It cost £6.84 billion to build and opened on 14 November 2007. [1] Trains run at speeds of up to 300 km/h (190 mph) on HS1. [2] [3] [4] Intermediate stations are at Stratford International in London, Ebbsfleet International in northern Kent and Ashford International in southern Kent.

HS1 has developed a methodology for apportioning its costs among operators, following the principles set out below: These principles translate into a proposed charging structure used to calculate...

2020年1月8日 · HS1 Ltd has a 30-year concession to manage the 108 km high speed line between London and the Channel Tunnel until December 31 2040. ORR reviews HS1 Ltd’s funding every five years, and assesses whether the concessionaire’s plans are consistent with its general duties regarding the operation, maintenance, renewal and replacement of the ...

Improvements include HS1 Ltd’s cost policy for forecasting renewals costs over 40 years; and setting charges to account for expected traffic volumes. HS1 Ltd’s approach has reduced the...

2025年1月6日 · The regulator has determined that overall charges should come down by 3.8% (£5m per year) compared to HS1 Ltd’s latest plans, which were published in November as a response to the regulator’s...

2025年1月10日 · BRITAIN’s rail regulator, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), has reduced by 5.9% the charges that passenger and freight operators will pay each year to use High Speed 1 (HS1), the 109km high-speed line between London St Pancras and the Channel Tunnel.

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]

2024年6月13日 · An annual review has found that HS1 has driven down costs and improved performance in spite of significant challenges including the pandemic, energy market volatility and high inflation. The high-speed railway has invested in innovative technology and collaborated with partners to save millions of pounds and slash train delays.

2007年10月10日 · The project cost £5.8bn, of which £800m was spent on the St Pancras redevelopment. This included an extension to double the length of the central platforms to be used for Eurostar and providing additional platforms for existing domestic services, to the west side for East Midlands Trains on the Midland main line and on the east for eventual ...

2012年3月28日 · Construction of the line cost £6,163 million,18 per cent higher than the target costs. Despite missing these targets, this performance compares well with other railway projects. The line has performed well since it opened, with only 0.43 per cent of services being delayed in 2010-11 by infrastructure incidents, such as track or signal failures.