Channel Tunnel Rail Link
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The Channel Tunnel Rail Link, officially known as High Speed 1, is the high-speed railway in the United Kingdom that connects London with the Channel Tunnel and onward services to continental Europe.
All labels observed (6)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1901922 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Channel Tunnel Rail Link Context triple: [High Speed 1, alsoKnownAs, Channel Tunnel Rail Link]
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A.
Channel Tunnel
The Channel Tunnel is a 50-kilometer undersea rail tunnel linking the United Kingdom and France, serving as a major passenger and freight transport route between the two countries.
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B.
Elizabeth line
The Elizabeth line is a major high-capacity railway route across London and its surroundings, forming part of the Crossrail project and providing fast east–west connections through the city.
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C.
Severn Tunnel
Severn Tunnel is a major railway tunnel in the United Kingdom that runs beneath the River Severn, linking South West England with South Wales.
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D.
Mersey Tunnels
The Mersey Tunnels are a set of road and rail tunnels linking Liverpool with the Wirral Peninsula beneath the River Mersey in northwest England.
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E.
Hindhead Tunnel
Hindhead Tunnel is a major road tunnel in Surrey, England, carrying the A3 beneath the Devil’s Punch Bowl to improve traffic flow and reduce environmental impact on the surrounding countryside.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Channel Tunnel Rail Link Target entity description: The Channel Tunnel Rail Link, officially known as High Speed 1, is the high-speed railway in the United Kingdom that connects London with the Channel Tunnel and onward services to continental Europe.
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A.
Channel Tunnel
The Channel Tunnel is a 50-kilometer undersea rail tunnel linking the United Kingdom and France, serving as a major passenger and freight transport route between the two countries.
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B.
Elizabeth line
The Elizabeth line is a major high-capacity railway route across London and its surroundings, forming part of the Crossrail project and providing fast east–west connections through the city.
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C.
Severn Tunnel
Severn Tunnel is a major railway tunnel in the United Kingdom that runs beneath the River Severn, linking South West England with South Wales.
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D.
Mersey Tunnels
The Mersey Tunnels are a set of road and rail tunnels linking Liverpool with the Wirral Peninsula beneath the River Mersey in northwest England.
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E.
Hindhead Tunnel
Hindhead Tunnel is a major road tunnel in Surrey, England, carrying the A3 beneath the Devil’s Punch Bowl to improve traffic flow and reduce environmental impact on the surrounding countryside.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
high-speed railway line
ⓘ
rail infrastructure project ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | CTRL ⓘ |
| cityServed |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| concessionHolder | HS1 Ltd ⓘ |
| connectsCity |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| connectsCountry |
Belgium
ⓘ
France ⓘ |
| connectsRegion | Kent ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
French high-speed rail network
ⓘ
continental Europe ⓘ |
| connectsWith |
Channel Tunnel
ⓘ
Channel Tunnel ⓘ
surface form:
Eurotunnel
|
| constructionStart | late 1990s ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| electrification | 25 kV AC overhead line ⓘ |
| endPoint |
Channel Tunnel
ⓘ
surface form:
Channel Tunnel portal at Cheriton, Kent
|
| fundingModel | public–private partnership ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Ashford International railway station
ⓘ
Ebbsfleet International ⓘ
surface form:
Ebbsfleet International railway station
London St Pancras International ⓘ
surface form:
St Pancras International railway station
Stratford International railway station ⓘ |
| lineLength | approximately 108 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn | England ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 300 km/h ⓘ |
| officialName | High Speed 1 ⓘ |
| opened |
2003
ⓘ
2007 ⓘ |
| openingDetail |
Section 1 opened in 2003
ⓘ
Section 2 to St Pancras opened in 2007 ⓘ |
| operator | HS1 Ltd ⓘ |
| owner | HS1 Ltd ⓘ |
| partOf | United Kingdom high-speed rail network ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Ashford International railway station
ⓘ
Ebbsfleet International ⓘ
surface form:
Ebbsfleet International railway station
Stratford International railway station ⓘ |
| previousLondonTerminusForEurostar |
Waterloo station
ⓘ
surface form:
Waterloo International railway station
|
| primaryUse | international passenger services ⓘ |
| purpose | to provide high-speed rail connection between London and the Channel Tunnel ⓘ |
| regionServed | South East England ⓘ |
| regulatoryBody | Office of Rail and Road ⓘ |
| replacedTerminus |
The International Terminal at Waterloo Station
ⓘ
surface form:
Waterloo International as London Eurostar terminus
|
| secondaryUse | domestic passenger services ⓘ |
| serves |
Eurostar
ⓘ
surface form:
Eurostar services
Southeastern high-speed domestic services ⓘ |
| shortName |
HS1 Ltd
ⓘ
surface form:
HS1
|
| startPoint |
London St Pancras International
ⓘ
surface form:
St Pancras International railway station
|
| terminus |
Channel Tunnel
ⓘ
London St Pancras International ⓘ
surface form:
London St Pancras International railway station
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Channel Tunnel Rail Link Description of subject: The Channel Tunnel Rail Link, officially known as High Speed 1, is the high-speed railway in the United Kingdom that connects London with the Channel Tunnel and onward services to continental Europe.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
London–Channel Tunnel high-speed route
this entity surface form:
London–Channel Tunnel high-speed route
this entity surface form:
Channel Tunnel Rail Link (High Speed 1)
this entity surface form:
Channel Tunnel Rail Link Medway Viaduct
this entity surface form:
Channel Tunnel rail link