It is the longest train in the Velaro family and has an overall length of m, which is 10m longer than previous Eurostar trains. The train features 16 cars, with Business Premier and Standard Premier coaches located at the ends.
The e has Wi-Fi access throughout and has a portal providing vital information such as live news, weather, and destination guides. On-board flat-screens are installed on all the cars and entrance areas.
The train is also fitted with seat reservation displays using OLED technology to enable passengers to find their seats easily. Each of the ergonomically designed reclining seats is provided with a power socket, flexible reading lamp, a sliding dining table and more luggage areas.
Four spaces are provided for wheelchair passengers. The end car of the train features a high roof, which improves the sonic boom during movement through tunnels, ad-running resistance, and reduces exterior noise. Roof-mounted pantographs and air-conditioning units reduce the energy demand.
The spoiler, nose and front section of the train are aerodynamically optimised. Nomad Digital was contracted to supply on-board Wi-Fi connectivity and state-of-the-art infotainment facilities for the new trains. Corys supplied a replica desk simulator of the new train in to train the drivers of the new units. The Bahrain metro project is a km-long urban metro transit system proposed to be developed in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The motor cars of the train are technologically similar to those of TGV Duplex sets, except that they have a single deck.
The trains feature seats including in business class Comfort 1 and in standard class Comfort 2. Pendolino Tilting Trains Pendolino high-speed trains, manufactured by Alstom, are designed to run at speeds of up to kmph on both high-speed and conventional lines. The Pendolino trains currently run in 11 countries and are certified to travel in 13 countries, with more than trains operating worldwide.
The dual voltage electric trains are equipped with variable gauge axles and are specially designed for high-speed services on the Iberian gauge in Spain. The trains in the series are manufactured by Talgo and Bombardier, and are operated by Renfe for its Alvia services in Spain. The Class services in Spain commenced operations in and 45 units are currently operational in the country. The trains are constructed of aluminium and feature 11 coaches and two drive heads. The train weighs about t at full load, has a car width of 2.
The front end system for the trains was developed by Voith. The longest high speed rail networks in China The rapid expansion of high speed rail networks in China has attracted much attention.
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Brussels Midi station plan, click top right to expand There are two types of train in service with Eurostar, both with similar interiors:. Eurostar have 17 e trains. Eurostar have 8 e trains, but they have all been taken out of service and put into storage during the coronavirus pandemic. They are likely to remain out of service until passenger numbers return to previous levels, with all services operated by e trains until further notice. How to tell which type of Eurostar is due to operate which departure.
Eurostar introduced the first of their new e trains onto the London-Paris route in and all 17 e trains are now in service. Built by Siemens, the new trains feature free WiFi in all classes and power sockets at all seats. And yes, seat 61 is still the best seat in the house - if you pick seat 61 in the right first class car, that is. Cars 2, 3, 14 or 15, since you ask Click here for e seating plan. How to tell if your Eurostar is due to be an e A Eurostar e Larger photo.
Standard class seats. Baby-changing facilities in all toilets Seat 61? A table for two in 1st class An e at St Pancras. Eurostar's refurbished e trains This is no mere change of the seat covers, it's a completely new interior, making them almost indistinguishable from the brand-new e trains - the much larger cafe-bar area is one difference. Like the new es, the refurbished e trains feature free WiFi in all classes, power sockets at all seats, and USB sockets as well as power sockets in 1st class.
The seat layout is similar to the original TMST but with a few slight differences. Eurostar's e trains were taken out of service and put into storage when the coronavirus pandemic hit, they are likely to remain out of service for several years until passenger numbers return to previous levels. The first freshly-refurbished e Standard class seats on an e One of two bar cars on an e, larger than e All Eurostar trains are completely non-smoking.
The cafe-bars serve tea, coffee, hot chocolate, beer, wine, spirits, sandwiches, wraps and a few hot dishes such as Chicken Tikka Massala. The bar accepts credit cards as well as cash.
Alternatively, feel free to take your own food and drink, even your own bottle of wine the overnight Ski Train is an exception where no alcohol is allowed. The bar car also sells Paris metro tickets , individually and in carnets of They charge only slightly more than you'd pay at the metro station in Paris, so if you have to cross Paris to catch an onward train this is the best way to buy your metro ticket.
They are alternately of the UK-type 3-pin and European-type 2-pin, so your seat could have either type, but the seat next to you will have the other type. The new e trains and refurbished e trains have effective free WiFi in all classes.
