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Eurostar
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Eurostar is the fast rail service directly linking the UK to France and Belgium via the Channel Tunnel.
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Eurostar started operating in 1994, providing city centre to city centre services.
With the opening of the new UK fast line on 28 September 2003, Eurostar have been able to reduce the fastest return journey times by 40 minutes. The fastest journey from London Waterloo to Paris Gare du Nord is now 2 hours 35 minutes, London Waterloo to Brussels 2 hours 15 minutes and London to Lille 1 hour 40 minutes.
Eurostar runs up to 14 services to Paris and nine to Brussels daily. In addition, up to nine trains stop at Lille in northern France, and up to four services stop at Calais Frethun en route. Also, 14 trains call daily at the terminal at Ashford International, which serves as the principal passenger gateway from Kent via the channel tunnel on the Eurostar train to the continent.
With Eurostar there are also direct daily services from London Waterloo and Ashford to the gates of Disneyland Resort Paris and, during the winter holiday season, Eurostar operates two services every week from Waterloo and Ashford to Moutiers and Bourg St Maurice in the French Alps. Eurostar also runs a direct service to Avignon in Provence on Saturdays during the summer.
Since operations of the Channel Tunnel passenger train begun, Eurostar has more than doubled the total number of passengers travelling (by air or rail) between London and Paris/Brussels. Eurostar has checked-in over 50 million people since its launch in November 1994.
With directferries.co.uk you can view timetables for Eurostar crossings, make a Eurostar booking or search for Eurostar tickets and prices online. |
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