Eurostar Plans Five-Hour Trains From London to Frankfurt, Geneva
Eurostar Group Ltd. plans to launch direct train services from London to Frankfurt and Geneva next decade, connecting the UK's capital to two of Europe's key financial centers.
The journeys would each take roughly five hours, a spokesperson for the operator said. As part of the new services, Eurostar, which is majority-owned by France's state rail company SNCF, said it would invest approximately €2 billion ($2.3 billion) to increase its fleet by around 30%.
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