The Cologne–Aachen high-speed line is the German part of the Trans-European transport networks project high-speed line Paris–Brussels–Cologne. It is not a newly built railway line, but a project to up
Information board at the opening of the line from Cologne to Aachen in Düren
Burtscheider Viaduct
Düren station in 1920
Typical S-Bahn stop in Merzenich
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Eurostar is an international high-speed rail service in Western Europe, connecting Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom through the Channel Tunnel.
Cologne–Aachen high-speed railway
…Express/RRX Desiro HC units, and push-pull trains with six double-decker carriages or Talent 2 units respectively. Long-distance trains are operated by Eurostar between Paris and Cologne and ICE 3 Neo trains between Frankfurt and Brussels roughly half-hourly, plus occasional other ICE, Intercity and Flixtrain…
Left: Eurostar PBA used for services within continental Europe. Right: Eurostar e320 used for cross-channel services.
A pair of Eurostar trains at the former Waterloo International station
Eurostar train on High Speed 1 near Sellindge in Kent
Eurostar trains in the renovated train shed at London St Pancras International