Eurostar

There are many travel options which are quite famous in European region. Eurostar is one of them. Eurostar is one of the several high speed trains in Europe. It runs between London to Paris and Brussels via a tunnel called as channel tunnel. It is run by one of the renowned and well known company of Europe called as Eurostar international limited which is a joint venture of French national railways, Belgium national railways and by London and Continental railways. But from 1st January 2010 Euro star has broken its joint venture and now holds one single entity ownership known as Euro star International. Since its existence in 1994 it is engaged in wide spread passenger services.

Eurostar is very well known for its speed with which it travels as it covers the distance of 500 kilometers between London and Paris in just a span of two hours and fifteen minutes. The timetable of the train is very suitable for all the passengers as it runs between London and Paris in every hour and that too round the clock every day except on Christmas day. Travelling in Eurostar trains is a mark of remembrance as almost the longest part of journey is spent by passing through the channel tunnel and then after that it is through the country side of Kent and that of France.

Cheap Eurostar tickets come in a wide range with the first class little more then that of the second class but if any one wants to book a ticket in low cost then he has to book it some four months back. Its tickets increases day by day as the older and the cheaper tickets are sold. Also most important thing if somebody wants a discount I the travel then he has to book both way tickets as they come cheaper rather then booking only one way. If anybody has to travel in Europe then he should opt for Eurostar trains as they reach the destination on time and are much reliable and cheaper than that of the air tickets which are even sometime late. The most easy way to get a Eurostar ticket is to book it from the website of euro star itself and as early as possible as the tickets are available before 120 days before the day of travel.

Now let's have a discussion about the trains of Eurostar and what are the facilities that are provided in the high speed trains of Eurostar. Eurostar trains consists of around eighteen coaches which runs at a speed of around 300km/hr. Eurostar in the recent period of time has become a major player in cross channel intercity passenger travel among its route where it runs and with a capacity of much more passengers than all the airlines combined can take. There are different and major facilities in the trains. The much interesting one is that of availability of bay changing rooms. The other facilities are like that of having café bars serving drinks, sandwiches and snacks, standard and business premium complimentary meals are also available depending upon the class in which the traveler is travelling.

The most surprising thing about Eurostar train is that in spite of having a lot number of facilities and running at a higher speed it is an environment friendly train. It emits only 11 kg of carbon dioxide per passenger while making a rout of some five hundred kilometers between London to Paris and this is almost 90% less than any passenger trains running in this distance.

Now let's have a look on the major achievement and break through which Eurostar trains have achieved in the recent period of time. The Channel tunnel is a major part of the route in between Britain and European mainland through which the train passes and takes almost 20- 25 minutes to cross it. This tunnel is the longest undersea tunnel in the world and that holds a record of second largest tunnel in the world. Unlike in any other types of train services Eurostar has a security check up procedure as in any international airport so that there is no threat to the passengers. Eurostar in the recent period has held several records and accolades. It has set new standards in international rail travel and most importantly it is known for its punctuality which never decreases beyond 90% throughout the year. So in the mean time when you thing of going to Europe then never forget to have an experience of Eurostar otherwise you would lose a major opportunity.