Press release, Eurostar: Eurostar, the high-speed passenger service that marries Britain and France, will this Valentine’s Day be running extra Love Trains between London and Paris – enabling travellers to find romance on board and in two of Europe’s most enchanting cities.
Over 15 years Eurostar’s smooth, seamless service has given rise to many Anglo-French relationships. Now it’s offering the fastest ever route to cross-Channel romance, with a high-speed dating service for London students. At speeds of up to 186mph, it’s hoped passions will ignite and love will blossom.
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Press release, Eurostar: Eurostar, the high-speed passenger train service that links the UK and mainland Europe, achieved record traveller numbers and ticket sales in 2008 following the first full year of operations on High Speed 1.
Passenger numbers broke the nine million barrier for the first time with 9.1 million travellers carried – an increase of 10.3% from 8.26 million in the previous year.
Ticket sales also reached a record level of £664 million, rising by 10.9% from £599 million in 2007. Shorter journey times to Paris and Brussels and the excellent connections offered by St Pancras International are attracting increasing numbers of passengers to switch to high-speed rail.
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Press release, Eurostar: Eurostar, the high-speed passenger train service linking UK with the Continent, has announced that its lead-in fare of just £59 return will remain the same in 2009 – and has now gone unchanged since March 2003.
The highly competitive £59 return fare is available up to four months in advance of the date of travel and there are no surcharges or taxes. It is valid to Paris, Disneyland Resort Paris, Brussels and any station in Belgium.
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Press Release, Eurostar: Eurostar, the high-speed passenger train service that links the UK with the Continent, announced that 10 million Eurostar travellers will shortly have travelled on High Speed 1 since the launch of services on November 14, 2007.
The ten millionth traveller is expected to travel on High Speed 1 on Friday, December 19, the day that marks the beginning of the Christmas and New Year rush to the Continent.
The opening of Britain’s first high-speed line has been a resounding success for Eurostar, with huge growth in travellers from the Midlands and North of England taking advantage of the ease of connections at London’s St Pancras International and the shorter journey times to mainland Europe.
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