27:
338:
In
January 2024, Eurostar Group announced that its passenger numbers in 2023 are back to pre-Covid levels, as total passenger numbers reached 18.9 million in 2023, a 22% increase from 2022 numbers. Eurostar Group's stated target is to reach 30 million passengers by 2030.
487:
1377:
322:
In April 2022, the new holding company, Eurostar Group, was established in
Belgium. It is owned by the previous shareholders of Eurostar and Thalys, with SNCF retaining its majority stake.
545:
330:
The
European Passengers’ Federation believes that the merger will give the new company a monopoly position of the market they serve, and lead to higher ticket prices for passengers.
1303:
575:
429:
273:. Both companies already operate in France, Belgium, and the Netherlands, with Eurostar also operating in the United Kingdom, and Thalys also operating in Germany, and
479:
458:
222:
163:
367:
1447:
516:
1505:
614:
400:
1629:
1454:
537:
1634:
1544:
1702:
1404:
281:
in both of them. The project aims at reducing costs, and at providing a more seamless experience to passengers, with the use of a single
1665:
567:
1853:
1587:
1323:
1624:
1472:
421:
194:
1499:
1466:
1131:
607:
1651:
1441:
450:
355:
1603:
1488:
1477:
1427:
1034:
836:
1858:
1565:
1555:
1550:
1537:
1531:
1525:
269:
In
September 2019, Eurostar and Thalys shareholders introduced a plan to merge the two companies, a project named
1619:
1609:
1597:
1592:
1581:
1570:
1560:
1516:
1494:
1398:
1391:
1384:
678:
1695:
1614:
1575:
1435:
1422:
1359:
1086:
1071:
600:
508:
1414:
1315:
1121:
832:
392:
1482:
1277:
1273:
1269:
1265:
1261:
1257:
1253:
1158:
1081:
828:
796:
792:
37:
1201:
1197:
1022:
1018:
1014:
1010:
987:
971:
824:
761:
701:
697:
78:
67:
296:, the project resumed in October 2021. It was announced that both services would be operated under the
1784:
1209:
1205:
1111:
1030:
1026:
1005:
1001:
844:
840:
1688:
1193:
858:
316:
1287:
1219:
1101:
1091:
947:
943:
939:
935:
773:
769:
757:
753:
862:
1188:
1053:
1048:
960:
787:
777:
293:
282:
1764:
1044:
854:
782:
230:
175:
1779:
1243:
1229:
1224:
991:
814:
765:
737:
733:
729:
649:
641:
623:
363:
286:
214:
1759:
1774:
1105:
1076:
951:
916:
898:
633:
278:
246:
218:
157:
101:
1847:
1248:
1214:
1173:
1140:
1136:
1095:
982:
929:
747:
26:
1769:
1168:
1163:
1039:
883:
870:
810:
849:
742:
254:
199:
113:
1832:
1827:
1460:
1292:
921:
878:
874:
866:
706:
654:
186:
1821:
1792:
1743:
1282:
1178:
893:
819:
711:
659:
226:
169:
480:"Fusion Eurostar-Thalys : la Commission européenne donne son feu vert"
1798:
1736:
1353:
663:
238:
136:
1815:
1183:
977:
393:"Eurostar, Thalys merge to bring more high-speed rail routes to Europe"
258:
250:
109:
105:
84:
304:
brand being dropped, with the existing
Eurostar service being renamed
1748:
1238:
1234:
1149:
996:
888:
668:
242:
234:
141:
97:
538:"'Merger Eurostar and Thalys leads to more expensive train ticket'"
1754:
1153:
1145:
1116:
967:
963:
806:
801:
592:
1725:
1711:
925:
274:
1684:
596:
1126:
1680:
1304:
Experimental and prototype high-speed trains (category)
568:"'Eurostar passenger numbers back to pre-Covid levels'"
509:"Eurostar-Thalys merger on track, as EU gives approval"
1808:
1718:
1643:
1515:
1413:
1369:
1346:
1332:
1314:
1062:
907:
720:
686:
677:
640:
185:
150:
129:
119:
91:
73:
51:
43:
33:
451:"Eurostar brand to be retained in Thalys merger"
319:approved the planned merger on 29 March 2022.
233:in 2022. It aims at merging the operations of
1696:
608:
8:
19:
1703:
1689:
1681:
1343:
683:
615:
601:
593:
422:"Eurostar-Thalys merger proposal revealed"
25:
18:
347:
223:Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
164:Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
7:
387:
385:
370:from the original on 7 February 2023
1666:Proposed high-speed rail by country
360:Find and update company information
14:
241:high-speed rail services between
1324:List of high-speed railway lines
578:from the original on 27 May 2024
566:Topham, Gwyn (24 January 2024).
