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For example, on Thetrainline.com, a popular platform for train bookings in Europe, a round-trip rail journey between Paris and Geneva in late January starts at 63 euros, or about $69, including luggage.
“The demand for sustainable railway travel is really booming,” Ms. Cazenave said, adding that by 2030, Eurostar aims to transport 30 million passengers every year across its network — which includes stops in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, as well as Britain and France.
In November, The Telegraph, citing unnamed sources, reported that Mr. Branson, the owner of Virgin Group, a multinational venture capital corporation, was “plotting a rival operation” on Eurostar’s flagship route.
New European border controls planned for late 2024 will mean that non-European passengers setting off from London will have to go through a biometric security check — including facial recognition and fingerprints — before they board their train across the Channel.
Meanwhile, Midnight Trains, a Paris-based startup, is working to build overnight routes in and out of Paris — including to Milan, Venice, Florence, Rome, Barcelona and Madrid.
And the national rail operator, Renfe, recently started direct services between Madrid and the French coastal city of Marseille, and between Barcelona and Lyon, France.
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