Dear Supporter,
Bring Back Euro Trains is launching a new initiative to show cross-Channel rail operators the market opportunities they are missing at Kent’s international stations. We need all our supporters to help.
It’s really simple: use our passenger demand form to tell the operators what route you really want to travel. Follow this link to the form or copy this text into your browser: https://bringbackeurotrains.com/campaigns/register-your-demand/
Treat it like a wish list. If you prefer to use Ashford or Ebbsfleet, go right ahead and say so. Want to travel direct to Disneyland Paris or the Alps? Let them know.
Your route demand will be combined with *thousands of others to help make the case for the Kent station stops.
Why do we need to do this?
Cross-Channel rail is expanding. New operators like Trenitalia and Virgin, and existing monopoly operator Eurostar, are preparing to add a combined capacity of 11 million new passengers by 2035. The future network is being drawn up right now, and we need the evidence that Ashford and Ebbsfleet must be on that map.
International train operators cannot see the hidden demand, the trips people are not taking. Those who do travel to the continent by train are forced into an absurd, time-wasting detour into London St Pancras just to pass back through Kent. Our form has been created to help us change that.
The form is designed to be used by UK and EU residents alike, as it works in both directions. It’s aimed at people in Kent and Sussex needing to reach the continent, Calais residents who once commuted by Eurostar to Kent, people from all over Europe wishing to access the south east of England, and more.
Please share this email broadly, especially with anyone who hates the St Pancras detour as much as you do. We need everyone to participate and help bring international trains back to our doorstep.
Best wishes
Alex Bienfait
on behalf of the Bring Back Euro Trains campaign team