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Eurostar is the first true international train. It connects the capital
cities of France (Paris), England (London) and Belgium (Brussels). And it has
set the standard for international rail travel.
Eurostar is run on various track clearances and is powered by three
different electrical systems. This includes overhead wires in Belgium and
France and a third rail in Britain.
State-of-the-art design enables Eurostar to carry as many passengers as two
jumbo jets in the utmost of comfort.
Each train set has 18 cars -- 1 in Premium
First, 5 in first class, 10 in second
class and 2 bar cars.
The total seating capacity is 770 seats -- 205 in first class
and Premium First, and 565 in second class.
Its maximum commercial speed is 186 miles per hour on the French part of
the trip. And travel times are a breeze. London to Paris in 2 hrs 35
minutes. London to Brussels in 2 hrs 15 minutes. London to Lille in 2 hours.
With this kind of service, there's no longer a need to hustle through
airports, find cabs and get to your destination. Count on Eurostar to get
you there -- quickly and comfortably.
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More about Eurostar
Eurostar is a train service that connects London with Paris and
Brussels. Trains cross the English Channel through the Channel tunnel. The French and Belgian parts of the line are high-speed rail, and since September 2003, so is part of the route in
England, the Channel Tunnel Rail Link.
The trains themselves were constructed by Alstom and can run on third rail and various catenary voltages, achieving a maximum in-service speed of 300 km/h when collecting current from the overhead
catenary. They are essentially modified TGVs. In July 2003 a Eurostar train set a new UK rail speed record of 334.7 km/h during safety testing on the first section of the Channel Tunnel Rail
Link.
The company that runs Eurostar is a joint venture between Belgian, French and British railway
companies. British Pounds and Euros may be used to buy refreshments on the trains. The border between France and the UK is in the middle of the tunnel. On
re-entering the UK, British Immigration and Nationality Directorate (IND) staff may be seen on the train.
The Eurostar leaves London from Waterloo International station on the south bank of the River Thames. Some stop at Ashford in east Kent, and at Lille in northern
France ending up the Gare du Nord in Paris.
A station in west Kent and another in east London are still under construction. These will see service when St Pancras station has been adapted to receive Eurostar trains. From that time London will have three international train stations (Waterloo, St Pancras and
Stratford) and journey times from Belgium and France will fall
significantly.
The provision of overhead catenary will enable other electric locomotives to use the new tracks which may lead to longer distance services, for freight or passenger use, becoming
available.
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