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Eurostar increases passenger volumes in 2009 despite December’s disruption

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

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Eurostar managed to increase both the value of its ticket sales and passenger volumes in 2009 despite the severe disruption experiences during December owing to the wintry weather. 2009 ticket sales for 2009 totalled a record £675.5 million, up 1.7% on 2008.  Passenger numbers were up 1.2% at 9.2 million. The highest rate of growth was on [...]

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Eurostar’s Green Credentials help drive huge regional passenger growth

Friday, November 14, 2008

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Eurostar is celebrating huge growth in traveller demand from the regions after its first year of operations at St Pancras International, the newly restored terminal for High Speed 1, the UK’s first high-speed line. Traveller numbers from the regions north of London have increased by up to 150% in the year since Eurostar move to the [...]

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Eurostar Amended Timetable

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

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Eurostar have now launched their amended timetable. In summary, they will be running - 9 trains/day London-Brussels; - 16 trains/day London-Paris; - 1 train/day London-Disneyland Resort Paris Journey times are extended by 20 minutes on average, to take account of the continued partial closure of one of the two tunnels. Since the Channel Tunnel incident, punctuality has been [...]

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La Braderie, Lille – Europe’s largest annual flea market

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

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Over the weekend of 6 and 7 September, 2008, Europe’s largest annual flea market at La Braderie will be taking place at La Braderie, Lille.  It takes place every year over the first weekend of September. La Braderie dates back to medieval times. The city’s streets come alive as over a million people from all over [...]

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