Eurostar has confirmed plans to relocate its Waterloo operation to St Pancras when the Channel Tunnel Rail Link is finished in 2007. [16-Nov-2004]
Eurostar is considering plans to close its Waterloo terminal in preparation for the opening of the new high-speed line to St Pancras in 2007, as operating two London terminals may prove too expensive. [12-Mar-2004]
Eurostar has announced plans to spend £35m revamping its service, and is expected to change everything from train interiors to staff uniforms. [18-Jun-2001]
Eurostar is planning to spend £22m on the refurbishment of its terminals in London, Paris and Brussels and on improvements to its train interiors. [17-Jan-2001]
Eurostar is to spend £20m refurbishing its trains and passenger facilities over the next three years. [20-Jul-2000]
Eurostar has offered redundancy packages to 32 regional train drivers, prompting speculation that the company has decided against operating rail services from the Channel tunnel to locations north of London. [29-Apr-1999]
Eurostar is considering plans to run direct train services from Watford and Heathrow to continental Europe, which would enable people from Scotland and the north to use the service without having to cross London. [11-Dec-1998]
The consortium that has won the contract to operate Eurostar, which includes British Airways, National Express and the Belgian and French state railways, is said to have dismissed the option of running the trains from Glasgow and Manchester as it would not be economically viable without government subsidy. [13-Jun-1998]
SNCF of France is to support the British Airways-National Express bid to take over the Eurostar international train service, although it is not expected to become an equity partner in the project. [21-Mar-1998]
Eurostar is introducing a new ticket distribution system, called Elgar, which will give travel agents direct access to service details and enable them to print tickets. [17-Sep-1997]
Channel tunnel traffic fell by over 40% in November, compared to October, due to the fire, with 295,161 Eurostar passengers, 33,182 trucks, 142,047 cars, and 212,827 tonnes of Railfreight. [10-Dec-1996]
Eurostar, the operator of Channel Tunnel trains, is planning a £10m global ticketing system which will enable passengers to buy tickets from 11,000 sites in the UK. [14-Nov-1996]
Eurostar has had to delay plans to introduce sleeper services through the Channel Tunnel because some of the mainline rail track in the UK cannot cope with the heavier power demand of sleeper trains. [09-Sep-1996]
Eurostar reports that 1,071 high speed trains went through the Channel Tunnel in January, up from 318 a year ago. [07-Feb-1996]