308:and the existing Thalys service
548:from the original on 2022-07-03
519:from the original on 2022-05-02
490:from the original on 2022-04-27
461:from the original on 2022-04-06
432:from the original on 2020-09-23
403:from the original on 2022-09-29
356:"EUROSTAR GROUP LIMITED people"
231:Federated Hermes Infrastructure
176:Federated Hermes Infrastructure
195:Eurostar International Limited
1:
455:International Railway Journal
426:International Railway Journal
334:Passenger numbers and revenue
1333:By countries and territories
1338:planned networks in italics
292:After being delayed by the
1875:
1854:High-speed rail in Europe
1661:
1301:
855:TGV Sud-Est (refurbished)
630:
486:(in French). 2022-03-31.
125:Gwendoline Cazenave (CEO)
24:
1254:British Rail Classes 800
1719:Subsidiaries and brands
1316:High-speed railway line
1164:NSB Class 71 (Flytoget)
47:High-speed rail service
1045:TGV Sud-Est (original)
1011:Shinkansen Series 200
825:Shinkansen Series 500
698:China Railway CR400AF
68:Saint-Gilles, Belgium
57:; 2 years ago
16:European rail company
1785:COMSA Rail Transport
988:Renfe Class 120, 121
730:Renfe Class 100, 101
712:Shinkansen Series L0
1809:Former subsidiaries
1194:Shinkansen series 0
317:European Commission
21:
1092:China Railway DJJ1
1065:(124–155 mph)
910:(155–186 mph)
879:M (Avelia Horizon)
723:(186–217 mph)
397:Railway Technology
55:April 7, 2022
1859:Holding companies
1841:
1840:
1678:
1677:
1674:
1673:
1340:
1310:
1309:
1063:200–249 km/h
908:250–299 km/h
721:300–349 km/h
679:High-speed trains
294:COVID-19 pandemic
208:
207:
1866:
1765:Raileurope.co.uk
1705:
1698:
1691:
1682:
1344:
1336:
1288:Voyager/Meridian
956:CR300AF, CR300BF
889:Thalys PBA, PBKA
684:
617:
610:
603:
594:
588:
587:
585:
583:
563:
557:
556:
554:
553:
544:. 6 April 2021.
534:
528:
527:
525:
524:
505:
499:
498:
496:
495:
476:
470:
469:
467:
466:
447:
441:
440:
438:
437:
418:
412:
411:
409:
408:
389:
380:
379:
377:
375:
352:
283:ticketing system
65:
63:
58:
29:
22:
1874:
1873:
1869:
1868:
1867:
1865:
1864:
1863:
1844:
1843:
1842:
1837:
1804:
1780:Captrain France
1714:
1709:
1679:
1670:
1657:
1639:
1511:
1409:
1365:
1335:
1334:
1328:
1306:
1297:
1244:Z-TER (Z 21500)
1064:
1058:
909:
903:
815:KTX-Cheongryong
722:
716:
690:
688:
673:
636:
626:
624:High-speed rail
621:
591:
581:
579:
565:
564:
560:
551:
549:
536:
535:
531:
522:
520:
507:
506:
502:
493:
491:
478:
477:
473:
464:
462:
449:
448:
444:
435:
433:
420:
419:
415:
406:
404:
391:
390:
383:
373:
371:
364:Companies House
354:
353:
349:
345:
336:
328:
287:loyalty program
277:already owns a
267:
215:holding company
204:
181:
146:
122:
94:
87:
81:
61:
59:
56:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1872:
1870:
1862:
1861:
1856:
1846:
1845:
1839:
1838:
1836:
1835:
1830:
1825:
1819:
1812:
1810:
1806:
1805:
1803:
1802:
1796:
1790:
1789:
1788:
1782:
1775:SNCF Logistics
1772:
1767:
1762:
1757:
1752:
1746:
1741:
1740:
1739:
1731:Eurostar Group
1728:
1722:
1720:
1716:
1715:
1710:
1708:
1707:
1700:
1693:
1685:
1676:
1675:
1672:
1671:
1669:
