- Opens 10 December 2006- Quicker and even more reliable journeys to and from Brussels Midi station
Eurostar, the high-speed passenger train operator between the UK and France and Belgium will become even more reliable on the London - Brussels route with the completion of a new £7.5 million, 435 metre metre viaduct outside Brussels Midi station, which will open on 10 December 2006.
The viaduct is the last and final section in the Belgian high speed line which runs from the French border, near Lille, through to Brussels.
The viaduct...
Press releases from 2006
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--Journey times will be cut by an average 23 – 25 minutes--High Speed 1 railway to deliver faster, more reliable, less environmentally damaging alternative to flying--Stunning new station with connections that bring Eurostar services to travellers across the UK
Eurostar, the high-speed passenger train operator between the UK, France and Belgium, announced today that it will launch passenger services from St Pancras International in exactly one year's time, on Wednesday 14 November 2007.
Eurostar confirmed that it will move its... -
Eurostar the high-speed rail operator that links the UK with France and Belgium, today announced that despite planned industrial action on French railways on Wednesday 8 November 2006, it will be operating a normal service. All travellers are advised to check-in as normal.
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Editor's Notes:
Eurostar is the high-speed train service linking London, Ashford, Paris, Brussels, Lille, Avignon, Calais, Disneyland Resort Paris and the French Alps.
2. In autumn 2007, Eurostar's London terminal will switch from Waterloo International to St. Pancras... -
--Traveller numbers up 9.9% to new record of 2.15 million--Sales revenue up 21% to £130 million--Eurostar trains deliver 91.4 % punctuality
Eurostar, the high-speed passenger train service that links the UK with the Continent, saw very strong growth in traveller numbers and ticket sales, and record punctuality in the third quarter of 2006.
Between July and September, Eurostar carried 2.15 million travellers - the biggest ever number for the third quarter and up 9.9% against the same period in 2005. This record flow was swelled by thousands of extra passengers who switched from... -
Date: 2 October 2006
-- Eurostar achieves best ever punctuality performance-- 95.9% in September and 92.7% on time since start of disruption to air travel-- On-time performance helps travellers avoid airline delays
Eurostar, the high-speed passenger service between the UK, France and Belgium, has recorded the best ever punctuality figures in the company's history.During September, 95.9% of trains reached their destinations on time. There were eleven days last month when Eurostar recorded 100% punctuality, with every single train arriving at its destination on... -
--Total sales of £259.9 million in the first six months of 2006--11% increase in business ticket sales--Punctuality rises to a half-year record of 91%--More than 3.7 million travellers in the first half of 2006
Eurostar, the high-speed passenger train service that links the UK with the Continent, saw traveller numbers rise again in the first six months of 2006, with a strong increase in business ticket sales.
Total sales in the first half of 2006 grew by 6% to a record £259.9 million, compared to £246.1 million in the same period in 2005, with a total of 3.73 million travellers... -
Eurostar will operate a normal timetable between the UK and the Continent on Friday 21 - Saturday 22 and Thursday 27 - Saturday 29 July following the cancellation of planned strike action by Network Rail signal workers. Travellers should check in as normal.
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Editor's Notes:
1. Eurostar is the fast train service linking London, Ashford, Paris, Brussels, Lille, Avignon, Calais, Disneyland Resort Paris and the French Alps.
2. In autumn 2007, with the completion of the UK high-speed line to London St Pancras, journey times will be reduced still... -
--Eurostar is "International High-Speed Partner" to the Motor Show--More Continental travellers book on Eurostar to visit this major event--Artist, Rosemary Masson, creates unique artwork on a Vauxhall Zafira
Eurostar, the international passenger train operator which links the UK with France and Belgium, today (26/6/6) launches its art exhibit "Aphrodite's Battlewagon" by Rosemary Masson, at Waterloo International for Visit London's Exhibit V, which celebrates art, London landmarks and promotes the British International Motor Show's return to London for the first time in 30 years.... -
Olivier Klein wins the ultimate prize which includes €200,000 and Eurostar travel for life
Eurostar, the high-speed train service and Global Partner of The Da Vinci Code movie, today (15 June) at the Ritz, Paris, announced the winner of the "Join the Quest" the biggest ever online competition which launched on 3 May 2006.
Olivier Klein wins the ultimate prize of €200,000, free travel on Eurostar for live plus deluxe accommodation at The Ritz, Paris and Claridge's, London plus a range of luxury events based in each of the cities.
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The UK finalist is youngest of the five hoping to win a prize worth over €200,000 plus Eurostar travel for life
Eurostar, the high-speed train service and Global Partner of The Da Vinci Code movie, today (7 June) revealed the names of the five finalists for the biggest ever online promotional competition. Over 1.2 million unique visitors went online to "Join the Eurostar Quest" and over 20,000 people from around the world completed the Grand Prize Puzzle from which the five sharpest code-cracker finalists have won through to the historic Grand Final.
The five...