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Eurostar to run first double-decker trains amid rising competition

Eurostar will begin running double-decker trains through the Channel Tunnel for the first time, the company announced Wednesday, as it braces for increased competition on its cross-Channel routes between London and mainland Europe.

Radio France Internationale

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

Eurostar Plans Double-decker Train Amid Competition Threat

Eurostar said Wednesday it will run double-decker trains through the Channel Tunnel for the first time, as it faces potential competition on its routes between London and mainland Europe.

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Eurostar to run doubledecker trains through Channel tunnel from 2031

Operator signs €2bn deal with Alstom amid boom in international rail travel from UK

The Guardian - UK

London is getting double-decker trains! Eurostar announces £1.7bn new fleet in UK first

The trains will be the first major fleet of double-deckers on the UK’s railways

Evening Standard

Eurostar to operate double-decker trains in the UK for the first time

The new trains will have 20 per cent more seats, a lower floor and be 16cm taller

The Independent UK

New Eurostar services will whisk passengers from the UK to cities in Germany and Switzerland

The new services are expected to begin operating during the early 2030s.

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Eurostar vows to run direct trains from UK to Germany and Switzerland

Cross-Channel rail operator, which is trying to fend off rivals for its London depot space, regards early 2030s as feasible

The Guardian - UK

Eurostar plans new direct routes to two European destinations

Eurostar is set to launch direct services to Germany and Switzerland

The Independent UK

Eurostar trains from London to Germany and Switzerland planned in 'golden age for international sustainable travel'

Eurostar trains will be running directly to Geneva and Frankfurt from the ‘early 2030s’ under the operator’s plans

Evening Standard

Eurostar plans direct trains from London to Germany and Switzerland

The operator announced proposals to run trains between London St Pancras and both Frankfurt and Geneva.

Evening Standard

Eurostar restarts direct trains between London and Amsterdam (but only for seven weeks)

Eurostar announces it is reinstating its direct service between London St Pancras and the Dutch capital until March 29

Evening Standard

All aboard the Eurostar! Rail operator to order 50 new trains as it seeks to boost mainland Europe routes

Cross-channel rail operator wants to increase annual passenger numbers from 18.6million last year to 30million by 2030

Evening Standard

Eurostar passenger numbers back to pre-Covid levels

Cross-Channel train service expects a busy 2024 and will run a limited London to Amsterdam service

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Evening Standard

Eurostar trains to Amsterdam back on track for the summer

Feared six-month closure averted - but UK-bound passengers will have to change trains in Brussels

The Independent UK

Six-month suspension for Eurostar trains from Amsterdam to London

A refurbishment of Amsterdam Centraal station will have a major impact on Eurostar.

The Independent UK

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

Eurostar boss: cheaper tickets for London-Paris trains are coming back

Train Talk: ‘London-Paris, the lead-in fare is still £39’ – Gwendoline Cazenave, Eurostar CEO

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The Guardian - UK

Eurostar’s Gwendoline Cazenave: ‘Seamless border crossing isn’t science fiction’

As the rail operator cuts back routes, its boss is pinning her hopes on technology to get the post-Brexit queues moving

Evening Standard

Eurostar passengers to avoid UK border checks with new facial recognition system

Eurostar hopes the launch of the SmartCheck system will reduce the stress and potential delays

The Independent UK

Eurostar wins Team GB partnership for Paris 2024 Olympics

Train Talk: Boss of cross-Channel rail firm promises more staff and greenest travel

The Guardian - UK

Adieu Mickey Mouse: Eurostar’s shrinking ambitions seven years on from the Brexit vote

When the Channel Tunnel first opened there were visions of seamless pan-European travel from the UK. Now the Disneyland Paris route has been axed and the Amsterdam route delayed, what went wrong?

The Independent UK

Eurostar could be forced to stop running London-Amsterdam trains for almost a year in 2024

The incredible shrinking network: Brexit plus refurbishment could see the number of stations served by the cross-Channel train operator cut from 13 to four

Daily Mirror

Eurostar trains forced to run with empty seats due to new Brexit rules

Chief executive of Eurostar Gwendoline Cazenave said a cut in the number of border officials and the post-Brexit requirement to stamp UK passports for outbound travel had led to delays

Radio France Internationale

Post-Brexit checks leave Paris to Britain Eurostar trains one-third empty

Cross-Channel train operator Eurostar says that slower post-Brexit passport checks for travellers are forcing it to run some services almost one-third empty.

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