1668:
1662:
1659:
1658:
1656:
1655:
1647:
1645:
1641:
1640:
1638:
1637:
1635:United Kingdom
1632:
1627:
1622:
1617:
1612:
1607:
1600:
1595:
1590:
1585:
1578:
1573:
1568:
1563:
1558:
1553:
1548:
1545:Czech Republic
1541:
1534:
1529:
1521:
1519:
1513:
1512:
1510:
1509:
1502:
1497:
1492:
1485:
1480:
1475:
1470:
1463:
1458:
1451:
1444:
1439:
1432:
1431:
1430:
1419:
1417:
1411:
1410:
1408:
1407:
1402:
1395:
1388:
1381:
1373:
1371:
1367:
1366:
1364:
1363:
1356:
1350:
1348:
1341:
1330:
1329:
1327:
1326:
1320:
1318:
1312:
1311:
1308:
1307:
1302:
1299:
1298:
1296:
1295:
1290:
1285:
1280:
1251:
1246:
1241:
1232:
1227:
1222:
1217:
1212:
1191:
1186:
1181:
1176:
1171:
1166:
1161:
1156:
1143:
1134:
1129:
1124:
1119:
1114:
1106:China Railway
1096:China Railway
1089:
1084:
1079:
1074:
1068:
1066:
1060:
1059:
1057:
1056:
1051:
1042:
1037:
1008:
999:
994:
985:
980:
975:
958:
952:China Railway
940:2A, 2B, 2E, 2G
930:China Railway
919:
917:Avelia Liberty
913:
911:
905:
904:
902:
901:
899:Siemens Velaro
896:
891:
886:
881:
852:
847:
822:
817:
804:
799:
790:
785:
780:
748:China Railway
745:
740:
726:
724:
718:
717:
715:
714:
709:
704:
694:
692:
689:(217 mph)
681:
675:
674:
672:
671:
666:
657:
652:
646:
644:
638:
637:
634:rail transport
631:
628:
627:
622:
620:
619:
612:
605:
597:
590:
589:
558:
529:
515:. 2022-03-29.
500:
484:LExpansion.com
471:
457:. 2021-10-04.
442:
428:. 2019-09-27.
413:
399:. 2022-05-02.
381:
346:
344:
341:
335:
332:
327:
324:
279:majority stake
266:
263:
247:United Kingdom
219:SNCF Voyageurs
211:Eurostar Group
206:
205:
203:
202:
197:
191:
189:
183:
182:
180:
179:
173:
167:
161:
158:SNCF Voyageurs
154:
152:
148:
147:
145:
144:
139:
133:
131:
127:
126:
123:
120:
117:
116:
102:United Kingdom
95:
92:
89:
88:
83:
77:
75:
71:
70:
53:
49:
48:
45:
41:
40:
35:
31:
30:
20:Eurostar Group
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1871:
1860:
1857:
1855:
1852:
1851:
1849:
1834:
1831:
1829:
1826:
1823:
1820:
1817:
1814:
1813:
1811:
1807:
1800:
1797:
1794:
1791:
1786:
1783:
1781:
1778:
1777:
1776:
1773:
1771:
1768:
1766:
1763:
1761:
1758:
1756:
1753:
1750:
1747:
1745:
1742:
1738:
1735:
1734:
1732:
1729:
1727:
1724:
1723:
1721:
1717:
1713:
1706:
1701:
1699:
1694:
1692:
1687:
1686:
1683:
1667:
1664:
1663:
1660:
1654:
1653:
1649:
1648:
1646:
1642:
1636:
1633:
1631:
1628:
1626:
1623:
1621:
1618:
1616:
1613:
1611:
1608:
1606:
1605:
1601:
1599:
1596:
1594:
1591:
1589:
1586:
1584:
1583:
1579:
1577:
1574:
1572:
1569:
1567:
1564:
1562:
1559:
1557:
1554:
1552:
1549:
1547:
1546:
1542:
1540:
1539:
1535:
1533:
1530:
1528:
1527:
1523:
1522:
1520:
1518:
1514:
1508:
1507:
1503:
1501:
1498:
1496:
1493:
1491:
1490:
1486:
1484:
1481:
1479:
1476:
1474:
1471:
1469:
1468:
1464:
1462:
1459:
1457:
1456:
1452:
1450:
1449:
1445:
1443:
1440:
1438:
1437:
1433:
1429:
1426:
1425:
1424:
1421:
1420:
1418:
1416:
1412:
1406:
1405:United States
1403:
1401:
1400:
1396:
1394:
1393:
1389:
1387:
1386:
1382:
1380:
1379:
1375:
1374:
1372:
1368:
1362:
1361:
1357:
1355:
1352:
1351:
1349:
1345:
1342:
1339:
1331:
1325:
