Supporting Ashford and Ebbsfleet’s International Status
Bring Back Euro Trains campaigns for the return of cross-Channel train services to Kent stations Ashford and Ebbsfleet, which were suspended during the pandemic and never reinstated.
Bring Back Euro Trains is managed by a small core group of dedicated volunteers working together for the good of Ashford, Kent and cross-Channel rail networks generally. Our aim is to pursue engagement and dialogue with all stakeholders until these services resume.
By signing the petition, you are demonstrating that the demand and sentiment for a Cross-Channel train service remains strong in Kent.
Read more about the BBET campaign, who runs BBET and our aims and strategy.
BBET Campaign News
Eurostar will not stop in Kent before 2026
Eurostar has ruled out stopping in Kent before 2026. This brings a sense of déjà vu as Eurostar have always ruled out deciding on Kent stations until 2025. According to a BBC article, they added, “There is no short-term prospect… Read More >
BBET calls for international train resilience
Updated 7th August 2024 BBET’s Cllr Diccon Spain has called directly on the new Labour Government to build resilience into the UK’s only international train link, HS1. Britain’s vital rail link to Europe is at risk. Here’s why Ashford International… Read More >
Parliamentary candidates’ pledges for General Election
BBET has contacted all MP candidates in all the constituencies in Kent and East Sussex, and two in Essex, asking them to sign our nine pledges. The pledges commit candidates to working for a resumption of international rail services at… Read More >
Ashford International terminal reopens – for French election!
French voters living in the Ashford area were briefly allowed to enter the international terminal at Ashford station in order to vote in yesterday’s European elections. The French consulate regularly hires venues throughout the UK at election time in order… Read More >
Labour needs to to broaden its rail strategy, says BBET
Last Thursday the Shadow Cabinet announced that Labour would bring the railways back into public ownership, if elected. Their announcement concerns improvements only in domestic railways, but Bring Back Euro Trains is asking them to think more widely and include… Read More >