Despite the potential for the lower costs to attract new operators, Eurostar said: “We welcome the ORR's decision to instruct HS1 to reduce track access charges on the Eurostar route.

Services will initially run between London and Paris/Brussels, but additional destinations are currently in the pipeline.

London St Pancras Highspeed, the former HS1, aims to attract more train companies and encourage extra Eurostar services ...

In an evaluation of HS1’s cost plans for the period between ... the regulator ordered the rail line to reduce renewal charges by £1.9m for the route, and £900,000 for stations, as well as ...