Brits are banned from bringing in EU meat — if anyone can enforce it
Stretched resources and patchy communication leave experts warning a ban on personal meat and cheese imports could fall well short of its aims.
Channel Tunnel
A train from the UK to Italy? We’ve heard that one before, but I’m on board | Jonn Elledge
It’s a lot easier to tease new cross-Channel rail services than it is to actually start running trains. I’m crossing my fingers anywayBetween environmental breakdown, economic crisis and Donald Trump, it often feels like there’s precious little reason …
St Pancras and Channel tunnel plan rail routes to Germany and Switzerland
Partnership comes as London station looks at ways to almost triple passenger numbersLondon’s St Pancras railway station and the Channel tunnel operator have agreed to work together to open up more trains from Britain to France, and routes to Germany an…
Eurostar: Thirty years of challenges
On November 14, 1994, the rail operator Eurostar launched its high-speed services through the Channel Tunnel. A historic day that saw Paris and London connected in record time but the 30-year journey hasn’t always run smoothly. FRANCE 24 takes a close…
Channel crossings: Mayors of small French coastal towns express helplessness
As long as migrant gatherings and attempts to reach the UK were confined to Calais and the Channel Tunnel, officials in French coastal towns did not have to deal with this harsh reality. But small boat crossings have put them on the front line.
Eurostar may cap services due to post-Brexit passport checks, warns station owner
Facilities at St Pancras too ‘inadequate’ to process new checks without ‘hour-long queues’ at peak times, says operator HS1Eurostar could be forced to limit passenger numbers travelling from St Pancras each day under post-Brexit plans to bring in biome…
The Channel tunnel should have made the UK truly European, but didn’t. We must get back on track | Christian Wolmar
As the 30th anniversary approaches, it’s worth remembering the hopes even Margaret Thatcher shared. There’s opportunity here for Keir StarmerThis year marks the 30th anniversary of the opening of the Channel tunnel, Britain’s first fixed connection to …
Eurostar Channel services restarting on Sunday as flooding is cleared
Tunnel under Thames near Ebbsfleet was closed not by weather, but burst pipe, with Southeastern Railway also affected Eurostar said services through the Channel tunnel would resume on Sunday but there were warnings of further delays and busy stations….
Christmas getaway disruption continues amid Dover, road and rail delays
Eurostar and Eurotunnel services resume on Friday but drivers face 60-minute queue for French border controlsChristmas getaway disruption was continuing on Friday with long queues for cross-Channel journeys, motorway closures and train cancellations on…
Thousands of rail passengers face Christmas getaway chaos
West Coast mainline hit by storm while strike at Channel Tunnel forces Eurostar to cancel services
Eurotunnel strike blocks train travel between France and UK
A wildcat strike by workers operating the Channel tunnel has blocked train travel between France and Britain since midday Thursday, train operator Eurostar said. Trains between London, Amsterdam and Brussels were also affected. FRANCE 24’s Bénédicte P…
Surprise strike blocks Eurostar train travel between France and Britain
A wildcat strike by workers operating the Channel tunnel has blocked train travel between France and Britain since midday Thursday, train operator Eurostar said.
Eurotunnel owner predicts new direct high-speed rail routes from London
Getlink CEO says competing services to Germany and Switzerland could be using Channel tunnel within five yearsNew direct high-speed train routes from London to Cologne, Frankfurt, Geneva and Zurich could be up and running within five years, according t…