brianthegiant
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"Eurostar, the operator of the Channel Tunnel passenger train services, plans to expand its network out of London by adding as many as 10 destinations in four European countries over the next five years"
Cities mentioned are: Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Cologne, Lyon, Marseille and Geneva.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012...me=rbssIndustryMaterialsUtilitiesNews&rpc=401
Well, all of these destinations had already been proposed before with the exception of Lyon and Marseilles, which I think are completely new proposals. I've only counted 6 new destinations, not sure what are the other 4 are, press release not yet on E* website. maybe we should ahve a competition to guess the other 4
No doubt this will also stimulate a new tranche of speculation on here as to which routes will be run with travelling border controls a la skitrain/avignon and which ones will see UK border outposts at stations
Cities mentioned are: Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Cologne, Lyon, Marseille and Geneva.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012...me=rbssIndustryMaterialsUtilitiesNews&rpc=401
May 14 (Reuters) - Eurostar, the operator of the Channel Tunnel passenger train services, plans to expand its network out of London by adding as many as 10 destinations in four European countries over the next five years, posing a competitive challenge for airlines.
Eurostar Chief Executive Nicolas Petrovic told the Financial Times newspaper that he aimed to use the creeping liberalisation of European rail markets to launch services across western European cities like Amsterdam in the Netherlands, Frankfurt and Cologne in Germany, Lyon and Marseille in France and Geneva in Switzerland.
"By 2016 and 2017 we would like people when they are thinking about travelling to these cities to consider taking Eurostar rather than flying," Petrovic was quoted as saying in the FT's Monday edition.
In the longer term, Eurostar is looking to set up a second hub, with Brussels the most likely candidate, the FT wrote.
Well, all of these destinations had already been proposed before with the exception of Lyon and Marseilles, which I think are completely new proposals. I've only counted 6 new destinations, not sure what are the other 4 are, press release not yet on E* website. maybe we should ahve a competition to guess the other 4
No doubt this will also stimulate a new tranche of speculation on here as to which routes will be run with travelling border controls a la skitrain/avignon and which ones will see UK border outposts at stations