Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL), United Kingdom
Key Data:
Ownership
London & Continental Railways
Due to open
2007
Route length
108km (69 miles)
Stations
5
Maximum line speed
225km/h
Gauge
1,435mm
Maintenance depots
2
Electrification:
Voltage
25kV
Current
AC overhead
Rolling Stock:
Eurostar Fleet total
76
UK sets
22
SNCB/SNCF sets
8
SNCF sets
32
Regional sets
14
Seating
558 (except Regionals)
Builder
GEC Alsthom
Delivery date
1992-93
Special Characteristics:
High speed link into Europe
Nightstar sleeping car service now abandoned
Links to major UK centres planned
London-Paris times cut by 20%
20km tunnel under London
150 train paths per day
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