Kent stations to re-open “when we can afford it”
An article by Simon Calder in the Independent reports on a speech by Eurostar’s chief executive Gwendoline Cazenave insisting that the two disused stations on the route to the continent, Ebbsfleet and Ashford, would only re-open when the company can afford it.
Eurostar, which is majority owned by SNCF lost hundreds of millions of pounds during the pandemic when its passenger numbers fell below 1% of normal levels. In her speech, Ms Cazenave gave no estimated re-opening date, though 2025 has been touted most recently.
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