The new direct London-Cologne rail services will shave as much as two hours off the current journey time.
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16/07/2026 - 17:11 GMT+2
Gemini Trains has announced plans to run services between London and Cologne as early as 2030.
The British startup, backed by a Middle Eastern sovereign wealth fund, looks set to end Eurostar’s monopoly of cross-channel rail travel.
Gemini Trains has also said it wants to run routes to Paris (with stops at Disneyland and Charles de Gaulle airport) and Brussels, and later expand to Frankfurt and Düsseldorf.
I nuovi collegamenti ferroviari diretti tra Londra e Colonia ridurranno di quasi due ore i tempi di viaggio attuali.
Brits will be able to travel to Germany by train under a new plan to rival Eurostar's Channel Tunnel.
The firm hopes a fleet of up to 50 new trains will be up and running by the early 2030s.
Cross-Channel rail operator, which is trying to fend off rivals for its London depot space, regards early 2030s as feasible
Britain’s rail regulator has asked potential Eurostar rivals to flesh out their plans
Plan to cut journey times between major cities could reduce Berlin-Copenhagen trip from seven to four hours
