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Stopping Eurostar trains at Ashford/Ebbsfleet towards London

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Due to the pandemic, Eurostar trains haven't stopped at those stations since March 2020.

Since passport/customs controls are done before boarding, is there a reason why they don't stop at those stations for trains going towards London since passengers are not subject to further controls (going through border control at destination). I see why they don't from London due to the need for border control facilities which has been (temporarily) decommissioned.
 
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It's cropped up before; see these existing threads:

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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Eurostar not serving Kent.

I think it is a load of old cobblers to blame Brexit and COVID. These two events are just being used as a convenient excuse for a bit of cost cutting and saving money. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2022/08/23/eurostar-says-trains-will-not-stop-kent-two-three-years-blames/ Eurostar...
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