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.

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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

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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