US EditionUber Partners with Company Hoping to Bring Channel Tunnel Services Back to Kent
- Uber signed an agreement in 2025 to co-brand trains with Gemini Trains, aiming to restore Channel Tunnel services through Kent from London St Pancras.
- Gemini Trains developed plans over two years to launch international rail services calling at Ebbsfleet, challenging Eurostar's monopoly after it ceased Kent stops in 2020.
- Gemini plans to operate 10 new trains on routes to Paris and Brussels, while Uber will enable ticket booking via its app and provide co-branding similar to its Thames Clipper partnership.
- Andrew Brem of Uber remarked on the 'amazing momentum' in launching new UK transport modes and called the Gemini collaboration a key step; Adrian Quine praised Uber's 'instantly recognisable global brand.'
- This partnership signals increased cross-Channel rail competition, potentially benefiting passengers by restoring Kent services and enabling convenient booking, with Gemini’s first launches expected by 2029.
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