1322:
1321:
1319:
1317:
1313:
1305:
1300:
1294:
1291:
1289:
1286:
1284:
1281:
1279:
1275:
1271:
1267:
1263:
1259:
1255:
1252:
1250:
1247:
1245:
1242:
1240:
1236:
1233:
1231:
1228:
1226:
1223:
1221:
1218:
1216:
1215:SBB RABDe 500
1213:
1211:
1207:
1203:
1199:
1195:
1192:
1190:
1187:
1185:
1182:
1180:
1177:
1175:
1172:
1170:
1167:
1165:
1162:
1160:
1157:
1155:
1151:
1147:
1144:
1142:
1138:
1137:InterCity 125
1135:
1133:
1130:
1128:
1125:
1123:
1120:
1118:
1115:
1113:
1110:
1109:
1103:
1100:
1099:
1093:
1090:
1088:
1085:
1083:
1080:
1078:
1075:
1073:
1070:
1069:
1067:
1061:
1055:
1052:
1050:
1046:
1043:
1041:
1038:
1036:
1032:
1028:
1024:
1020:
1016:
1012:
1009:
1007:
1003:
1000:
998:
995:
993:
989:
986:
984:
983:New Pendolino
981:
979:
976:
973:
969:
965:
962:
959:
957:
955:
949:
945:
941:
937:
936:CRH1A, 1B, 1E
934:
933:
927:
923:
920:
918:
915:
914:
912:
906:
900:
897:
895:
892:
890:
887:
885:
882:
880:
876:
872:
868:
864:
860:
856:
853:
851:
848:
846:
842:
838:
834:
830:
826:
823:
821:
818:
816:
812:
811:II (Sancheon)
808:
805:
803:
800:
798:
794:
793:Eurostar e300
791:
789:
786:
784:
781:
779:
775:
771:
767:
763:
759:
755:
752:
751:
746:
744:
741:
739:
735:
731:
728:
727:
725:
719:
713:
710:
708:
705:
703:
699:
696:
695:
693:
687:350 km/h
685:
682:
680:
676:
670:
667:
665:
661:
658:
656:
653:
651:
648:
647:
645:
643:
639:
635:
629:
625:
618:
613:
611:
606:
604:
599:
598:
595:
577:
573:
569:
562:
559:
547:
543:
539:
533:
530:
518:
514:
510:
504:
501:
489:
485:
481:
475:
472:
460:
456:
452:
446:
443:
431:
427:
423:
417:
414:
402:
398:
394:
388:
386:
382:
369:
365:
361:
357:
351:
348:
342:
340:
333:
331:
325:
323:
320:
318:
313:
311:
307:
306:Eurostar Blue
303:
299:
295:
290:
288:
284:
280:
276:
272:
264:
262:
260:
256:
252:
248:
244:
240:
236:
232:
228:
224:
220:
216:
212:
201:
198:
196:
193:
192:
190:
188:
184:
177:
174:
171:
168:
165:
162:
159:
156:
155:
153:
149:
143:
140:
138:
135:
134:
132:
128:
124:
118:
115:
111:
107:
103:
99:
96:
90:
86:
80:
76:
72:
69:
54:
50:
46:
42:
39:
36:
32:
28:
23:
1770:SNCF Connect
1760:Ouigo España
1730:
1650:
1602:
1580:
1543:
1536:
1524:
1504:
1487:
1478:Saudi Arabia
1465:
1453:
1446:
1434:
1397:
1390:
1383:
1376:
1358:
1337:
1174:NSB Class 74
1169:NSB Class 73
1107:
1097:
1040:TCDD HT65000
1002:SBB RABe 501
953:
931:
884:TCDD HT80000
749:
650:Conventional
642:Technologies
580:. Retrieved
572:The Guardian
571:
561:
550:. Retrieved
542:RailTech.com
541:
532:
521:. Retrieved
512:
503:
492:. Retrieved
483:
474:
463:. Retrieved
454:
445:
434:. Retrieved
425:
416:
405:. Retrieved
396:
372:. Retrieved
359:
350:
337:
329:
321:
314:
310:Eurostar Red
309:
305:
301:
297:
291:
270:
268:
210:
209:
187:Subsidiaries
79:Saint-Gilles
74:Headquarters
34:Company type
1625:Switzerland
1588:Netherlands
1473:South Korea
766:MTR CRH380A
300:brand, the
271:Green Speed
255:Netherlands
217:founded by
200:THI Factory
114:Netherlands
93:Area served
1848:Categories
1833:SNCF Infra
1828:Sea France
1500:Uzbekistan
1467:Kazakhstan
948:5A, 5E, 5G
922:China Star
