High Speed 1 (HS1), officially the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL), is a 109.9-kilometre (68.3-mile) high-speed railway linking London with the Channel Tunnel.

From St Pancras, the High-speed trains use HS1 and stop at Stratford International and Ebbsfleet International on the way to Ashford in Kent. Essentially the internationally-focused high speed section of the Javelin HS1 route looks like this, starting from the London end....

The 67 miles (108 km) long High Speed 1 (HS1) line connects London to the Channel Tunnel, with international Eurostar services running from London St Pancras International to cities in France, Belgium, and the Netherlands at 186 mph (300 km/h). [1]

See the HS1 route map and learn more about London St. Pancras Highspeed stations - St Pancras, Ebbsfleet, Stratford and Ashford.

London St. Pancras Highspeed owns and operates the UK’s only high-speed railway and the stations along the route – St. Pancras International, Stratford International, Ebbsfleet International and Ashford International – connecting London to some of Europe’s most exciting cities.

High Speed 1, previously known as the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL), is a 109km-long high-speed rail line in the UK. Implemented in two sections, the £5.8bn ($9bn) railway line is a French-style LGV high-speed line, linking London with the Channel Tunnel portal at …

HS1 is a 109km rail line between St. Pancras International Station in London and the Channel Tunnel. The line supports high speed domestic routes from London throughout Kent, and international routes connecting London to Paris, Lille, Brussels and Amsterdam.

Completed in 2007, the High Speed 1 (HS1) line connects London St Pancras to the Channel Tunnel. HS1 is used by Eurostar services and Southeastern’s ‘Javelin’ trains, which ferry London-bound commuters from Kent. Eurostar trains hit speeds of up to 186mph on HS1; Javelin trains reach up to 140mph.

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Revealing the fastest rail journey times on High Speed 1 domestic routes between London and Kent. Plus fast connections through the Channel Tunnel to popular European destinations.