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

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 Calais region ⓘ
linked to: Pas-de-Calais

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 ⓘ
Paris Gare du Nord ⓘ
linked to: Gare du Nord
ticketingSystem reservation compulsory ⓘ
travelTimeApprox about 2 hours 15 minutes ⓘ
typicalRollingStock Eurostar e300 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Euralille business district → railJunctionOf → Paris–London high-speed line ⓘ
linked to: Paris–London high-speed corridor