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Beyond Brussels, the main cities Thalys trains reach are Antwerp, The Hague, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Liège, Aachen and Cologne. Trains to these destinations run partly on dedicated high-speed tracks (some of these are yet to be built), and partly on older tracks shared with normal-speed trains.
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The link with the Charles-de-Gaulle airport allowed Air France to cancel its air service between Paris and Brussels; instead, Air France books seats on Thalys trains.
Travel time from Brussels (Gare du Midi/Zuidstation) to Paris ( Gare du Nord) is normally 1 hour, 25 minutes, for a distance of approximately 300 km.
Thalys has been given the IATA designator 2H. This is used in conjunction with American Airlines and Northwest Airlines. American Airlines has a codesharing agreement with Thalys for rail service from Charles De Gaulle airport to Brussels's Midi. Northwest has a codesharing agreement with Thalys for rail service from Schiphol airport Amsterdam to Antwerp's Berchem Station and Brussels Midi.