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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Simon Calder

Trains will run from London to Cologne, Frankfurt and Geneva by 2030, vows Eurotunnel

Simon Calder

Cologne, Frankfurt and Geneva should appear on the train departure screens from London by 2030, the boss of Eurotunnel has vowed.

Yann Leriche, chief executive of the tunnel firm’s parent, Getlink, says he expects new entrants to start competing with Eurostar – and to double the number of direct rail routes from the UK.

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