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<p>The Government’s current requirements for HS2 specify that on completion of Phase
1 it will be capable of enabling a train service of up to 11 trains per hour into
and out of Euston and 14 trains per hour in each direction at Old Oak Common. On completion
of Phase 2 the system shall enable up to 18 trains per hour into and out of Euston
and at Old Oak Common.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s aim is that all towns or cities
which currently have a direct service to London will retain broadly comparable or
better services once HS2 is completed. Some preliminary work on the future timetable
for the West Coast Main Line was undertaken in the early part of 2014, but it is important
to stress that the actual timetable operated in the 2020s will depend on the development
of the railway and train services over the course of the coming decade. Network Rail
is currently working with the rail industry, including the Department for Transport
and train and freight operators, to consider future service levels in light of the
opening of HS2, and these will be determined through normal rail industry access allocation
processes in due course.</p>
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