Eurostar accused of goading Ashford
A tantalising event occurred in late October: a Eurostar train stopped at Ashford, and stayed overnight. After the company confirmed its trains would not stop at Ashford until 2026, the sight of a train pulling in some time after 11pm… Read More >
Eurostar still spurns Kent stations despite evidence of viability
Eurostar are still not stopping at Ashford and Ebbsfleet stations despite evidence that these stops would be financially advantageous to them. They have always maintained that they would resume the services “when it was commercially viable to do so”. Ashford… Read More >
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 >
MP revives plan to use Stratford as terminus
The MP for the east London constituency of East Ham, Stephen Timms, is reviving an old proposal to use Stratford International station as an alternative Eurostar terminus. He believes the plan would relieve pressure on St Pancras International and bring… Read More >
Q&A with Normandy Ports Director on EES
The new Entry-Exit System (EES) of Shengen Zone border checks will come into force on November 10. Jérôme Chauvet, development and promotion director at the Ports de Normandie, tells The Connexion magazine how it will be implemented in practice at… Read More >
Greenpeace analyses European train routes
CONNECTION FAILED is the title of a recently published analysis by Greenpeace of 990 city-to-city train routes in 28 European countries or regions, including the UK. They have found that many of these journeys are complicated and expensive by train… Read More >
Ashford hotels fail to capitalise on Paris Olympics
According to The Daily Telegraph, hotels built in Ashford to take advantage of Eurostar connectivity to Paris are missing out on crucial business now the international trains no longer stop there. They also draw attention to a drop of the… 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 >
EES checks are delayed again
The biometric border checks planned by countries in the Shengen zone have had their implementation date pushed back. The checks, which were feared to cause long queues for UK passengers at EU borders, were due to be implemented on October… Read More >
St Pancras International Station set to expand
HS1 has commissioned an agency to examine options for capacity expansion at St Pancras International, writes the New Civil Engineer. This is to cope with the interest shown by competitors to Eurostar to operate the international service as well as… Read More >