Our passenger demand mandate

Published: 2 June, 2026

Cross-Channel rail is expanding. With new operators like Trenitalia, Virgin and Eurostar preparing to add capacity for 11 million extra passengers by 2035, the future of the network is being drawn up right now.

We need to prove that Ashford and Ebbsfleet stations should be on that map. You can help us, by demonstrating your needs with Passenger Demand Mandate.

We’re building the commercial case

We are gathering the data that will help prove to infrastructure managers and policy makers the massive, untapped demand for international train travel connecting Europe directly with Kent, Sussex and East London.

The mandate form works just as well for Kent travellers wanting to access the continent as for European residents travelling to Kent, making this a truly bilateral campaign. The abandoned stop of Calais-Fréthun is included and as destination and as starting point.