Deutsche Bahn trains to London St Pancras

Following a successful test run through the Channel Tunnel to the Eurostar terminal at St Pancras, German rail operator Deutsche Bahn (DB) plans to start a full continental service sometime in 2013.  New trains have been ordered.  Using Brussels as the connecting point routing will be provided to Rotterdam/Amsterdam and also Cologne/Frankfurt.  The initial plan of the German national rail network is to run three services a day to Brussels.

Following the test run Dr Grube, Chairman of the DB Management Board, said: “This historic train journey will bring Germany and the UK closer together in the future.  We have now reached the first milestone on the road to a regular direct ICE connection from 2013.  By making full use of the opportunities afforded by the liberalisation of the European rail transport market we are able to offer our customers genuine alternatives to air travel.”  Travel time from London to Cologne and Amsterdam is expected to be under four hours and to Frankfurt just over five. www.bahn.com

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