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The Eurostar Train

Eurostar is the first true international train

It connects the capital cities of France (Paris), England (London) and Belgium (Brussels)

And it has set the standard for international rail travel

Eurostar is run on various track clearances and is powered by three different electrical systems
This includes overhead wires in Belgium and France and a third rail in Britain

State-of-the-art design enables Eurostar to carry as many passengers as two jumbo jets in the utmost of comfort

Each train set has 18 cars
1 in First Premium, 5 in first class, 2 in Second Plus, 8 in second class and 2 bar cars

The total seating capacity is 770 seats
205 in first class and First Premium, and 565 in second class and Second Class Plus

Its maximum commercial speed is 186 miles per hour on the French part of the trip

And travel times are a breeze

London to Paris in 3 hours - London to Brussels in 3 hours 15 minutes - London to Lille in 2 hours

With this kind of service, there's no longer a need to hustle through airports, find cabs and get to your destination
Count on Eurostar to get you there - quickly and comfortably

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