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Eurostar's punctuality has fluctuated from year to year, but usually remains over 90%; [112] in the first quarter of 1999, 89% of services operated were on time, and in the second quarter it reached 92%. [113] Eurostar's best punctuality record was 97.35%, between 16 and 22 August 2004. [5] In 2006, it was 92.7%, [114] and in 2007, 91.5% were ...
Eurostar was previously operated by three separate companies in Belgium, France and the United Kingdom, but this structure was replaced by EIL as a new single management company on 1 September 2010. EIL is owned by Eurostar Group. [3] Eurostar International is the largest customer of Getlink, the owner of the Channel Tunnel.
Eurostar Group is a holding company created by SNCF Voyageurs, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, NMBS/SNCB, and Federated Hermes Infrastructure in 2022 with the aim of merging the operations of Thalys and Eurostar high-speed rail services between France, United Kingdom, Belgium, Netherlands, and Germany.
Since launching in 1994, the Eurostar has carried over 200 million passengers across the UK, France, Belgium and the Netherlands, offering return tickets to its destinations for as little as £78.
The French capital is Eurostar’s flagship destination, with journeys from London taking just two hours and 16 minutes. In 2023, Paris remains as popular as ever, welcoming over 30 million ...
Waterloo International station was the London terminus of the Eurostar international rail service from its opening on 14 November 1994 to its closure on 13 November 2007, when it was replaced by London St Pancras International as the terminal for international rail services following the opening of High Speed 1 (HS1).
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Eurostar was initially limited by the lack of a high-speed connection on the British side. After the completion of High Speed 1 in two stages in 2003 and 2007, traffic increased. In 2008, Eurostar carried 9,113,371 passengers, a 10% increase over the previous year, despite traffic limitations due to the 2008 Channel Tunnel fire. [124]