THE EUROSTAR TRAIN

Eurostar is operated on various track clearances and is powered by three different electrical systems. This comprises overhead wires in Belgium and France and a third rail in Britain . Eurostar has state-of-the-art design that carries as many passengers as two jumbo jets to make them feel comfortable. There are eighteen cars in each train set - one in Premium First, five in first class, ten in second class and two bar cars.

Regarding the seating capacity, there are two hundred five seats in Premium First and first class, and five hundred sixty-five seats in second class - that makes a total seating capacity of seven hundred seventy seats.

Eurostar journey times from London to Paris is at most two hours and thirty-five minutes, while London to Brussels takes two hours and fifteen minutes, and London to Lille takes two hours. Its maximum commercial speed is one hundred eighty-six miles per hour on the French part of the trip.

In airports, Eurostar inspects each bag carried on its trains. You will also go through the familiar Passport control. If you have checked into a flight, probably you will know what needs to be done at a Eurostar check in point. Check in is simple because it will only take thirty minutes to check in before your scheduled train.

London is usually the shortest route from the US to a major airport in Europe . It is a natural thing to start your vacation here and when you are done visiting - go on Eurostar at Waterloo Station and Paris just over two hours away. You should count on Eurostar (especially when combined with a flexipass or multicountry pass) because it assures you a fast and convenient way to tour London , Paris and cities in bordering countries.

Eurostar Main Stations

•  London : Waterloo International
•  Ashford: Ashford International, Kent
•  Calais : Calais-Frethun
•  Lille : Lille Europe ( Lille is a European capital of culture, 2004)
•  Brussels : Brussels-Midi/Zuid
•  Paris : Gare du Nord

The Channel Tunnel

Eurostar speeds you through the Channel Tunnel, one of Europe 's infrastructure projects to date. The fifteen billion dollar Channel Tunnel is consists of three interconnected tubes - one rail track each way plus one service tunnel. The tunnel's length is thirty-one miles, in which twenty-three miles are underwater, while the average depth is one hundred fifty feet under the seabed. The channel crossing time for Eurostar takes only twenty minutes.

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