Paris–London high-speed corridor

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The Paris–London high-speed corridor is a major international rail route linking the French and British capitals via high-speed lines and the Channel Tunnel, enabling fast Eurostar services between the two cities.

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Paris–London high-speed corridor canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf high-speed rail corridor
international rail route
borderCrossing United Kingdom–France border
surface form: France–United Kingdom border
connects London, England
surface form: London

Paris
country France
United Kingdom
crosses English Channel
electrification 25 kV AC overhead line
enables high-speed rail travel between Paris and London
mainIntermediateNodeFrance Lille Europe
mainIntermediateNodeUK Ashford International (historically for some services)
maxSpeedOnBritishSection up to 300 km/h
maxSpeedOnFrenchSection up to 300 km/h
modeOfTransport rail
openedHighSpeed1Completion 2007
openedViaChannelTunnel 1994
operatorHeadquartersCountry France
United Kingdom
partOf Trans-European high-speed rail network
passesThrough Pas-de-Calais
surface form: Calais region

Channel Tunnel
Kent
primaryOperator Eurostar
purpose to provide fast rail connection between the capitals of France and the United Kingdom
railGauge standard gauge
securityCheckLocation departure stations
serviceBrand Eurostar
serviceType passenger
terminus London St Pancras International
Gare du Nord
surface form: Paris Gare du Nord
ticketingSystem reservation compulsory
travelTimeApprox about 2 hours 15 minutes
typicalRollingStock Eurostar e300 trainsets
surface form: Eurostar e300

Eurostar e320 trainsets
surface form: Eurostar e320
usesBorderControlSystem juxtaposed controls
usesInfrastructure Channel Tunnel
High Speed 1
LGV Nord
usesTunnel Channel Tunnel

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LGV Nord formsPartOfCorridor Paris–London high-speed corridor