Eurostar

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An artist's impression of a Virgin train at St Pancras International

Virgin takes another step towards Channel Tunnel rail services

Virgin has been granted track access by the UK regulator to run rail services between London and Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam. The company plans to run up to 20 daily return services through the Channel Tunnel from 1 October 2030 to 31 December 2040.

Aug 17theguardian.com

Virgin Trains gets go ahead to run services to Europe in new blow to Eurostar monopoly

Virgin Trains has been granted track access by the rail regulator to run new services between London and Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam from 2030, moving forward its plans to break’s Eurostar’s passenger monopoly on the cross-Channel route.