Good news for all of those who love going in train from London to Europe. By 2030, there is a project to have a new train going from London St Pancras to Geneva and Zurich by Swiss Federal Railways.

This project has also the agreement of the British train station and the Getlink group, managers of the Channel Tunnel.

Swiss Railways will have to adapt some of their stations to accommodate these new passengers.

The company is studying several options to make this a reality: from using peripheral stations to Geneva to be able to star this project, while they create the terminal. Once the work is done, they will be able to return to the main station.

The biggest challenge will be which route should this train take. The train could go through Brussels and Germany, or a new TGV section could be build between Lille and Reims in France.

A more pragmatic approach would be to leave from London and go to Paris, without going to the city centre, as that adds an hour or hour and a half to the trip. The train could use the high-speed line from Charles de Gaulle airport towards Dijon and the Swiss border.

More information: Swissinfo.ch

 

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Featured Image: A new rail connection from London to Geneva and Zurich. Photo: Eurostar. New train from London to Geneva & Zurich planned for 2030.