High Speed 1

E37707

high-speed railway line railway infrastructure project

High Speed 1 is the high-speed railway line in southeastern England that connects London with the Channel Tunnel, enabling fast international and domestic train services.

Aliases (1)

High Speed 1 (via nearby Ebbsfleet International) ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	high-speed railway line → railway infrastructure project →
alsoKnownAs	Channel Tunnel Rail Link → HS1 →
builtFor	Channel Tunnel access →
cityServed	London →
concessionExpiry	circa 2040s →
connects	Channel Tunnel → London →
connectsWith	High-speed rail network in continental Europe →
constructionStart	1998 →
country	United Kingdom →
electrification	25 kV AC overhead line →
enables	reduced journey times between London and Kent →
enablesServiceBetween	London and Amsterdam → London and Brussels → London and Paris →
fundingModel	public–private partnership →
gauge	standard gauge →
hasPrimaryPurpose	high-speed connection between London and continental Europe →
hasStation	Ashford International railway station → Ebbsfleet International railway station → Stratford International railway station →
hasStructure	Medway Viaducts → North Downs Tunnel → Thames Tunnel (HS1) →
interoperabilityStandard	European high-speed rail standards →
lineLength	approximately 108 kilometres →
locatedIn	southeastern England →
maximumDesignSpeed	300 km/h →
opened	2003 → 2007 →
openingDetail	Section 1 opened in 2003 → Section 2 to St Pancras opened in 2007 →
operator	HS1 Ltd →
owner	HS1 Ltd →
partOf	British railway network →
regionServed	East London → Kent →
regulator	Office of Rail and Road →
safetySystem	TVM-430 cab signalling →
serves	domestic passenger services → international passenger services →
terminus	Channel Tunnel → London St Pancras International railway station →
trackConfiguration	double track →
usedBy	Eurostar → Southeastern Highspeed →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Kent →	hasTransportLink
Eurostar →	operatesOnLine
London St Pancras International →	partOf
Gravesend ("High Speed 1 (via nearby Ebbsfleet International)") →	railwayLine
Ashford →	servedBy