Thalys Paris - Gare du Nord → Bruxelles-Midi → Liège → Cologne → Dortmund

Route Details:

Operator: Thalys International
Train Type: Unspecified Train
Route Length: 652.3 km
Travel Time: 169 min
Average Speed: 232 km/h
Maximum Speed: 300 km/h

Speed Profile:

Please note: Only the maximum speed of the rails are used for speed calculations. Because of signalling, individual maxspeed for different rolling stocks, tilting technology and economic reasons the actually driven speed can be different. Time needed for boarding is also not evaluated.

Railway Details:

Railway Operators: SNCF Réseau (34.5 %), DB Netz AG (29.6 %), Infrabel (22.4 %), N/A (13.5 %)
Railway Users: mixed traffic (15.5 %), passenger traffic (14.7 %), N/A (69.8 %)
Electrification: 25000 V / 50 Hz AC (60.2 %), 15000 V / 16.7 Hz AC (28.6 %), 3000 V / DC (11.1 %), 15000 V / 3000 Hz AC (0.1 %)
Structures: 17.7 km in tunnels (2.7 %), 25.5 km on bridges (3.9 %), 8.5 km on embankments (1.3 %), 8.4 km in cuttings (1.3 %), 592.2 km on ground level (90.8 %)
Gaps in Route: 0

Map of Route and Stops:

Train Details:

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Train Name: EuroStar BR Class 373
Train Type: Highspeed Train
Maximum Speed: 300 km/h
Weight empty: 752 t
Power: 12200 kW
Maximum Torque: 410 Nm
Maximum Brake Acceleration: 0.7 m/s²
Length: 387 m
Seats: 750