Channel Tunnel Rail Link
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The Channel Tunnel Rail Link, officially known as High Speed 1, is the high-speed railway in the United Kingdom that connects London with the Channel Tunnel and onward services to continental Europe.
All labels observed (6)
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
high-speed railway line
ⓘ
rail infrastructure project ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | CTRL ⓘ |
| cityServed |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| concessionHolder | HS1 Ltd ⓘ |
| connectsCity |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| connectsCountry |
Belgium
ⓘ
France ⓘ |
| connectsRegion | Kent ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
French high-speed rail network
ⓘ
continental Europe ⓘ |
| connectsWith |
Channel Tunnel
ⓘ
Channel Tunnel ⓘ
surface form:
Eurotunnel
|
| constructionStart | late 1990s ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| electrification | 25 kV AC overhead line ⓘ |
| endPoint |
Channel Tunnel
ⓘ
surface form:
Channel Tunnel portal at Cheriton, Kent
|
| fundingModel | public–private partnership ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Ashford International railway station
ⓘ
Ebbsfleet International ⓘ
surface form:
Ebbsfleet International railway station
London St Pancras International ⓘ
surface form:
St Pancras International railway station
Stratford International railway station ⓘ |
| lineLength | approximately 108 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn | England ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 300 km/h ⓘ |
| officialName | High Speed 1 ⓘ |
| opened |
2003
ⓘ
2007 ⓘ |
| openingDetail |
Section 1 opened in 2003
ⓘ
Section 2 to St Pancras opened in 2007 ⓘ |
| operator | HS1 Ltd ⓘ |
| owner | HS1 Ltd ⓘ |
| partOf | United Kingdom high-speed rail network ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Ashford International railway station
ⓘ
Ebbsfleet International ⓘ
surface form:
Ebbsfleet International railway station
Stratford International railway station ⓘ |
| previousLondonTerminusForEurostar |
Waterloo station
ⓘ
surface form:
Waterloo International railway station
|
| primaryUse | international passenger services ⓘ |
| purpose | to provide high-speed rail connection between London and the Channel Tunnel ⓘ |
| regionServed | South East England ⓘ |
| regulatoryBody | Office of Rail and Road ⓘ |
| replacedTerminus |
The International Terminal at Waterloo Station
ⓘ
surface form:
Waterloo International as London Eurostar terminus
|
| secondaryUse | domestic passenger services ⓘ |
| serves |
Eurostar
ⓘ
surface form:
Eurostar services
Southeastern high-speed domestic services ⓘ |
| shortName |
HS1 Ltd
ⓘ
surface form:
HS1
|
| startPoint |
London St Pancras International
ⓘ
surface form:
St Pancras International railway station
|
| terminus |
Channel Tunnel
ⓘ
London St Pancras International ⓘ
surface form:
London St Pancras International railway station
|
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
London–Channel Tunnel high-speed route
this entity surface form:
London–Channel Tunnel high-speed route
this entity surface form:
Channel Tunnel Rail Link (High Speed 1)
this entity surface form:
Channel Tunnel Rail Link Medway Viaduct
this entity surface form:
Channel Tunnel rail link