High Speed 1

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf high-speed railway line
railway infrastructure project
alsoKnownAs Channel Tunnel Rail Link
HS1
linked to: HS1 Ltd
builtFor Channel Tunnel access
cityServed London
linked to: London, England
concessionExpiry circa 2040s
connects Channel Tunnel
London
linked to: London, England
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
linked to: London–Brussels

London and Paris
linked to: London–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)
linked to: North Downs Tunnel
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
linked to: Kent, England
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

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Kent hasTransportLink High Speed 1
Eurostar operatesOnLine High Speed 1
Gravesend railwayLine High Speed 1 (via nearby Ebbsfleet International)
linked to: High Speed 1
Ashford servedBy High Speed 1
British railway network hasPart High Speed 1
Office of Rail and Road regulates High Speed 1
subject linked to: ORR
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
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
London–Brussels usesRailwayLine High Speed 1
Kent coastal services usesLine High Speed 1
mainland Kent containsRailLink High Speed 1
Stratford International railway station partOf High Speed 1 domestic network
linked to: 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
TVM cab signalling usedOn High Speed 1
Medway Viaducts carries High Speed 1
Medway Viaducts locatedOn High Speed 1 line
linked to: High Speed 1
TVM-430 usedOn High Speed 1