UK-based company ‘Reading Buses’ selected to represent the nation in the 2015 Eurostar Ashden Awards for Sustainable Travel

LONDON, 2015-3-11 — /Travel PR News/ — UK-based sustainable travel company ‘Reading Buses’ has been selected to represent the nation in the 2015 Eurostar Ashden Awards for Sustainable Travel, moving one step closer to winning a share of the £30,000 prize fund. The British company has been chosen alongside three initiatives based in France and… Read the full press release

Eurostar reports 10.4 million passengers in 2014, up 3% YoY

Year-on-year growth of 3% in passenger numbers 2014 business travel increased by 4% year-on year Eurostar e320 trains scheduled to enter service at the end of 2015 New Lyon-South of France service proving popular with customers LONDON, 2015-2-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Eurostar, the high speed rail service between the UK and mainland Europe, today… Read the full press release

Eurostar unveiled in public for the first time its new state-of-the-art e320 train scheduled to enter commercial service at the end of 2015

150 million customers over 20 years Year-on-year growth drives expansion to new routes One year to go until the e320 goes into commercial service LONDON, 2014-11-17 — /Travel PR News/ — In the last two decades Eurostar has revolutionised cross-channel travel, providing a swift, seamless link between the UK and mainland Europe.  With passengers increasingly… Read the full press release

Eurostar announces Q3 passenger numbers grew by 3% while sales revenues rose by 2% compared to the same period in 2013

Year-on-year growth of 3% in passenger numbers and 2% sales revenues in Q3 2014. Business poised for expansion further into Europe with a range of new destinations. New e320 trains herald the next generation of Eurostar services¹ LONDON, 2014-10-23 — /Travel PR News/ — Just weeks before its 20th anniversary on 14 November, Eurostar, the… Read the full press release

Eurostar reports strong growth in both revenues and passenger numbers in first quarter of 2014

Sales revenues up 7% year-on-year to £227 million1 Passenger numbers grow 3% to 2.3 million Continuing economic stability and benign winter weather drive growth Programme of station improvements enhances passenger experience LONDON, 2014-04-23 — /Travel PR News/ — Eurostar, the high-speed passenger rail service between mainland Europe and the UK, today reported continued, strong growth in… Read the full press release

Eurostar and Keolis joint venture shortlisted to bid for the East Coast Mainline franchise

London, UK, 2014-1-17 — /travelprnews.com/ — A joint venture led by integrated transport operator Keolis has been shortlisted to bid for the East Coast Mainline franchise, as announced (today) by the Department for Transport. Keolis, which has joined with international rail operator, Eurostar, will draw on its global experience of operating long distance inter-city services to submit… Read the full press release