| Re: Eurostar - reducing boarding time Posted by eightonedee at 14:20, 19th February 2026 |     |
About time! This will eliminate the greatest drawback to using Eurostar.
Can our own national rail operators implement similar changes at their London terminals, please? And Eurostar/SNCB at Brussels Midi?
| Eurostar - reducing boarding time Posted by grahame at 11:38, 19th February 2026 | |
Faster boarding for Eurostar? FromThe Sun
A CHANGE to how you board the Eurostar is about to make it much easier to head over to Europe.
The international train operator has said they will cut boarding times by 30 minutes in an attempt to ease crowding at St Pancras station.
Currently, Eurostar passengers must check in an hour before boarding their train, where they they have to wait in departures.
According to The Telegraph, there are plans to allow passengers to board Eurostar trains as soon as they arrive at the station.
The international train operator has said they will cut boarding times by 30 minutes in an attempt to ease crowding at St Pancras station.
Currently, Eurostar passengers must check in an hour before boarding their train, where they they have to wait in departures.
According to The Telegraph, there are plans to allow passengers to board Eurostar trains as soon as they arrive at the station.
It's not a long journey and it seems sense after clearing all the security hoops added since 2020 to allow immediate boarding ... I might even go for a couple of unreserved carriages to just let people join the next train - after all, London to Paris timing is about the same as London to Exeter
