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.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
High Speed 1 canonical	37
High Speed 1 (via nearby Ebbsfleet International)	1
High Speed 1 domestic network	1
High Speed 1 line	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	high-speed railway line ⓘ railway infrastructure project ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Channel Tunnel Rail Link ⓘ HS1 Ltd ⓘ surface form: HS1
builtFor	Channel Tunnel access ⓘ
cityServed	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
concessionExpiry	circa 2040s ⓘ
connects	Channel Tunnel ⓘ London, England ⓘ surface form: 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–Brussels ⓘ surface form: London and Brussels London–Paris ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ surface form: Ebbsfleet International railway station Stratford International railway station ⓘ
hasStructure	Medway Viaducts ⓘ North Downs Tunnel ⓘ North Downs Tunnel ⓘ surface form: 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, England ⓘ surface form: Kent
regulator	Office of Rail and Road ⓘ
safetySystem	Automatic Train Control ⓘ surface form: TVM-430 cab signalling
serves	domestic passenger services ⓘ international passenger services ⓘ
terminus	Channel Tunnel ⓘ London St Pancras International ⓘ surface form: London St Pancras International railway station
trackConfiguration	double track ⓘ
usedBy	Eurostar ⓘ Southeastern Highspeed ⓘ

Referenced by (40)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kent → hasTransportLink → High Speed 1 ⓘ

London St Pancras International → partOf → High Speed 1 ⓘ

Eurostar → operatesOnLine → High Speed 1 ⓘ

Gravesend → railwayLine → High Speed 1 ⓘ

this entity surface form: High Speed 1 (via nearby Ebbsfleet International)

Ashford → servedBy → High Speed 1 ⓘ

British railway network → hasPart → High Speed 1 ⓘ

ORR → regulates → High Speed 1 ⓘ

subject surface form: Office of Rail and Road

British Rail Class 395 → primaryRoute → High Speed 1 ⓘ

HS1 Ltd → owns → High Speed 1 ⓘ

HS1 Ltd → operates → High Speed 1 ⓘ

HS1 Ltd → hasNetwork → High Speed 1 ⓘ

HS1 Ltd → concessionaireFor → High Speed 1 ⓘ

Southeastern Highspeed → railwayLineUsed → High Speed 1 ⓘ

Lille Europe → railwayLine → High Speed 1 ⓘ

Kent, England → hasRailLink → High Speed 1 ⓘ

British Rail Class 373 → trackAccess → High Speed 1 ⓘ

London–Paris → usesInfrastructure → High Speed 1 ⓘ

London–Lille → usesInfrastructure → High Speed 1 ⓘ

London–Avignon → usesRailwayLine → High Speed 1 ⓘ

Ebbsfleet International → partOfLine → High Speed 1 ⓘ

London–Lyon → usesInfrastructure → High Speed 1 ⓘ

South Eastern Main Line → hasJunctionWith → High Speed 1 ⓘ

London–Brussels → usesRailwayLine → High Speed 1 ⓘ

Kent coastal services → usesLine → High Speed 1 ⓘ

mainland Kent → containsRailLink → High Speed 1 ⓘ

Stratford International railway station → servedByLine → High Speed 1 ⓘ

Stratford International railway station → partOf → High Speed 1 ⓘ

this entity surface form: High Speed 1 domestic network

Ashford International railway station → onLine → High Speed 1 ⓘ

North Downs Tunnel → partOf → High Speed 1 ⓘ

North Downs Tunnel → railwayLineUsed → High Speed 1 ⓘ

north-west Kent → hasTransportLink → High Speed 1 ⓘ

Ebbsfleet Valley → hasTransportLink → High Speed 1 ⓘ

Channel Tunnel Rail Link → officialName → High Speed 1 ⓘ

TVM cab signalling → usedOn → High Speed 1 ⓘ

London–Amsterdam → usesHighSpeedLine → High Speed 1 ⓘ

Medway Viaducts → carries → High Speed 1 ⓘ

Medway Viaducts → locatedOn → High Speed 1 ⓘ

this entity surface form: High Speed 1 line

TVM-430 → usedOn → High Speed 1 ⓘ

Folkestone West railway station → hasHighSpeedServicesVia → High Speed 1 ⓘ

Paris–London high-speed corridor → usesInfrastructure → High Speed 1 ⓘ