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Title: are eurostar services non stop london to paris now? Post by: infoman on June 11, 2023, 16:49:50 inquirey as in the header
Title: Re: are eurostar services non stop london to paris now? Post by: ChrisB on June 11, 2023, 17:23:11 Certainly stops at Lille
Title: Re: are eurostar services non stop london to paris now? Post by: grahame on June 11, 2023, 17:36:46 Certainly stops at Lille inquirey as in the header Here's the early summer 2023 timetable. London to Paris nonstop; London to Brussels, some trains call at Lille and some are extended to Amsterdam. Click on image to enlarge. (http://www.wellho.net/pix/es_summer_2023.jpg) (http://www.wellho.net/pix/es_summer_2023.jpg) Title: Re: are eurostar services non stop london to paris now? Post by: ChrisB on June 11, 2023, 17:48:32 Thanks G - Hadn't realised Paris's had the Lille stop removed. Maybe a result of the pandemic
Title: Re: are eurostar services non stop london to paris now? Post by: grahame on June 11, 2023, 18:45:41 Thanks G - Hadn't realised Paris's had the Lille stop removed. Maybe a result of the pandemic Or maybe because of Brexit ;D - reduced traffic to Brussels leaves more space on those trains for the intermediate stop (and the Amsterdam extensions at times) and Paris is by far the broader flow / don't need to waste time stopping the London <-> Paris trains at Lille. No local Lille <-> Paris traffic, so that's not an issue Title: Re: are eurostar services non stop london to paris now? Post by: Electric train on June 12, 2023, 05:34:06 Thanks G - Hadn't realised Paris's had the Lille stop removed. Maybe a result of the pandemic Or maybe because of Brexit ;D - reduced traffic to Brussels leaves more space on those trains for the intermediate stop (and the Amsterdam extensions at times) and Paris is by far the broader flow / don't need to waste time stopping the London <-> Paris trains at Lille. No local Lille <-> Paris traffic, so that's not an issue Removal of the Lille stop is likely to be Brexit related as is Ashford and Ebbs Fleet, there may not be space for the post Brexit additional passport checks now required by UK Borderforce, EU (French Border Police) at these stations. Most Eurostars are full going to Paris so do Eurostar need those additional stops? This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |