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<p>The type of role that railways play, for example the relative mix of local and
commuter demand versus regional and longer distance travel, varies from country to
country. The UK has one of the most intensively utilised rail networks in Europe,
with many commuter services and over 4,000 extra services per week having been added
over the past couple of years. The UK rail system has some of the highest passenger
satisfaction levels in Europe, and the recent Transport Focus National Rail Passenger
Survey Spring 2019 reported that the biggest single factor impacting on passenger
satisfaction was punctuality, at a 36% contribution, whilst ‘journey length’ only
made a 7% contribution. Furthermore, to the limited extent that journey length is
considered important, 84% of passengers surveyed were satisfied with ‘the length of
time the journey was scheduled to take (speed)’, the third highest satisfaction level
out of the 40 different aspects of a rail journey assessed.</p><p> </p><p>Once construction
of HS2 has been completed trains would be capable of operations up to 360km/h, however
HS2 is about much more than just speed, it brings enhanced capacity, in particular
released capacity on the existing rail network connectivity and wider economic benefits.</p><p>
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