US EditionEurostar orders UK's first fleet of double-decker trains
- On Tuesday, Eurostar placed an initial order for 30 trains with an option for 20 more in a two billion euro agreement with Alstom, French train manufacturer.
- As part of that strategy, Eurostar plans new services from St Pancras to Frankfurt and Geneva in the coming years and will invest 80 million euros to develop Temple Mills depot, east London.
- Technical data indicate each 200m Eurostar Celestia trainset will have around 540 seats, 20% more than current models, and the total fleet will reach 67 trains with 17 e320 single-decker trains.
- In immediate consequence, the order means these will be the first double-decker high-speed trains through the Channel Tunnel while the Office of Rail and Road decides on Temple Mills access amid rival operators' proposals.
- Eurostar expects the new Eurostar Celestia fleet to begin delivery in January 2031, launch commercially in May 2031, and achieve 20 to 50% energy savings with a 30% service increase by the mid-2030s.
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The operator of the Eurotunnel between France and Great Britain intends to acquire double-decker trains from the French manufacturer Alstom for the first time.
Eurostar orders double-decker trains from Alstom for Channel Tunnel service
A computer rendering of the Eurostar Celestia trainset to be built by Alstom. Eurostar has ordered 30 of the new trains, with an option for 20 more. Alstom LONDON — Eurostar, operator of the high speed passenger service between London and Europe via the Channel Tunnel, will spend €2 billion ($2.32 billion) on a fleet of up to 50 new double-decker trains to be built by Alstom. The agreement announced today (Oct. 22, 2025) includes a confirmed ord…
Eurostar to run first double-decker trains amid rising competition
Eurostar will begin running double-decker trains through the Channel Tunnel for the first time, the company announced Wednesday, as it braces for increased competition on its cross-Channel routes between London and mainland Europe.
The new trains will run alongside the current Eurostar fleet, bringing the total number of trains to 67. An overall increase of 30% in its fleet compared to today. ...
Eurostar plans double-decker trains as rivals eye Tunnel
Eurostar announced on Tuesday that it would purchase up to 50 new two-level trains for use across its entire network of trains from major European cities like Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam and Cologne to London St Pancras station via the Channel Tunnel. The company said it had reached a €2 billion (roughly $2.3 billion) agreement with French manufacturer Alstom to buy the planned all-electric "Celestia" trains, starting in 2031. Eurostar bills the …
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