EUROSTAR figures continue to soar, the Channel tunnel train operator last week announcing a 19% rise in passenger figures January ” June to 3.4m. With the introduction of the high speed 180mph link through Kent train times have been reduced to 2hours 35 minutes London ” Paris and just 2hours 20 minutes to Brussels putting real pressure on the competing airlines at much the same prices. Work on the St Pancras/King Cross terminal is now progressing fast and on schedule for a 2007 completion when Brussels is expected to linked to London in less than two hours.
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