Eurostar

Eurostar has unveiled its results for the 2025 financial year, during which it surpassed the 20 million passenger mark. This represents a slight increase of 31% in passenger numbers, with turnover of €2 billion (+1.71% compared to 2024) and EBITDA of €337 million (-2.61%). The SNCF subsidiary is therefore performing somewhat…

The London-to-Switzerland service project is on track. Eurostar, SNCF, and SBB, the Swiss railways, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to this effect, which foresees a feasibility study for a London-Geneva service by 2030. The three rail operators will thus be able to work on…

In the end, there will be no Deutsche Bahn (DB) ICE 3 trains in London as envisaged by the German rail company in 2013. However, DB is reviving its plans to link the British capital to Germany by signing a memorandum with Eurostar to launch London-Frankfurt services in early 2030...

In its plans for future competition with Eurostar and possibly other challengers, Virgin Trains has just taken a serious option. The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has just granted it the right to use the Temple Mills maintenance workshop located to the north-east of London's St. Pancras station, which until now had been used by Eurostar...

Eurostar CEO Gwendoline Cazenave recently told us that the order for new high-speed trains was well under way. This has now been achieved with the signing of an initial tranche of 30 trainsets with the manufacturer Alstom. Twenty more should follow to reach the target of a renewed fleet of 50 high-speed trains...

After the overhaul of its uniforms, does Eurostar still have plans for the merger with Thalys? Gwendoline Cazenave - We have completed the process after merging the teams of the two companies, creating a new logo, introducing new travel classes throughout our network and...

It's fashion week in Paris, and Eurostar didn't miss the chance to present its new uniforms at Paris-Nord station on Tuesday. At 1pm on Tuesday, around twenty members of its on-board staff took to the catwalk in one of its trains positioned along track 2...

Rail projects are multiplying in Europe. These include a future direct line between London and Berlin. An agreement to this effect was signed on 17 July between German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Under the terms of the agreement, the two governments will work together to remove the legal and logistical obstacles...

The SNCF is not alone in reviewing its MICE offer for companies and travel agencies specialising in the organisation of professional events. Its subsidiary Eurostar is doing the same, benefiting from an enhanced rail offer since its merger with Thalys last year. The first advantage of the new system is the lower fare, with the cross-Channel rail company providing...

Getlink, the Channel Tunnel operator, was campaigning last year for the arrival of new operators on its lines. Now it has been served, with so many applicants lining up at the entrance to the Channel to break Eurostar's monopoly. After Evolyn, in association with Trenitalia, positioned for 2026, and Virgin Trains expected in 2030, it is now the turn of Eurostar...

Future competitors to Eurostar are continuing to position themselves on the starting line for cross-Channel services in order to break the monopoly that the SNCF subsidiary has held for 30 years. After the project of the Spanish-Italian tandem Evolyn/Trenitalia, it is now the turn of Virgin Trains to announce that it has signed an agreement with the...

London St. Pancras Higspeed has teamed up with Eurostar to increase capacity at London's St. Pancras International station, where passenger numbers are growing and set to rise sharply over the next decade. The number of Eurostar connections between London and Amsterdam will be increased to 5 by the end of 2025, following on from last year's success with 280...

With the purchase of 50 trainsets due for delivery in 2030, Eurostar has unveiled the three new services that could be offered between now and then: London-Frankfurt, London-Geneva and Amsterdam-Brussels-Geneva. The number of Eurostar cross-Channel rail frequencies will also be increased, with the aim of boosting traffic by 2 million passengers...

Eurostar is reopening its Premier Lounge at Gare du Nord after a total renovation. Located at 22 rue de Dunkerque, in the immediate vicinity of the station, this lounge is intended for passengers in the new Premier class deployed on the ex-Thalys European routes - France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany - as well as members of the Eurostar...

A balance between past and present, centre and periphery. On the one hand, Amsterdam's old courthouse is preparing to house a luxury Rosewood hotel. On the other, the new courthouse has been set up in the heart of the business district, in the Zuidas district, in a building bathed in light designed by...

Competition between SNCF and Trenitalia is going from strength to strength! And this time it's concerning its Eurostar subsidiary. The Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FS) group, parent company of Trenitalia, has just announced the launch of high-speed links on the Paris-London route between now and 2029. The service will use trains inspired by the Frecciarossa, the high-speed trains...

What if Eurostar's first direct competitor in the Channel Tunnel fell from the sky? According to the Financial Times, the Virgin group is preparing its arrival on the cross-Channel rail network. Richard Branson's group is planning to raise some £700 million. This could...

Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) has become the norm for crossing the borders of many business destinations, and is becoming the norm for both business and leisure travellers. While Europe is struggling to roll out its ETIAS system, the UK authorities have already taken the plunge. From 2 April...

As the major expansion works at Amsterdam Centraal station continue, Eurostar has just resumed its direct services between the Dutch capital and London on Monday, in 3 hours 50 minutes. There will be three services on weekdays and every Sunday between London St Pancras and the Dutch station, but only two on Saturdays. In...

The recovery in the rail sector was confirmed in 2024. The latest result was that of Eurostar, which merged with Thalys at the end of 2023 under the aegis of SNCF, which was the majority shareholder in the two European high-speed carriers. The new entity carried 19.5 million passengers last year, an increase of...