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High Speed 1

High Speed 1 (HS1), officially the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL), is a 109.9-kilometre (68.3-mile) high-speed railway linking London with the Channel Tunnel.

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Owner
UK Government under concession to HS1 Limited (until 2040)
Electrification
Overhead line, 25 kV 50 Hz AC
Line length
109.9 km (68.3 mi)
Loading gauge
UIC GC
Locale
Greater London · Essex · Kent
Number of tracks
Double track throughout

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High Speed 1

Nodes184
Edges183
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Avg. degree1.99
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High Speed 1

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related to Section 1 · 33
High Speed 1 → AC, After, Ashford, Ashford International, Channel Tunnel, Channel Tunnel Rail Link, DC, Eurostar, Eurostars, Fawkham Junction, France, High Speed, HS1, In, Its, Kent, LGV, London, M2, M20
related to DB Cargo UK · 24
High Speed 1 → April, Class, DB, DB Cargo, DB Schenker, Dollands Moor, Europe, European-sized, Following, From, High Speed, HS1 Ltd, Italy, London, March, May, Novara, November, On, Poland
related to Southeastern · 23
High Speed 1 → Ashford, British Rail Class, CTRL, CTRL-DS, December, Domestic, Having, High Speed, Javelins, June, London, London Charing Cross, London St Pancras, London's, Olympic Bid, Olympic Park, Section, Southeastern, St Pancras, Stratford
related to Eurostar · 22
High Speed 1 → Belgium, British, Brussels South, Brussels-South, Channel Tunnel, Continental Railways, Eurostar, Eurostar International Limited, France, High Speed, July, London, London St Pancras, Nord, November, Paris Gare, Prior, September, St Pancras, Thalys
related to Services · 15
High Speed 1 → As, Ashford, Ashford International, Channel Tunnel, During, Ebbsfleet, Eurostar, High Speed, International, London, May, Olympic Games, Olympic Javelin, Southeastern, Stratford
related to Connection line to Waterloo · 14
High Speed 1 → Chatham Main Line, Class, CTRL, CTRL Section, Eurostar, Fawkham Junction, High Speed, London, November, Southfleet Junction, St Pancras, The, Waterloo, Waterloo International
related to Future operations and proposed services · 14
High Speed 1 → Channel Tunnel, DB, European, Eurotunnel, High Speed, HS1 Ltd, IGC, In, In June, In March, Many, ORR, Since, The Intergovernmental Commission
Locale · 3
High Speed 1 → Essex, Greater London, Kent
Route map · 3
High Speed 1 → e, t, v
Opened · 2
High Speed 1 → 2003; 23 years ago (2003) (Section 1), 2007; 19 years ago (2007) (Section 2)

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london tunnel line trains rail international eurostar services st pancras speed channel high paris station stratford km railway high-speed ctrl

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
High Speed 1ElectrificationOverhead line, 25 kV 50 Hz AC1.00infobox
High Speed 1Line length109.9 km (68.3 mi)1.00infobox
High Speed 1Loading gaugeUIC GC1.00infobox
High Speed 1LocaleGreater London1.00infobox
High Speed 1LocaleEssex1.00infobox
High Speed 1LocaleKent1.00infobox
High Speed 1Number of tracksDouble track throughout1.00infobox
High Speed 1Opened2003; 23 years ago (2003) (Section 1)1.00infobox
High Speed 1Opened2007; 19 years ago (2007) (Section 2)1.00infobox
High Speed 1Operating speed300 km/h (190 mph)1.00infobox
High Speed 1Operator(s)DB Cargo UK, Eurostar, Southeastern1.00infobox
High Speed 1OwnerUK Government under concession to HS1 Limited (until 2040)1.00infobox
High Speed 1Route mapv1.00infobox
High Speed 1Route mapt1.00infobox
High Speed 1Route mape1.00infobox
High Speed 1SignallingTVM-430, KVB, AWS, TPWS1.00infobox
High Speed 1Stations41.00infobox
High Speed 1SystemNational Rail1.00infobox
High Speed 1TerminiLondon St Pancras International1.00infobox
High Speed 1TerminiChannel Tunnel (UK portal)1.00infobox
High Speed 1Track gauge1,435 mm (.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output…1.00infobox
High Speed 1TypeHigh-speed rail1.00infobox
High Speed 1TypeFreight rail1.00infobox
High Speed 1Websitestpancras-highspeed.com1.00infobox

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