Eurostar

Eurostar celebrated its 25th anniversary on Thursday morning with a special train from London to Paris, featuring an orchestra on the platforms of St Pancras International station and a revival of the uniforms of the time. Above all, a forest was temporarily installed at the entrance to the London station...

With Brexit fast approaching, a plan for an alliance between Eurostar and Thalys, called Green Speed, has been presented by the management of the two rail companies, supported by SNCF as majority shareholder in both entities. The new unified company would benefit from the pooling of teams and 55 vehicles...

The paper ticket is more than ever an endangered species. In fact, nine out of ten Eurostar tickets are now in electronic format, while the company's mobile application now generates more than a third of all tickets (35%). The railway company intends to go even further, with the overall ambition of reducing the consumption of...

Eurostar traffic is still disrupted by the strike by French customs. The rail company is therefore adjusting its timetable accordingly, with some cancellations. Three trains have been cancelled on 18 March - departures initially scheduled for 7.04am, 8.37am and 9.03pm from Paris Nord - and five others on the same day.

Thanks to the combination of the Eurostar and Virgin Trains rail networks, organisers can now book multi-stop journeys from continental Europe to the heart of Great Britain on a single platform. The aim is to make it easier for cities such as Manchester, Liverpool and Birmingham, which are currently overshadowed by London in this market, to become more accessible. For...

In 2018, 11 million passengers boarded Eurostar: a record figure, up 7 % on the previous year. Among the positive factors behind this trend were the influx of American passengers (+9%) and the introduction of the London-Amsterdam route, which attracted more than 250,000 passengers...

From 11 June, Eurostar will be operating a third daily service from London to Rotterdam and Amsterdam. Ticket sales began on 4 January. "Our new route to the Netherlands has met with strong demand from our customers," says Mike Cooper, Eurostar's Managing Director. "A third daily train...

What does the new MICE offer unveiled by Eurostar look like? Guillemette Jacob - We are offering companies the opportunity to privatise an entire car, or even several cars and an entire Eurostar train. This new service will be available in our three service classes: Standard, Standard Premier and Business Premier. For these last two classes,...

The Paris-London 7-hour journey. At a time when Paris-Nord station is still calm and serene, the queue in the Eurostar terminal on the 1st floor of the illustrious building designed by the architect Hittorff in 1861 is already buzzing with activity. I join the queue of identity checks carried out by the PAF, which seems to be more...

10 December 2017. On that day, TGV Lyria business passengers were curious to discover the newly launched Business 1ère class between Paris and Geneva. While the first-class seats have not changed for the time being - the rolling stock is not due to be renewed until 2020 - the Franco-Swiss company has begun to upgrade the...

On 4 April, Eurostar began its 300 km/h services between London St Pancras and Rotterdam - reached in 3h01 - and Amsterdam, which will be reached in 3h41. Starting with two trains a day, at 8.31am and 5.31pm from the British capital, this new high-speed rail service is being sold at...

Eurostar is now offering Amazon Prime Video to its passengers. The cross-Channel company has signed an agreement giving train passengers access to part of the company's catalogue. For the moment, only six series are available, including three aimed at children. On the programme: Man in the High Castle, a dystopian series depicting a world...

Gone is Eurostar Frequent Traveller! The railway company linking London to Paris, Brussels and soon Amsterdam is launching Club Eurostar, a new loyalty programme presented as more flexible and comprehensive in terms of the benefits offered. The aim is to increase the number of members - currently 400,000 - by building loyalty and offering greater flexibility and benefits.

After the Paris-London route, the new Eurostar e320 trains are starting to run between London and Brussels. To accommodate these higher-capacity Siemens trains, the terminal at Brussels-Midi station has had to be reconfigured, with an enlarged departure area and an optimised check-in area for the installation of passport control...

After making their debut at the end of 2015 on the Paris-London route, Eurostar's new e320 trains will enter service on 28 May on the London-Brussels route. Passengers travelling between the British and Belgian capitals will be able to enjoy the enhanced comfort offered by these trains developed by Siemens and designed by the Italian company Pininfarina....

It's a fact that music softens the mood. It can also enhance a business trip. That's the credo of Eurostar and Sony, who have joined forces in an original initiative called "Sound Menu". This month-long experiment, which starts on 27 April, is part of the entertainment system offered on board Eurostar. It has been designed with...

Eurostar has just opened a new business lounge in the Gare du Nord. Had "The Lounge", designed by Philippe Starck in 2008, become outdated? Nicolas Petrovic - The inauguration of this new Business Premier lounge is part of a wider investment in the Gare du Nord, particularly in the area dedicated to Eurostar, and...

On 3 February, the Eurostar teams proudly unveiled their new business lounge. A few hours later, it will replace the lounge previously used by European business travellers, thus freeing up space to enlarge the rail company's waiting room. It will be accessible from 4 February to...

How far have you got with the redevelopment of Eurostar's stations? Mikaël Lemarchand - We are working on our facilities to make them as functional and pleasant as possible. Eurostar has launched an ambitious programme to transform its station areas to improve the experience of all its customers, particularly business customers. The opening in...