan Cook last year is enacted

Some of the figures are provided by HS2 Ltd.