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Eurostar
Sign in to saveEurostar is an international high-speed rail service in Western Europe, connecting Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom through the Channel Tunnel.
Key facts
- Rail.name
- Eurostar
- Rail.logo
- Eurostar logo (2023).svg
- Rail.image_filename
- Croisement Thalys-Eurostar Neige en Savoie (février 2023).JPG
- Rail.image_caption
- Left: Eurostar PBA used for services within continental Europe. Right: Eurostar e320 used for cross-channel services.
- Rail.nameforarea
- station
- Rail.stations
- 28
- Rail.parent_company
- Eurostar Group
- Rail.abbr
- ES
- Rail.map_name
- System map
- Rail.key_people
- CEO: Gwendoline Cazenave (since 1 October 2022)
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.eurostar.com
- Image
- Velaro 4009 sur LN3 par Cramos.jpg
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- patronage
- 10300000
- Commons category
- Eurostar
- social media followers
- 6550
- inception
- 1994-11-14
- date of official opening
- 1994-05-06
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53 sectionsContents
- History
- Early planning and construction (1986–1993)
- Launch and early operations (1994–2002)
- High Speed 1 and St Pancras relocation (2003–2007)
- Network expansion (2008–2019)
- COVID-19 pandemic impact (2020–2022)
- Merger with Thalys (2019–2023)
- Debt refinancing, new trains and potential expansion
- Routes and infrastructure
- Key high-speed lines used
- Connections
- Same-station transfers
- Through-tickets
- Railteam, air-rail alliances
- Controls and security
- Former stations and routes
- Proposed services
- Extensions to cross-Channel services
- Challenges to further cross-Channel services
- Stratford International
- Regional Eurostar and Nightstar
- LGV Picardie
- Corporate structure
- Logos
- Performance and market position
- Travel classes
- Fares
- Reliability and speed
- Passenger numbers
- Potential competition
- Environmental initiatives
- Tread Lightly
- Single-use plastics reduction
- Cycles
- Effect
- Records and awards
- Records
- Awards
- Fleet
- Fleet details
- Current fleet
- Eurostar e300
- Fleet updates
- Eurostar e320
- Future fleet additions: Eurostar Celestia
- Past fleet
- Accidents and incidents
- June 2000 derailment
- December 2009 snowfall breakdowns
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Eurostar is an international high-speed rail service in Western Europe, connecting Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom through the Channel Tunnel.
The service is operated by the Eurostar Group which was formed from the merger of Eurostar, which operated trains through the Channel Tunnel to the United Kingdom, and Thalys which operated entirely within continental Europe.
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