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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

The Guardian - UK

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

Evening Standard

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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

The Independent 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

The Guardian - UK

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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

Evening Standard

Eurostar wins Team GB partnership for Paris 2024 Olympics

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

The Independent 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 Guardian - 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

The Independent UK

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

Daily Mirror

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.

Radio France Internationale

Eurostar unveils new rebrand as part of Thalys merger

Train Talk: ‘The need for mobility in Europe is stronger than ever,’ says new Eurostar CEO

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AFP

Eurostar recovery hampered by post-Brexit checks

Brussels (AFP) - Cross-Channel train operator Eurostar complained Tuesday that slower post-Brexit passport checks for travellers are forcing it to run some services almost one-third empty.

The Guardian - UK

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

About 350 out of 900 seats normally left unsold on the first services between London, Paris and Brussels

The Independent UK

Hundreds of seats left empty on London-Paris Eurostar trains due to Brexit passport checks

London trains leave Amsterdam at least 78% empty because of constraints on UK border checks

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