CTRL

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CTRL is the high-speed railway line in the United Kingdom that connects London with the Channel Tunnel, forming the UK’s main link to continental Europe’s high-speed rail network.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf high-speed railway line
railway infrastructure project
abbreviationOf Channel Tunnel Rail Link NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Channel Tunnel Rail Link NERFINISHED
High Speed 1 NERFINISHED
builtFor international passenger traffic
category High-speed railway lines in the United Kingdom
connectsFrom London NERFINISHED
connectsNetwork British rail network
continental European high-speed rail network
connectsTo Channel Tunnel NERFINISHED
Channel Tunnel portal at Cheriton, Kent
constructionPhased yes
country United Kingdom
crosses River Medway via Medway Viaduct NERFINISHED
designedFor high-speed passenger trains
electrification 25 kV AC overhead line
enablesService high-speed passenger services between London and continental Europe
forms UK’s main rail link to continental Europe’s high-speed rail network
fullyOpened 2007
gauge standard gauge
hasMaximumOperatingSpeed up to 300 km/h on most of the route
hasSection Section 1 (Channel Tunnel to Fawkham Junction)
Section 2 (Fawkham Junction to St Pancras International)
impact shortened London–Brussels rail journey times
shortened London–Paris rail journey times
includesStructure Medway Viaduct NERFINISHED
North Downs Tunnel NERFINISHED
Thames-side cuttings and embankments
linkedTo Channel Tunnel NERFINISHED
locatedIn Greater London
Kent NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion England NERFINISHED
openedToTraffic in stages between 2003 and 2007
operatedBy HS1 Ltd NERFINISHED
ownedBy HS1 Ltd NERFINISHED
partOf United Kingdom high-speed rail network NERFINISHED
purpose increase rail capacity between London and Kent
reduce journey times between London and continental Europe
regulates access for international high-speed services to London
servesStation Ashford International railway station NERFINISHED
Ebbsfleet International railway station NERFINISHED
St Pancras International railway station NERFINISHED
Stratford International railway station NERFINISHED
terminusInLondon St Pancras International railway station NERFINISHED
usedByOperator Eurostar NERFINISHED
Southeastern Highspeed NERFINISHED

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