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===High Speed 1 (United Kingdom)===
{{Main |High Speed 1}}
[[File:Eurostar Class 374 on HS1.jpg|thumb|Eurostar train on High Speed 1 near [[Sellindge]]]]
High Speed 1, formerly known as the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL), is a {{convert|108|km|mi|adj=mid|-long|abbr=on}} British high-speed rail line that connects London with the Channel Tunnel.<ref name="railtechhs10">{{Cite news |title=High Speed 1, United Kingdom |publisher=railway-technology.com |url=http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/highspeedone/ |access-date=11 May 2009 |archive-date=11 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170611115158/http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/highspeedone/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The need for a Channel Tunnel Rail Link |url=http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/rail/pi/ctrl/theneedforachanneltunnelrailli1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080613165413/http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/rail/pi/ctrl/theneedforachanneltunnelrailli1 |archive-date=13 June 2008 |access-date=10 May 2009 |publisher=[[Department for Transport]]}}</ref> It opened in two stages. The first section between the tunnel and north [[Kent]] opened in September 2003, cutting journey times by 21{{nbsp}}minutes. On 14 November 2007, commercial services began over the whole of the High Speed 1 reducing journey times by a further 20{{nbsp}}minutes.<ref name="alstomhs1">{{cite press release |url=http://www.transport.alstom.com/pr_transp_v2/2007/33632.EN.php?languageId=EN&dir=/pr_transp_v2/2007/&idRubriqueCourante=13931 |title=With the new Eurostar high speed rail link, Alstom participates in the European rail network |date=7 November 2007 |location=Paris |publisher=[[Alstom]] |access-date=10 May 2009 |archive-date=30 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130014001/https://www.alstom.com/?languageId=EN&dir=%2Fpr_transp_v2%2F2007%2F&idRubriqueCourante=13931 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Rudd |first=Matt |date=28 October 2007 |title=Eurostar to Brussels |work=The Times |url-access=subscription |location=London |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/travel/destinations/europe/article2744141.ece |access-date=10 May 2009 |archive-date=30 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130014001/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The line's London terminal is [[St Pancras railway station|London St Pancras International]], which was redeveloped for the project.<ref name="bbc20071114">{{Cite news |date=14 November 2007 |title=Eurostar arrives in Paris on time |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7093761.stm |access-date=14 December 2007 |archive-date=20 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220001431/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7093761.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>