Passage: The Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL), oo hadda loo yaqaan Xawaaraha Sare 1, wuxuu socdaa 69 mayl (111 km) laga bilaabo saldhigga tareenka ee St Pancras ee London ilaa albaabka tunnel ee Folkestone ee Kent. Waxay ku kacday £ 5.8 bilyan. Bishii Sebtember 16, 2003 ra'iisul wasaaraha, Tony Blair, wuxuu furay qaybta ugu horreysa ee Xawaaraha Sare 1, laga bilaabo Folkestone ilaa waqooyiga Kent. Bishii Nofeembar 6, 2007 Boqoradda ayaa si rasmi ah u furtay Xawaaraha Sare 1 iyo saldhigga St Pancras International, isagoo badalay xiriirka asalka ah ee gaabiska ah ee saldhigga tareenka ee Waterloo International. Tareennada Xawaaraha Sare 1 waxay ku safraan illaa 300 km / h (186 mph), safarka London ilaa Paris wuxuu qaadanayaa 2 saacadood 15 daqiiqo, ilaa Brussels 1 saac 51 daqiiqo.
Xawaaraha Sare 1 iyo St Pancras International station