High speed Channel Tunnel services to resume next month
Monday, 20 Jan, 2009
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The Channel Tunnel is to be come fully operational to high speed trains from next month after the completion of fire damage repairs.
Eurostar is to resume full high speed services through the tunnel from February 23.
The return to a full Eurostar service follows the announcement by Channel Tunnel owner and operator Eurotunnel that repairs will be completed by February 10 following last year’s blaze.
This allows Eurostar to plan and implement the switchover from its current reduced timetable.
Eurostar will continue to operate its existing departure times between February 10-22, with some trains likely to arrive earlier than currently timetabled.
A normal timetable will run from February 23 with all services operating at full speed, and fastest non-stop journey times of London–Paris 2h15, London–Brussels 1h51 and London–Lille 1h20.
The company is to lay on more trains, with up to 19 services a day on the London–Paris route and up to 10 between London and Brussels.
A new direct Ashford–Brussels services will also be added, having been delayed since last December by the tunnel incident.
Eurostar chief executive Richard Brown said: “Shorter journey times will also encourage a further switch from plane to train in our fast-growing markets in the Midlands and North of England, where travellers are being attracted by good value through fares and the convenience of city centre to city centre journeys.
“Eurotunnel has done an impressive job to complete the repairs in such a short time, given the scale of the endeavour and the logistics of working within the tunnel space”.
by Phil Davies
Phil Davies
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