Crossrail 2
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| Overview | |
| Type | Commuter/suburban rail |
| System | National Rail |
| Status | Proposed |
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| Technical | |
| Number of tracks | 2 |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Electrification | 25 kV 50 Hz AC (Overhead line) |
| Operating speed | Up to 140 km/h (90 mph) |
Crossrail 2 is a proposed rail route in South East England, running from nine stations in Surrey to three in Hertfordshire providing a new rail link across London on the Crossrail network. It would connect the South Western Main Line to the West Anglia Main Line, via Victoria and King's Cross St. Pancras, intended to alleviate severe overcrowding that would otherwise occur on commuter rail routes into Central London by the 2030s.
The line is the fourth major rail project in the capital since 2000 (East London line extensions opened May 2010, Thameslink Programme opens 2018 and Crossrail opens 2018-9). National Rail's projections of overcrowding including in less well-served suburbs and tourist destinations by tube led it to call for more new lines and cross-London line proposals have gained more importance with Euston being named as the terminus of the planned High Speed 2 rail line.
The project was earlier known as the Chelsea–Hackney line (or Chelney line) in reference to a potential route. The plan for a line on this alignment has existed in various forms since 1970.
This route is from the 2015 public consultation.
Operating in new underground tunnels at 30 trains per hour (in each direction):
Also in new tunnels, connected to a junction north of Dalston, at 10 and 15 trains per hour:
Running at between 10 and 15 trains per hour on new rails above ground, connected to a junction north of Dalston:
Tottenham Hale 
(West Anglia Main Line, Lea Valley Lines) all stations to Broxbourne for Crossrail 2 services and Cheshunt .
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