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 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Channel Tunnel Rail Link ⓘ
High Speed 1 ⓘ
builtFor international passenger traffic ⓘ
category High-speed railway lines in the United Kingdom ⓘ
connectsFrom London ⓘ
connectsNetwork British rail network ⓘ
continental European high-speed rail network ⓘ
connectsTo Channel Tunnel ⓘ
Channel Tunnel portal at Cheriton, Kent ⓘ
constructionPhased yes ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
crosses River Medway via Medway Viaduct ⓘ
linked to: Medway Viaducts
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 ⓘ
linked to: Medway Viaducts

North Downs Tunnel ⓘ
Thames-side cuttings and embankments ⓘ
linkedTo Channel Tunnel ⓘ
locatedIn Greater London ⓘ
Kent ⓘ
locatedInRegion England ⓘ
openedToTraffic in stages between 2003 and 2007 ⓘ
operatedBy HS1 Ltd ⓘ
ownedBy HS1 Ltd ⓘ
partOf United Kingdom high-speed rail network ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Ebbsfleet International railway station ⓘ
St Pancras International railway station ⓘ
Stratford International railway station ⓘ
terminusInLondon St Pancras International railway station ⓘ
usedByOperator Eurostar ⓘ
Southeastern Highspeed ⓘ

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