News: Eurostar records best ever punctuality figures
Flights > News > # 1272 (15/05/2007)
Eurostar last week recorded its best ever punctuality performance since services started in November 1994.
98.5% of scheduled trains arrived on time or early between May 7 and May 13. On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 100% of trains arrived on time or early. These punctuality figures easily outstrip those of the airlines operating on the London-Paris and London-Brussels routes.
On November 14 Eurostar will launch services from its brand new central London station, St Pancras International. The overnight move from Waterloo International to St Pancras International will allow Eurostar travellers to travel between the UK and the Continent even more quickly and opens up Eurostar to millions of new potential travellers living north of London.
Eurostar spokesman, Simon Montague, said: “This punctuality record is a fantastic achievement for Eurostar’s staff in the UK, France and Belgium.
“Punctuality is a key factor for travellers when they make their travel choices. It is no wonder that increasing numbers of business travellers are switching from short-haul airlines to high-speed rail.”
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