High Speed 1

High Speed 1 , legally the Channel Tunnel Rail Link , is a 67-mile high-speed railway linking London with the Channel Tunnel.

The line carries international passenger traffic between the United Kingdom and Continental Europe; it also carries domestic passenger traffic to and from stations in Kent and east London, and Berne gauge freight traffic. The line crosses the River Medway, and under the River Thames, terminating at St Pancras International station on the north side of central London. It cost £5.8 billion to build and opened on 14 November 2007. Trains reach speeds of up to 300 kilometres per hour on section 1 and up to 230 kilometres per hour on section 2 . Intermediate stations are at Stratford International in London, and Ebbsfleet International Station and Ashford International in Kent.

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