ebbsfleet international railway station on high speed 1 opened in the east of the borough on 19 november 2007. six high-speed services to paris and five to brussels run daily from here by eurostar. the station also carries commuters to st pancras station in london in only 17 minutes, and to stratford international (next to the 2012 summer olympics site) in just 10 minutes, while eastbound commuter services link ebbsfleet to ashford international, dover, folkestone and other stations in kent.