You bring your bags with you and put them on the luggage racks. Large racks near the entrance doors easily take large items. Anything up to back-pack sized will fit on the overhead racks above your seat. Luggage on Eurostar Unlike travelling by air, you don't check in your bags when travelling by train. You keep them with you, placing small or medium size bags up to backpack-size on the luggage racks above your head and larger items on the big suitcase racks at the end of the coach just inside the entrance doors.
Labelling your bags : You must label your bags with your name first name and surname , you'll find free paper labels at the terminal if you've forgotten. Luggage limits on Eurostar : In principle at least, Eurostar limits luggage to 2 large items per passenger, maximum 85cm in any one dimension, plus a small item of hand luggage.
There's no weight limit, so you can pretty much pack what you like, and again unlike anally-retentive airports and airlines nobody actually measures your bags or even worries if you have an extra carrier bag or two, as long as they all fit through the X-ray machines and don't cause any problems. Items over 85cm : In theory there's a maximum size limit of 85cm in any one dimension. Which is odd, as there's no such limit on any other British or French train, and there's no real logic to it as far as I can see, as long as items fit through the X-ray scanners at check-in.
If you call Eurostar, staff may repeat the official 85cm limit and say you should use Eurostar's baggage service, but this is useless for anyone continuing beyond Paris, Brussels or London as items are only be available for collection with 24 hours of your Eurostar's arrival. But in reality nobody measures your bags at check-in, and in practice people take guitars, 1 metre long tubes with rolled-up plans or posters inside, and other items that are a little over 85cm onto Eurostar, as they do on any train.
In practice Eurostar is generally relaxed as long as you don't take the P. Basically, if it's under 85cm long, no problem, but over that and you pay a child rate for a seat next to you. Though in practice nobody measures things so you will probably get away with taking a 90cm guitar as regular luggage and simply putting on a rack above your seat. I can understand the official policy with a cello or double bass, but it does seem a nonsense that you have to pay for a guitar when it's perfectly normal to take a guitar free of charge on any other UK or European train.
See the paragraph above about items over 85cm in practice as well as theory. To this end they typically limit alcohol brought for your own consumption to 1 bottle of wine or 4 cans of beer or 1 small bottle of spirits.
You can transport more than this if it remains unopened in your bags in transit, not for consumption. No alcohol at all is allowed on the overnight ski train. Prohibited items that can catch you out : As well as the obvious prohibited items such as firearms or explosives, Eurostar prohibits any knife with a blade over 3", which has been known to catch out people returning to London with a nice set of Sabatier kitchen knives they bought in Paris.
Eurostar offer a checked baggage service for extra large items, which costs extra, see the baggage information page at www. No alcohol is allowed on the overnight Eurostar Ski Train to the French Alps, and only limited alcohol no spirits is allowed on the daytime Ski Train, but it's usually fine within reason on normal Eurostars. Ice axes: Until ice axes were not officially allowed on Eurostar. Eurostar then changed their policy in and ice axes were officially allowed, if suitably tucked away in your luggage.
Now in we're back to them not allowed again. However, you'll find it cheaper to use Stasher. Paris Gare du Nord has left luggage lockers consigne in French downstairs under the main concourse just off the end of the Eurostar platforms and to the right.
Bicycles can be taken on Eurostar trains in the luggage van for a fee, pre-booked with their luggage people, see the Taking your bike by train page for information about taking bikes on Eurostar and other European trains. Unfortunately, you cannot take dogs or other pets on Eurostar trains, except for guide dogs. See the taking your dog by train page for advice on taking your dog or pet to Europe by train.
Eurostar can provide assistance to passengers with special needs travelling from London to Paris, Lille or Brussels. If you are confined to a wheelchair, there are wheelchair spaces and wheelchair-friendly toilets on each Eurostar train. There are also special fares for people travelling in wheelchairs and a travelling companion.
Electric-powered scooters can also be carried, subject to some maximum dimensions, in the baggage area on each train. For more information about travel with disabilities specifically on Eurostar, see www. For more information about travelling by train throughout Europe if you have a disability, see the Travelling with Disabilities page.
This section describes a journey from London to Paris, but the journey from London to Brussels is identical until just after Lille, where the train leaves the Paris route and enters Belgium for the last half hour or so. The train manager makes his announcement that your Eurostar train to Paris is about to leave, the door alarm sounds and the doors then hiss shut.
