Eurostar celebrates its 20th anniversary with the unveiling of its new e320 train

150 million customers over 20 years.

Year-on-year growth drives expansion to new routes.

One year to go until the e320 goes into commercial service.

External livery and interiors designed by Pininfarina.

In the last two decades Eurostar has revolutionised cross-channel travel, providing a swift, seamless link between the UK and mainland Europe.

With passengers increasingly choosing high speed rail over plane for short haul travel and demand at an all-time high, the business is now set for further expansion of its services into Europe.

On the eve of its 20th anniversary Eurostar unveiled in public for the first time its new state-of-the-art e320 train scheduled to enter commercial service at the end of 2015.

At the same time the company announced its decision to augment its fleet with a further 7 new e320 trains.

With the original order of 10 e320s now in the final stage of completion, this increases the number of new trains to 17 in total.

Beyond its core routes of Paris, Brussels and Lille, Eurostar serves a range of destinations including the French Alps, Swiss Alps and Geneva.

May 2015 will see the start of a new year-round direct service to Provence, stopping at Lyon, Avignon and Marseille, followed at the end of 2016 by the launch of a direct route to Amsterdam with stops in Antwerp, Rotterdam and Schiphol along the way.

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