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<p> </p><p>Under the proposed HS2 scheme, the station in the East Midlands will be
separated by journeys to Birmingham and Sheffield by less than 20 minutes each. Fast
and frequent shuttle services could connect Nottingham and Derby with the East Midlands
Hub station with a journey time of just 12mins from Nottingham and 15mins from Derby.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Sir David Higgins' report, <em>HS2 Plus</em>, was published
on 17<sup>th</sup> March. Government welcomes Sir David's recommendation that Phase
Two should be considered holistically and integrated with classic rail investment.
In order to deliver better connectivity we have now asked HS2 Ltd and Network Rail
to explore a process for integrated development of Network Rail's plans with decisions
on Phase Two of HS2. This will form part of Sir David Higgins' report in the autumn.</p><p>
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