Trains at Ebbsfleet International, HS1 | 11/03/18

A quiet and a little chilly visit to Ebbsfleet International situated on HS1 after spending around 2 hours on Sunday 11th March 2018. Only 3 skippers included in this video, but however no eurostar arrived on platform 1 as we were here.
Ebbsfleet International info:
Ebbsfleet International railway station is a railway station in Ebbsfleet Valley, in the Borough of Dartford, Kent, 10 miles (16 kilometres) outside the eastern boundary of Greater London, England. It is near Dartford and the Bluewater shopping centre to the west and Gravesend to the east. The station is part of the Thames Gateway urban regeneration, a project of national priority. It stands on the High Speed 1 rail line, around 400 metres (440 yards) south-west of Northfleet railway station and the Stonebridge Road area of Northfleet. The station lies off the A2 trunk road, about 5 mi (8 km) from its junction with the M25 motorway. During the London 2012 Olympics, it served as a primary park-and-rail service as it is very close to the M25 motorway, allowing easy access for over 10 million commuters.
Ebbsfleet International is owned by HS1 Ltd, which acquired a 30-year concession to own and operate the High Speed 1 railway and the stations St Pancras railway station, Stratford International, Ebbsfleet International and Ashford International.
Origin of the name:
The name Ebbsfleet is an artificial creation of seventeenth-century antiquaries, partly inspired by the name of Ebbsfleet in Thanet, 75 km (47 mi) to the east.
History:
The station opened to the public on 19 November 2007 for people travelling on South Eastern High Speed Trains, later than St Pancras International because the security equipment was transferred from Waterloo International. The station was formally opened to Eurostar and dedicated in a ceremony by Dame Kelly Holmes on 29 January 2008.
"Ebbsfleet International Station" was the name originally proposed for the station, but "Dartford International Station" was later proposed at the urging of Eurostar, who felt that Dartford was a name with greater national recognition. Opposition to Eurostar’s ‘Dartford International’ proposal came from Gravesham Borough Council, whose administrative centre at Gravesend is just two miles (3.2 km) away (even though Ebbsfleet International is in the borough of Dartford and therefore outside Gravesham council's authority); Southfleet Parish Council; and Swanscombe and Greenhithe Town Council, both in the Borough of Dartford. The similarity of its name to that of Dartford railway station, 6 mi (10 km) away, was also of concern.
The Olympic Javelin or Javelin was a high-speed train shuttle service operated by Southeastern over High Speed 1 during the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. The service ran for the duration of both games, between St Pancras International station and this station, via Stratford International station, which is close to the Olympic Park. During the Summer Olympics a service of eight trains an hour ran between St Pancras and Ebbsfleet, calling at Stratford, replacing the usual East Kent highspeed service. Two of these were extended to Ashford and one to Faversham. Between 11pm and 1am the service between St Pancras and Ebbsfleet was increased to twelve per hour.
Layout:
On High Speed 1 there are avoiding lines in each direction and four platforms, two serving international Eurostar services and two the Southeastern Highspeed services. Southeastern services travelling between London and the North Kent Line use a junction to the north of the station and are served by another pair of platforms that curve away to the east.
Ticket barriers control access to all platforms.
Services:
The typical off-peak service was:
4 trains per hour to St Pancras International, taking 17 minutes;
2 trains per hour to Faversham;
1 train per hour to Margate via Ashford International and Canterbury West;
1 train per hour to Dover Priory via Ashford International, Folkestone West and Folkestone Central.
Additional trains, in peak hours only, serve Maidstone West, Broadstairs via the Medway towns, and Sandwich.
Since 2 January 2015 the off peak service is:
4 trains per hour to St Pancras International, taking 17 minutes;
2 trains per hour to Faversham with 1 continuing to Ashford via Ramsgate and Dover;
1 train per hour to Margate via Ashford International and Canterbury West;
1 train per hour to Dover Priory via Ashford International, Folkestone Central continuing to Gravesend via Ramsgate and Faversham.

[@Desiro360]

Very good video, well done. :)

[@notboris8217]

Damn the 374s sound good!

[@RichardChalklin]

KIKANSHA VALENTA Not as good as the 373's

[@notboris8217]

Richard Chalklin the 373s are more iconic but the ‘74s are still good

[@celovity_747]

Hmm... I agree and dont agree, they both sound awesome.

[@shadowthehedgehog9477]

The 374s don't operate St Pancras to Brussels. Only 373s do.

[@RichardChalklin]

Uzair Khan They do now. Since the 373's are being taken away 374's replace them on the Brussels route

[@BusTrainsGuy18]

I want the class 373 back (cry’s) I cant stand those class 374’s they don’t have that zooming sound

[@RichardChalklin]

MERRY_RBLX Not gone yet...

[@miiiiiturn]

Wont be long though unfortunately

[@tbds7788]

374s look fat af

[@Elizabeth-xo5vc]

MAKE THE 373 COME BACK!