Eurostar has confirmed a €2bn ($2.32bn) investment in up to 50 new Avelia Horizon double-decker very high-speed trains from Alstom Group. The contract includes an initial order for 30 trains, with an ...

The journey could take as little as five hours.

Virgin Trains will soon be able to run passenger services through the Channel Tunnel, challenging Eurostar’s decades-long monopoly. According to regulator the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), Sir ...

It is also considering further extensions of the route to Lille, Lyon, Marseilles and Milan – and could also see trains stopping at Ashford in Kent, which has not been used by Eurostar since the start ...

Demand for rail is rising, but the network isn’t ready. A warning from Eurostar's chief commercial officer shows that Europe needs serious investment in infrastructure and rail coordination. Capacity ...

Travellers looking for a cheaper, albeit slower, option for travelling between Paris and Amsterdam will soon have a new ...

Some European city pairs are better handled by train than by plane. A short flight can look faster on a booking screen, but ...