Virgin Trains gets go ahead to run services to Europe in new blow to Eurostar monopoly
3 sources·Updated August 17, 2026
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- City A.M.·1h agoVirgin Trains gets green light for channel tunnel route
Virgin Trains has been granted permission to run train services between London and Paris, Amsterdam and Brussels by the railway watchdog, making it the first operator to break up the Eurostar’s decades-old stranglehold over train journeys to the continent. The Office of Rail and…
Read at City A.M. → - BBC Business·2h agoVirgin takes step towards running Channel Tunnel rail services
Firm wants to run up to 20 daily journeys to Europe but it must get additional approval for overseas tracks.
Read at BBC Business → - Guardian World·3h agoVirgin Trains gets go ahead to run services to Europe in new blow to Eurostar monopoly
Operator wins track access approval for up to 20 daily return trains through tunnel to Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam in 2030 Business live – latest updates Virgin Trains has been granted track access by the rail regulator to run new services between London and Paris, Brussels…
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