Italian rail operator reveals a €1bn investment to tackle Eurostar's monopoly.

Italian railway group Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) has revealed plans to launch a high-speed rail service between Paris and London.

Set to be launched by 2029, the service will challenge Eurostar’s long-running monopoly on the route.

The project would be carried out in partnership with Spanish firm Evolyn.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250408-italian-rail-operator-reveals-a-1bn-investment-to-tackle-eurostars-monopoly?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

Italienische Bahn will Paris-London durch den Eurotunnel anbieten

Die italienische Staatsbahn will dem Eurostar zwischen Paris und London Konkurrenz machen. Zugreisen durch den Eurotunnel könnten günstiger werden - sobald die letzten Hürden überwunden sind.

https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/europa/italien-zuege-paris-london-100.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de

Eurostar rivals are given the ‘green signal’ for cross-Channel trains: What could it mean for passengers?

For decades, Eurostar has been the only rail operator running through the Channel Tunnel. But recent shifts in regulation and burgeoning demand for lower-carbon travel options have boosted interest from competitors.

A handful of courageous rail companies are keen to make it happen.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250402-eurostar-rivals-are-given-the-green-signal-for-cross-channel-trains-what-could-it-mean-for-passengers?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Eurostar says it is adding more seats on its trains between #London and #Paris to help airline passengers affected by #Heathrow's closure with two extra services in each direction on Friday for 882 passengers per train.

Check for booking details > https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en?tcid=ppc.google.NL.NL_EN_Brand_Trains_Core.154685174797.20605717369.kwd-31923980..eurostar&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwnPS-BhBxEiwAZjMF0klh9qOM

First time at the new UK terminal at Amsterdam Centraal. Nice waiting area with lots of sockets (including USB-A and -c). Quite crowded for a full train (probably more last-minute travellers today?), but should get bigger during the shutdowns over the next few months.

#Eurostar - supposed to be the democratic cheap and climate friendly way to travel to Europe from the Uk between 300& 500.00 for tickets today after the #Heathrow crisis. UK must do better with its European travel links -closed most of its ferry routes and backed out of Eurostar partnership. Leaving the remaining travel routes vulnerable.

Doing some gardening in my notes. After a good writing streak in the #Eurostar last week, I browsed through some of my notes and added some more links and comments. I wondered why I didn't do that more often. Very calming.

Virgin Group seeks to raise funding for a cross-Channel Eurostar rival.

A rival to the cross-Channel train service Eurostar could appear as soon as 2029 as Virgin Group seeks to raise £700 million (€832.9mn) for the project.

Virgin Group wants to launch the new service by the end of the decade, initially running trains from London to Paris and Brussels.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250310-virgin-group-seeks-to-raise-funding-for-a-cross-channel-eurostar-rival?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

wooo train time

Matt @MattCartoonist on #ReArmEurope #Eurostar @Telegraph – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com

All London to Paris trains cancelled today after WWII bomb found near Gare du Nord station

https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/eurostar-trains-cancelled-paris-ww2-bomb-london-live-news-b2710899.html

Rail services halted at Gare du Nord after WW2 bomb found.

Rail traffic at the Gare du Nord in Paris, a station that receives Eurostar trains from London as well as high-speed and local services, has been halted after a World War 2 bomb was found on nearby tracks.

The unexploded bomb weighing 500kg was found in the middle of a set of tracks during overnight maintenance work in the suburb of St-Denis, about 2.5 km from Gare du Nord.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250307-rail-services-halted-at-gare-du-nord-after-ww2-bomb-found?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

Unexploded WWII bomb in Paris halts Eurostar travel to London and trains to northern France.

@abc reports: "The device was found close to where dozens of Olympic events were held."

https://flip.it/ujcQdt

Why the hell is #Eurostar still the only one that does this route? This is 3 weeks ahead and there is only one train ticket available for this measly 2 hour trip, and that trip would cost me 160 EUR single-way? The absolute state of this