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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Amelia Neath

Operator stakes claim to reopen cross-channel trains through Ashford International

Italy’s state railway said is the best-placed competitor to Eurostar’s dominance over railway channel crossings - (Getty Images)

A Eurostar rival has promised to relaunch international train services from Kent if its €1bn (£867m) proposal is approved.

Italy’s state railway, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FS), claims it is the best-placed competitor to challenge Eurostar’s intercontinental railway dominance.

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