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Eurostar "Chunnel Train" To Slash London-Paris Travel Times This Fall
By Michael Gleason
Eurostar passengers are due for a service upgrade this November. That's when the famous English
Channel Tunnel train starts moving at a faster clip. Introduction of the UK's first true high-speed line
has been much anticipated. It promises a greener, more convenient travel experience... along with
shorter trip times between Southeast England and Europe.
It has been over a dozen years since Eurostar initiated direct passenger rail linking London with
Brussels and Paris. In that time, the train has become the preferred choice for crossing between Britain
and the Continent -- more popular than either channel ferries or travel by air. Now, with new
high-speed track between London and the coast cutting at least 20 minutes off travel times, the
under-sea shuttle promises to be more popular than ever.
The skinny on the project is High Speed 1 (HS1), a 68-mi/109-km fast track formerly called the
Channel Tunnel Rail Link. Over a decade in the making, the line will enable Eurostar to sustain speeds
of up to 186-mph/300-km/h. In practical terms that means London to Paris Gare du Nord in
two-and-a-quarter hours; Brussels and other points in even less. Also, for the first time, early morning
trains will enable UK business travelers to reach Paris, Brussels or Lille in time to do a full day's work.
At the head of the line, Eurostar will trade its Waterloo terminus near London's South Bank for the
brilliantly restored St. Pancras Station in Ki