London–Paris rail route

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The London–Paris rail route is a major international high-speed rail corridor linking the United Kingdom and France via the Channel Tunnel, primarily served by Eurostar trains between London St Pancras and Paris Gare du Nord.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf international high-speed rail corridor ⓘ
passenger rail route ⓘ
approximateJourneyTime about 2 hours 15 minutes ⓘ
borderControlRegime juxtaposed controls ⓘ
borderControlType Schengen–non-Schengen external border ⓘ
borderCrossing United Kingdom–France border ⓘ
competesWith London–Paris air route ⓘ
linked to: London–Paris
connects London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

Paris ⓘ
countryServed France ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
crosses English Channel (via Channel Tunnel) ⓘ
linked to: English Channel
electrificationSystem 25 kV AC overhead line ⓘ
750 V DC third rail (historical) ⓘ
entryIntoService 1994 ⓘ
environmentalPositioning lower-carbon alternative to short-haul flights ⓘ
formerLondonTerminus London Waterloo railway station ⓘ
hasCheckInRequirement advance check-in before departure ⓘ
hasLuggageRestriction airport-style baggage limits (Eurostar policy) ⓘ
hasServiceClass Business Premier ⓘ
Standard Class ⓘ
Standard Premier ⓘ
mainPurpose passenger transport between London and Paris ⓘ
operatorHeadquartersLocation Brussels ⓘ
linked to: Brussels, Belgium

London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
partOf Trans-European high-speed rail network ⓘ
primaryOperator Eurostar ⓘ
railGauge standard gauge ⓘ
relatedAirportConnection London Heathrow Airport (via connecting services) ⓘ
Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (via connecting services) ⓘ
safetySystemUsed AWS/TPWS (on classic UK lines, historical) ⓘ
TVM cab signalling (on high-speed sections) ⓘ
securityControlLocation London St Pancras International railway station ⓘ
Paris Gare du Nord railway station ⓘ
linked to: Paris-Nord station
serviceType high-speed passenger service ⓘ
international rail service ⓘ
terminusStationInLondon London St Pancras International railway station ⓘ
terminusStationInParis Paris Gare du Nord railway station ⓘ
linked to: Paris-Nord station
ticketingSystem Eurostar ticketing ⓘ
timeZoneCrossed Central European Time ⓘ
Greenwich Mean Time ⓘ
typicalRollingStock Eurostar e300 (Class 373) ⓘ
Eurostar e320 (Class 374) ⓘ
usesInfrastructure Channel Tunnel ⓘ
usesRailwayLine Channel Tunnel Rail Link ⓘ
High Speed 1 ⓘ
LGV Nord ⓘ
usesStation Ashford International railway station (historical regular stop) ⓘ
Ebbsfleet International railway station (historical regular stop) ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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

London–Marseille → hasSegment → London–Paris rail route ⓘ
Medway Viaducts → formsPartOfCorridor → London–Channel Tunnel corridor ⓘ
linked to: London–Paris rail route
Brussels–Lille high-speed railway → enablesConnection → London–Paris route via Lille ⓘ
linked to: London–Paris rail route