High-speed rail link is over budget, years behind schedule: UK government

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LONDON: A proposed high-speed rail project to improve links from London to central and northern England will cost about £20 billion more than ...

LONDON: A proposed high-speed rail project to improve links from London to central and northern England will cost about £20 billion more than originally expected and is up to five years behind schedule, the government said on Tuesday .

However, it has faced criticism over the cost with opponents saying it would be better to spend the money on boosting the number of trains on conventional services rather than by building a new high-speed connection.

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