As you settle into your seat, the brakes hiss off and the Eurostar very gently eases itself out of the magnificent arched trainshed of St Pancras International Station. Within a minute or two the Eurostar enters a covered bridge across the tracks leading out of the adjacent Kings Cross station, which becomes a long tunnel under east London taking the Eurostar east and south. A Eurostar boarding at St Pancras About 5 minutes after leaving St Pancras, you'll see a glimpse of daylight and the platforms of Stratford International station, only served by the domestic high-speed trains.
Around 8 minutes after leaving St Pancras, the Eurostar train emerges from the tunnel and starts crossing the wastelands of east London, past warehouses and run-down housing estates. The Eurostar now plunges back into a short tunnel for its own crossing underneath the Thames, emerging the other side in the county of Kent. Some Eurostar trains now call at Ebbsfleet station in north Kent, near the M25 motorway. Just minutes after leaving London, the train crosses the most dramatic structure on the new high-speed line, the viaduct high over the River Medway.
To the right of the train as it crosses the viaduct, you'll see small boats moored on the muddy riverbanks far below you. To the left of the train, over the top of the adjacent M2 motorway bridge, you can see Rochester Cathedral and Rochester Castle in the distance. Now at last you're in green and pleasant rural Kent, with villages nestling at the foot of the chalky hills to the left.
A few Eurostars still call at Ashford International station, a major railway junction in east Kent, but most Eurostars now 'fly' over the town on a huge flyover, with the station way below you, the town centre to the left and the old Southern Railway Ashford works to your right. Just 35 minutes from St Pancras, the fields and hedgerows of east Kent give way to the roadways and check-in lanes of the Folkestone Eurotunnel terminal. This is where cars and lorries are put on the Eurotunnel car-carrying shuttle trains to go through the tunnel to France.
Your Eurostar train passes through the middle of the terminal non-stop, and the train manager announces that you are about to enter the Channel Tunnel.
Passing through the Channel Tunnel takes just 20 minutes, and is something of an anti-climax. The Channel Tunnel sometimes called the 'Chunnel', but usually only by Americans is just like any other rail tunnel, only a bit longer. As a precaution, the yellow fire safety doors between each pair of coaches are closed during the tunnel transit, but you can still pass through freely if you want. You still get phone reception inside the tunnel now, with mobile data too.
Entering the Channel Tunnel near Folkestone Leaving the Channel Tunnel near Calais The tunnel is dark, so nothing to see, and no, you can't see the fishes But the Eurostar soon bursts into the daylight again at up to mph, and you're now in France. You'll see the French terminal for the car-carrying trains away to your left. If you look to the horizon on the left, you can just see the distinctive clock tower of Calais town hall.
Unlike conventional railways, the high speed line follows the contours of the land more like a motorway, and you will feel the Eurostar rising onto the hills and settling into the dips. The area of Northern France crossed by Eurostar is largely flat farmland, dotted with villages built around ancient stone churches.
The variety of church spires you can see is remarkable! The Eurostar may call at Lille or simply pass through on the centre tracks. The line to Brussels curves off to the left soon after Lille. Paris is now less than an hour away The high-speed line to Paris ends just short of Paris Gare du Nord, and the Eurostar passes seamlessly onto a short stretch of conventional line to complete its journey into Paris Gare du Nord , the historic terminus where the traditional boat trains from Calais or Boulogne used to arrive.
Eurostar arrives at platforms at the Gare du Nord , you get off the train and walk forward through the open glass gates off the end of the platform onto the concourse.
There are no checks or other formalities to go through on arrival, you just walk off the train, it's that easy! For the taxi rank, walk off the end of the platform onto the concourse, turn right and walk out of the side entrance. This video may help you know what to expect.
See the Paris Nord station guide. Eurostars on platforms at Paris Gare du Nord. Those glass gates are open on arrival, you just walk off the train onto the station. This photo was taken from the 1st floor Eurostar terminal, waiting to board a departing Eurostar back to London. Eurostar trains from London to Paris arrive at the Gare du Nord, but your connecting train will probably leave from one of the other Paris stations. Left luggage lockers are available in Paris.
These recommended times are the minimum. Left luggage lockers and a staffed left luggage office are available at Brussels Midi 24 hours. You can still travel from London to Paris by train and ferry if you want. This is not a bad option if you need an alternative to Eurostar. You can then use www. It is essential for regular European train travellers and an inspiration for armchair travellers. Published since , it had just celebrated years of publication when Thomas Cook decided to pull the plug on their entire publishing department, but the dedicated ex-Thomas Cook team set up a private venture and resumed publication of the famous European Rail Timetable in March You can buy it online at www.
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