Eurostar finishes last in European train-quality survey
China DailyPassengers queue to check in for the Eurostar international rail service at St Pancras station in central London, Britain, April 14, 2022. The bottom three services were Ouigo from France, Greece's Hellenic Train, and Eurostar, which runs services from London St Pancras to cities including Brussels, Paris, and Amsterdam, through a tunnel under the English Channel. Rail companies in the United Kingdom were praised for their level of reimbursement for delayed services, but it was noted that the three most expensive rail companies in Europe were all partly or fully operational in the UK, with Eurostar charging almost double the average price per kilometer when compared to similar length journeys on the European mainland. Since 1994, Eurostar has had a monopoly on services from London to the continent, initially from Waterloo Station before operations were relocated to St Pancras, but from 2028 it could face rival providers, with Britain's Virgin Group, Spanish rail company Evolyn, and a new Netherlands operator called Heuro leading the way to provide alternative services. In May 2024, website RailFreight reported that CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive, a subsidiary of Chinese State-owned rolling stock manufacturer China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation, or CRRC, had signed a deal with Hungarian equity fund Acemil to build four plants in the central European country.
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