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Not just double decker trains: How Channel Tunnel rail could change forever

Exclusive: ‘It’s about flexibility, increasing frequencies and expanding destinations’, says Eurostar CEO

The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2025

UK government backs return of international rail travel to Kent stations

Ashford and Ebbsfleet have been shut to cross-Channel services since 2020, with Eurostar calling them unviable

The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2025

Fact check: Part of a new town in Kent was impacted by a spider’s habitat

A section of the Ebbsfleet Garden City project has been affected by Natural England’s decision to designate a new protection area.

Evening Standard · Mar 14, 2025

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MPs call for Elizabeth line to be extended to Ebbsfleet in Kent

But one MP warned ‘delays and cancellations’ suffered by her west London constituents had to be tackled

Evening Standard · Nov 12, 2024

Can new towns give Keir Starmer the answer to Britain’s housing crisis?

It’s a huge challenge, as shown in Ebbsfleet, where one such new town was launched by George Osborne in 2015, but now only has 3,000 or so of the 12,500 promised homes

The Guardian - UK · Aug 31, 2024

Fresh calls for Elizabeth line extension to Ebbsfleet and Gravesend in Kent

The project would see the railway extended from its terminus at Abbey Wood, with the aim of supporting thousands of new jobs and homes

Evening Standard · Jun 4, 2024

Where does Eurostar stop? Train service between Netherlands and London to resume

Trains from Amsterdam and Rotterdam to London will return briefly next month

Evening Standard · Jan 19, 2024

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Eurostar Channel services restarting on Sunday as flooding is cleared

Tunnel under Thames near Ebbsfleet was closed not by weather but burst pipe, with Southeastern railway also affected

The Guardian - AU · Dec 31, 2023

Eurostar boss says Kent stations will reopen ‘only when we can afford it’

Ebbsfleet and Ashford International were closed at the start of the pandemic, with no date envisaged for services to resume

The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2023

Furious passengers hit out at Eurostar after power supply failure causes massive delays

Furious Eurostar passengers have hit out over massive delays after a failure of the electrical supply between Ashford International and Ebbsfleet International caused issues on Sunday.

Evening Standard · Jun 12, 2023

Eurostar blow for UK passengers with Brexit and Covid aftermath blamed

Cross-Channel passenger rail services have not called at Ashford or Ebbsfleet since March 2020 when trains were halted at the start of the pandemic

Wales Online · Aug 24, 2022

Eurostar says trains will not stop in Kent before 2025 due to Brexit and pandemic

Trains have not called at Ashford or Ebbsfleet since the pandemic

Evening Standard · Aug 23, 2022

Eurostar stations in Kent to stay closed for at least two years – partly due to Brexit

Europe-bound trains won’t stop at Ashford and Ebbsfleet International stations for at least ‘two to three years’

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2022

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