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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Neil Lancefield and Michael Howie

Eurostar trains from London to Germany and Switzerland planned in 'golden age for international sustainable travel'

Eurostar hailed the arrival of a “new golden age of international sustainable travel” as the rail operator unveiled plans to launch direct services linking London St Pancras with Germany and Switzerland.

A fleet of up to 50 new trains – costing around £1.7 billion – will serve new routes between the capital and both Frankfurt and Geneva from the “early 2030s”, the operator announced on Tuesday.

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