Eurostar to stop calling at Ebbsfleet and Ashford Intl until 2022

[Huntergreed]

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Eurostar trains will not stop in Kent until 2022 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the company has announced.

They have not been stopping at Ashford or Ebbsfleet since March but the decision has now been taken to extend that for the next two years.

Passengers in Kent will have to start their journeys at St Pancras in London.

Eurostar said bookings were down 90% compared to last year, and the industry was too unpredictable due to quarantine restrictions.

The cross-Channel train operator added that it would be reducing its timetable for next year, focusing only on its core routes and destinations where there was the highest demand.

A Eurostar spokesman said the decision had not been taken lightly.

Yet another victim of lockdown restrictions/quarantine killing the transport industry. Is this likely to become permanent or will this likely be reversed after its reviewed in 2 years?

 

[Gathursty]

What were the usage statistics for E* passengers at Ebbsfleet and Ashford pre-Covid?

 

[ainsworth74]

Please see the existing thread in International Transport for discussion on this issue.

Eurostar Mothballs Ebbsfleet and Ashford International

The BBC is reporting (on its live news ticker) that Eurostar is to mothball Ebbsfleet and Ashford International stations, because of the impact of quarantine restrictions on travel to France and Belgium. Services will be suspended "until 2022". Presumably this won't affect the basic frequency of...

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