Eurostar Train

Eurostar has become the lifeline of the people traveling from London to Brussels, Paris and other important cities of Europe. It is a high speed railway service which operates in Western Europe. It is jointly owned by the National Railways companies of France and Belgium, (SNCF and SNCB respectively) and Eurostar (UK) Ltd (EUKL). So EUKL, SNCF and SNCB operate Eurostar in their respective territories. It connects Great Britain with other parts of Europe via the Channel Tunnel. The Channel Tunnel is the indispensable part of the route of the Eurostar trains. It is the second largest tunnel in the world and is owned by Eurotunnel. It links LGV Nord in France with high speed one in Britain. With the completion of high speed line in November 2007, the journey times have reduced steeply. Now you can reach from London to Brussels by Eurostar in just one hour fifty one minutes.

Eurostar provides tickets to over 100 destinations across France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. It has a wide network spread across Western Europe connecting all the major cities of the continent. It provides services to Paris, Brussels, Lille, Calais, Disneyland Resort Paris, and also seasonal trains to Avignon during the summer and the Alps during the winter.

Eurostar has been taking the standards of travel by trains to a new and a higher level. It is the first rail service which introduced Business Lounges and a Loyalty Programme. Its first class is divided into Business Premier and Leisure Select. There are seventeen Eurostar London to Paris services on weekdays (twenty on Fridays) including six running non stop and eleven services for London to Brussels, three running non stop. The cheapest rail tickets are available at only at £39 for the one way fare to Eurostar rail travel. The stiff competition from the airlines has made Eurostar cut down its ticket remarkably and the price of the business premier has also reduced mildly.

Eurostar Bookings and Reservation

Eurostar is also a member of the Amadeus. Amadeus is a computer reservation system owned by the Amadeus IT Group. It sells tickets for multiple airlines. Thus Eurostar tickets can be booked online worldwide which makes the ticket bookings and reservation process simpler and convenient.

Eurostar is an eco-friendly and greener traveling option too. Independent researches have shown that it produces ten percent more carbon dioxide in going from London to Brussels or Paris by flight than traveling by Eurostar London to Brussels or Paris. And as a part of Tread Lightly Environment Programme, Eurostar is trying to reduce its carbon emissions by 25% per passenger by 2012.

Thus with the greater frequency of the service, excellent time record, faster check-in process, easier online ticket booking facility and high speed journey make Eurostar the smartest and most smoothest option to travel from UK to France and Belgium. There are many seasonal Eurostar deals and breaks which can help you in getting the cheap Eurostar tickets and hotel rooms at best prices. All these factors incorporated by Eurostar make it so popular among the passengers that it is now the most dominant operator carrying more passengers than the cheap airlines. No doubt Eurostar has brought the whole of Europe closer.