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Can I use Oyster at Stratford International? Does Stratford International have a tube station? Can I use a Travelcard to Stratford International? What zone is Stratford International in? Does Eurostar from St Pancras stop at Ebbsfleet? Where does the Eurostar stop on the way to Paris? Where does Ebbsfleet International go to? What zone is Ebbsfleet in? What line is Ebbsfleet on? When did the Eurostar start? November 14, Where do trains go from Ebbsfleet?

Trains from Ebbsfleet International. Ebbsfleet International to Stratford International. When did Ebbsfleet International Open? November 19, When was Ebbsfleet International built? November How do I get cheap Eurostar? Similar Asks. Popular Asks. MarkyT Established Member. Joined 20 May Messages 5, Location Torbay. Ianno87 said:. Alternative to St Pancras would be reversing on the North London Line connection at York Way South Jn, albeit a location where crew would be 'stuck' on the train for the duration of the reversal.

Plus the operator would have to stomach the entire cost of managing the international facilities at Stratford themselves. Joined 1 Jun Messages 1, HSTEd said:. How would this prevent effective double deck trains? It would mean stairs going up and down from the vestibule to access the upper and lower decks, but this is already the case for some double deck designs, and it means the stairs take up less room overall. SNCF trains dont have to have an entry level at 1.

My point is this. Here is the SNCB M6 cross-section: View attachment Although designed for mm high platforms, the vestibule level is mm, so the design would work perfectly well with a much higher platform level, which would also allow level access entry to the vestibule. Last edited: 20 Nov I'm not advocating a mm platform as superior to 'proper' heights, just pointing out that it doesn't preclude a reasonable double-deck design.

I can see pros and cons to either option to be honest. The TGV duplex layout has level access along the upper deck although if you're in the lower deck you've got a lot of stairs to go up and down to move carriages , but it does seem to be rather wasteful of space at the carriage ends. The M6 coach appears to have a more efficient layout albeit at the loss of nearly level access at one of the levels. However I don't consider this untenable for boarding speed - after all the M6 is in widespread use on the Belgian intercity network which has more frequent stops than the HS2 captive network and it seems to work well.

Joined 4 Feb Messages Location Kent. GW Established Member. Joined 8 Dec Messages 1, Doesn't TVM allow bi directional running anyway? Joined 27 Feb Messages 10, So are the Stratford International platforms an expensive white elephant and why is it called Stratford International if their is nothing international about the station, bar some non stop trains passing through that no one can board? Doomotron Member. Joined 25 Jun Messages Location Deal. Well the capability is there should an operator choose to in future.

The alternative reality would be people on here moaning how it is "ridiculous" and a "mistake" not to have built international facilities at all. Quakkerillo Member. Joined 23 Jan Messages There's currently two eurostars at the station on the international platforms due to trespassers in the St Pancras area.

Very delayed services from Paris and Brussels, but don't know if they actually dropped off passengers there. Would that be a first? A spokesman for Eurostar said: "After the Olympics we are looking at whether there could be an opportunity there and we will talk about it later - it is too early to say. The minutes also said Westfield was disappointed with Eurostar's decision and believe it will hamper local trade.

Stratford International, built alongside the existing London Underground station, has longer platforms for the international services already built and it was hoped it would ferry in people from the continent for the Olympics. Southeastern services currently link the station to St Pancras International and during the Olympics, the company will run high-speed Javelin trains every seven minutes to Stratford.

The Olympic Delivery Authority said during the games 40, people a day will catch the Javelin trains but international services would reduce capacity. BBC London's transport correspondent Tom Edwards said international operators are in "advanced discussions" to use the station.