Catching a train from London to mainland Europe could soon become a lot more straightforward.
A new analysis by Politico suggests high-speed services between London St Pancras and destinations including Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam could depart as often as every 15 minutes by the end of the decade, as Eurostar faces growing competition from the likes of Virgin Trains and Italy’s Trenitalia.
Currently, there are around 25 daily round trips made by Eurostar, but it’s hoped that figure will rise to 55 by the end of the 2020s, which is an equivalent of four departures every hour.
Since its launch in 1994, the Channel Tunnel, which cross-Channel trains run through, has been operating under capacity, despite rumours other operators would start their own services.
Now, that could be set to change.
