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Eurostar train from Paris to London breaks record |
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Wednesday, 05 September 2007 |
Eurostar train from Paris to London breaks recordA Eurostar train from Paris to London that travelled on the British new high-speed line has set a new record.
Journalists and VIPs, who had been invited to travel on the train, arrived at St Pancras instead of Waterloo in London, and their journey took just two hours, three minutes, and 39 seconds.
 The new line, which runs for 68 miles, is expected to help substantially reduce Paris to London journey times when it opens to the public on 14 November. The Eurostar train left central Paris at 0944 BST before joining the new line, known as High Speed 1, at the Channel Tunnel near Folkestone, and finally arrived at St Pancras International at about 1148 BST. On the way the Eurostar train passed through the new £100m Ebbsfleet International station near Dartford, in Kent, and it has been reported that seven services to Paris as well as five to Brussels will be being started from Ebbsfleet from 19 November.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 07 September 2007 )
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