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Prior to the creation of Thalys, an express rail service had long been operated between the capital cities of Paris and Brussels, the earliest being run in 1924 in the form of the train service l'Étoile du Nord. By the 1970s, the conventional service connecting the two cities had a journey time of around two hours and 30 minutes.
The HSL 1 is a Belgian high-speed railway line which connects Brussels with the French border. 88 km (55 mi) long (71 km (44 mi) dedicated high-speed tracks, 17 km (11 mi) modernised lines), it began service on 14 December 1997. The line has appreciably shortened rail journeys, the journey from Paris to Brussels now taking 1:22.
Eurostar now has a dominant share of the combined rail–air market on its routes to Paris and Brussels. In 2004, it had a 66% share of the London–Paris market, and a 59% share of the London–Brussels market. [119] In 2007, it achieved record market shares of 71% for London–Paris and 65% for London–Brussels routes. [120]
High Speed 1 trains travel at up to 300 km/h (186 mph), the journey from London to Paris taking 2 hours 15 minutes, to Brussels 1 hour 51 minutes. [65] In 1994, the American Society of Civil Engineers elected the tunnel as one of the seven modern Wonders of the World. [66] In 1995, the American magazine Popular Mechanics published the results. [67]
The 1948 Paris–Brussels was the 34th edition of the Paris–Brussels, a classic one-day cycle race in France and Belgium. The single day event was held on 11 April 1948 and stretched 325 km (202 mi) from Paris to the finish in Brussels .
HSL 1 connects Brussels with the French border. 88 km (55 mi) long (71 km (44 mi) dedicated high-speed tracks, 17 km (11 mi) modernised lines), it began service on 14 December 1997. The line has appreciably shortened rail journeys, the journey from Paris to Brussels now taking 1:22.