. . "The HSL 1 (French: Ligne \u00E0 Grande Vitesse (LGV) 1, Dutch: Hogesnelheidslijn 1, English: High-Speed Line 1) is a high-speed rail line which connects Brussels, Belgium, with the LGV Nord at the Belgium-France border. It is 88 km (55 mi) long with 71 km of dedicated high-speed tracks and 17 km of modernised lines. Service began on 14 December 1997.The line has appreciably shortened journey times, the journey from Paris to Brussels now taking 1:22."@en . . "Operational" . "88000.0"^^ . "HSL 1"@en . . "1997Z"^^ . . . . . . . "300.0"^^ . "1"^^ . . . . . "25000.0"^^ .