859:Atlantique
743:Alstom AGV
707:Transrapid
655:Hovertrain
582:24 January
552:2022-05-02
523:2022-05-02
494:2022-05-02
465:2022-05-02
436:2022-05-02
407:2022-05-02
343:References
121:Key people
62:2022-04-07
1793:TGV Lyria
1744:TGV inOui
1733:(55.75%)
1652:Australia
1442:Indonesia
1428:Hong Kong
1378:Argentina
1283:Talgo XXI
1179:Pendolino
894:THSR 700T
660:Hyperloop
326:Criticism
227:NMBS/SNCB
170:NMBS/SNCB
1799:WESTbahn
1737:Eurostar
1604:Portugal
1489:Thailand
1370:Americas
1082:Adelante
1049:La Poste
1006:RABe 503
664:Vactrain
632:Part of
576:Archived
546:Archived
517:Archived
513:POLITICO
488:Archived
459:Archived
430:Archived
401:Archived
368:Archived
298:Eurostar
239:Eurostar
166:(19.31%)
160:(55.75%)
137:Eurostar
130:Services
44:Industry
1816:Elipsos
1644:Oceania
1566:Germany
1556:Finland
1551:Denmark
1538:Croatia
1532:Belgium
1526:Austria
1506:Vietnam
1354:Morocco
1184:Railjet
1159:Javelin
978:KTX-Eum
788:ETR 400
783:ETR 500
702:CR400BF
691:or more
265:History
259:Germany
251:Belgium
178:(6.44%)
172:(18.5%)
110:Germany
106:Belgium
85:Belgium
60: (
52:Founded
38:Private
1822:Ouibus
1749:Keolis
1630:Turkey
1620:Sweden
1610:Russia
1598:Poland
1593:Norway
1582:Latvia
1571:Greece
1561:France
1517:Europe
1495:Turkey
1483:Taiwan
1399:Mexico
1392:Canada
1385:Brazil
1347:Africa
1239:SJ X40
1235:X 2000
1230:SCB-40
1220:Re 460
1189:Regina
1112:CR200J
1108:Fuxing
1077:ACS-64
997:Sapsan
954:Fuxing
867:Duplex
863:RĂ©seau
669:Maglev
374:1 July
302:Thalys
257:, and
243:France
235:Thalys
229:, and
142:Thalys
98:France
1824:(95%)
1818:(50%)
1801:(17%)
1795:(74%)
1787:(25%)
1755:Ouigo
1751:(70%)
1615:Spain
1576:Italy
1461:Japan
1436:India
1423:China
1360:Egypt
1249:Sokol
1225:SC-44
1154:ICE L
1146:ICE T
1122:HHP-8
1117:ER200
1098:Hexie
1072:Acela
1035:E7/W7
974:(ICx)
932:Hexie
850:AVRIL
837:E5/H5
833:N700S
820:Oaris
807:KTX-I
802:ICE 3
754:CRH2C
750:Hexie
213:is a
151:Owner
1726:AREP
1712:SNCF
1455:Iraq
1448:Iran
1415:Asia
1132:ICNG
1102:CRH6
1054:V250
926:DJF2
829:N700
797:e320
778:380D
774:380C
770:380B
762:380A
584:2024
376:2023
315:The
285:and
275:SNCF
237:and
1278:810
1274:807
1270:805
1266:803
1262:802
1258:801
1202:400
1198:100
1141:225
1127:IC4
1087:APT
1023:800
1019:700
1015:300
992:130
961:ICE
875:2N2
871:POS
738:103
734:102
66:in
1850::
1293:X3
1276:,
1272:,
1268:,
1264:,
1260:,
1256:,
1237:,
1210:E4
1208:,
1206:E1
1204:,
1200:,
1196:,
1152:,
1150:TD
1148:,
1139:,
1104:,
1094:,
1047:,
1033:,
1031:E3
1029:,
1027:E2
1025:,
1021:,
1017:,
1013:,
1004:,
990:,
970:,
966:,
950:,
946:,
944:3A
942:,
938:,
928:,
924:,
877:,
873:,
869:,
865:,
861:,
857:,
845:E8
843:,
841:E6
839:,
835:,
831:,
827:,
813:,
809:,
795:;
776:,
772:,
768:,
764:/
760:,
758:3C
756:,
736:,
732:,
700:,
574:.
570:.
540:.
511:.
482:.
453:.
424:.
395:.
384:^
366:.
362:.
358:.
312:.
289:.
261:.
253:,
249:,
245:,
225:,
221:,
112:,
108:,
104:,
100:,
82:,
1704:e
1697:t
1690:v
972:4
968:2
964:1
662:/
616:e
609:t
602:v
586:.
555:.
526:.
497:.
468:.
439:.
410:.
378:.
64:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
