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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jasper Jolly

St Pancras and Channel tunnel plan rail routes to Germany and Switzerland

Passengers pass the Eurostar departures entrance at St Pancras International railway station in London
Passengers at St Pancras International station in London. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/AFP/Getty Images

St Pancras railway station in London and the Channel tunnel operator have agreed to work together to open up more trains from Britain to France, and routes to Germany and Switzerland.

The agreement is the latest sign of growing momentum for new passenger rail links from England across the Channel, after Great Britain’s only international station announced plans to triple the number of people who can travel through every hour.

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