Eurostar
Train company operating high-speed passenger services through the Channel Tunnel from England to France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany.
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Summary
Eurostar is a rail brand[1]. Eurostar draws 8,474 Wikipedia views per month (rail brand category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: United Kingdom[3], Belgium[4], France[5], Netherlands[6], Germany[7]
- Instance of: train service[8], passenger train service[9]
- Operator: Eurostar International[10], THI Factory[11]
- Subclass of: international train[12]
- Commons category: Eurostar[13]
- Terminus: Amsterdam Central station[14], St Pancras railway station[15], Gare de Paris-Nord[16], Dortmund Central Station[17], Marne-la-Vallée—Chessy[18]
- Inception: November 14, 1994[19]
- Official website: https://www.eurostar.com[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Eurostar[21]
- Type of electrification: 25 kV, 50 Hz AC railway electrification[22], 3000 V DC railway electrification[23], 15 kV, 16.7 Hz AC railway electrification[24]
- Track gauge: standard-gauge railway[25]
- Topic has template: Template:Eurostar navbox[26]
- Date of official opening: May 6, 1994[27]
- Native label: Eurostar[28]
- Different from: Eurostat[29]
- Uses: British Rail Class 373[30], Eurostar e320[31], TGV Thalys PBA[32], PBKA[33]
- Route diagram template: Template:Eurostar[34]
- Patronage: 3,000,000[35], 4,900,000[36], 6,000,000[37], 6,300,000[38], 6,600,000[39], 7,100,000[40], 6,950,000[41], 6,310,000[42], 7,270,000[43], 7,450,000[44], 7,850,000[45], 8,260,000[46], 9,100,000[47], 9,200,000[48]
- State of use: in use[49]
Why It Matters
Eurostar has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] Eurostar is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]