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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jack Simpson

Eurostar may cap services due to post-Brexit biometric passport checks, says station owner

Scenes of overcrowding at St Pancras
Scenes of overcrowding at St Pancras in December 2023 after all Eurostar trains were cancelled due to flooding. Photograph: Antonio Olmos/The Observer

Eurostar could be forced to limit passenger numbers travelling from St Pancras each day under post-Brexit plans to bring in biometric border controls later this year, the owner of the station has warned.

HS1, the owner and operator of the line and stations between London and the Channel tunnel, has raised concerns that planning for new Entry/Exit System (EES) checks at the London rail station are “severely inadequate”, and would lead to long delays and potential capping of services and passenger numbers.

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