US EditionEurostar Confirms Plans for Direct Trains From London to Germany and Switzerland
- Eurostar announced plans in June 2025 to launch direct train services from London to Frankfurt and Geneva starting in the early 2030s.
- This initiative follows growing passenger demand, including 19.5 million riders in 2024, a 5% increase from the previous year, amid passengers' preference for sustainable travel.
- The service will require overcoming several hurdles such as expanding station capacity, installing border checkpoints, and securing track access, with up to 50 new trains costing about £1.7 billion planned.
- Eurostar CEO Gwendoline Cazenave highlighted the beginning of a promising era for cross-border eco-friendly travel and expressed strong confidence that the planned direct routes will materialize, supported by the dedication of Eurostar, its passengers, and government partners.
- The new fleet will expand Eurostar's current 17 trains to 67, increasing capacity by 30% and enabling direct connections to important financial hubs, which implies significant growth and sustained demand for cross-European rail travel.
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Eurostar is announcing the expansion of its network with direct connections from London to Frankfurt and Geneva, cementing the sustainable future of rail travel. It will also strengthen connections on existing routes and increase the number of daily connections.
From the early 2030s, the high-speed train is expected to reach Switzerland. SBB is also testing connections to London – but only for later.
Without changing the train from Frankfurt to London? According to the railway company Eurostar, this is supposed to be possible in a few years. Deutsche Bahn is impressed by the advance. But, sighing, sees technical hurdles.
Le Parisien
rts.chEurostar has planned to acquire up to 50 new trains capable of rolling in the Channel Tunnel by 2030, and has set a target of 30 million passengers per year by the end of the decade.
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