Brussels–London high-speed rail corridor

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The Brussels–London high-speed rail corridor is the international high-speed railway link connecting Brussels with London via the Channel Tunnel, primarily served by Eurostar services.

All labels observed (5)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf high-speed rail corridor ⓘ
international railway line ⓘ
borderControlAgencies Belgian federal police (for Schengen exit/entry where applicable) ⓘ
French border police ⓘ
UK Border Force ⓘ
borderCrossing UK–France border under the English Channel ⓘ
connects Brussels ⓘ
linked to: Brussels, Belgium

London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
countryTraversed Belgium ⓘ
France ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
electrification 25 kV AC overhead line ⓘ
3 kV DC overhead line (Belgian conventional approaches) ⓘ
750 V DC third rail (historically in Southern England before HS1 completion) ⓘ
formerLondonTerminus London Waterloo International railway station ⓘ
gauge standard gauge ⓘ
hasBorderInfrastructure Channel Tunnel portal in France ⓘ
linked to: Channel Tunnel

Channel Tunnel portal in the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Channel Tunnel
marketingName Eurostar Brussels–London route ⓘ
maximumServiceSpeed 300 km/h ⓘ
notUsedFor regular freight services ⓘ
openedViaChannelTunnel 1994 ⓘ
operatingModel through high-speed passenger services ⓘ
ownerOfInfrastructureSegment Getlink (Channel Tunnel) ⓘ
HS1 Ltd (High Speed 1 in the UK) ⓘ
Infrabel (Belgian infrastructure) ⓘ
linked to: Infrabel

SNCF Réseau (French infrastructure) ⓘ
linked to: SNCF Réseau
partOf Trans-European high-speed rail network ⓘ
primaryOperator Eurostar ⓘ
purpose passenger transport ⓘ
rollingStock Eurostar e300 (Class 373) ⓘ
Eurostar e320 (Class 374) ⓘ
safetySystem ERTMS/ETCS on parts of High Speed 1 ⓘ
TVM cab signalling on high-speed sections ⓘ
securityControl juxtaposed border controls at departure stations ⓘ
servesStation Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid railway station ⓘ
London St Pancras International railway station ⓘ
serviceType non-stop or limited-stop high-speed passenger services ⓘ
StPancrasInternationalOpeningForEurostar 2007 ⓘ
ticketingSystem Eurostar international ticketing ⓘ
linked to: Eurostar
travelClassOffered Business Premier ⓘ
Standard ⓘ
Standard Premier ⓘ
typicalJourneyTime approximately 2 hours between Brussels and London ⓘ
usesInfrastructure Channel Tunnel ⓘ
usesLine HSL 1 ⓘ
High Speed 1 ⓘ
LGV Nord ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

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

HSL 1 → partOfRoute → Brussels–London high-speed rail corridor ⓘ
London–Lille → partOfCorridor → London–Paris–Brussels high-speed corridor ⓘ
linked to: Brussels–London high-speed rail corridor
Brussels–Lille high-speed railway → enablesConnection → Brussels–London high-speed route ⓘ
linked to: Brussels–London high-speed rail corridor
Belgium → hasRailLink → Brussels–London high-speed line (via Channel Tunnel) ⓘ
subject linked to: Belgium (via border stations)
linked to: Brussels–London high-speed rail corridor
Brussels–London high-speed rail corridor → marketingName → Eurostar Brussels–London route ⓘ
linked to: Brussels–London high-speed rail corridor