Eurostar News - Passenger Figures UP

Eurostar, the high-speed passenger train operator between the UK, France and Belgium, announced  that it will launch passenger services from St Pancras International in exactly one year’s time, on Wednesday 14 November 2007.

Eurostar confirmed that it will move its London terminal overnight in order to minimise disruption to travellers, with a full timetable at Waterloo International continuing until 13 November 2007.

The move to a new Eurostar station in central London, served by the UK’s first high-speed line, now named High Speed 1, will cut journey times between London, Paris and Brussels by an average of between 23 and 25 minutes.

Fastest  Eurostar travel times between the centres of London and Paris will come down to just 2 hours 15 minutes; London - Brussels to 1 hour 51 minutes; and London – Lille will be only 1 hour 20 minutes.

High Speed 1, which runs between St Pancras International and the Channel tunnel, is a dedicated high-speed railway that means services will be even more reliable. Eurostar expects to further improve on its punctuality of more than 90 per cent, already significantly better than the airlines.

Eurostar travellers will have connections to seven mainline rail services at St Pancras, King’s Cross and nearby Euston stations, and six London Underground lines, providing links across the UK and making St Pancras International one of the foremost rail hubs in Europe.

Richard Brown, Chief Executive, Eurostar, said: “This move will be the most significant event in Eurostar’s history since we started running passenger services 12 years ago today. It will mark the start of a new era in travel between the UK and mainland Europe, making high-speed rail an even faster, more reliable and less environmentally damaging alternative to flying.

St Pancras International will be a stunning, newly restored station in the heart of London, with connections fanning out across the country that will make Eurostar accessible to millions of new travellers. Eurostar will be competing head on with regional airports, with comparable city centre-to-city centre journey times, much greater frequencies, and highly affordable through fares.

News Update

Eurostar, the high-speed passenger train service linking the UK with mainland Europe, will introduce for the summer 2008 extra new services between St Pancras International/Ashford International and Disneyland Resort Paris, starting on Thursday 18 July 2008. These extra trains will provide an additional 33,000 seats to and from the resort and tickets go on sale on 18 March 2008.

The daily direct services to Disneyland Resort Paris have always been popular and the demand has increased further with the opening of St Pancras International and the launch of High Speed 1, the UK’s first 186 mph line, last November.

The extra direct trains will run on Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday from London St Pancras International/Ashford International and on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from Disneyland Resort Paris.