The French are remodelling the Paris Eurostar station to deal with Brexit queues
PARIS’ Gare du Nord station is going to be rebuilt so it can cope with the longer queues and passport checks that Brexit will bring.
French rail company SNCF has revealed plans to overhaul the station to face “the challenges of reinforced border controls due to Brexit”.
reports that passengers travelling between London and Paris currently benefit from the Treaty of Le Touquet, which means that passport checks happen when passengers get onto the train.
They are then able to walk out of the station freely when they arrive, but Brexit could stop that from happening - with passengers having to queue up to be checked on arrival.
Passengers may also have to apply for visas to visit Europe.
Labour MP Gareth Thomas who campaigns for Best for Britain said: “This is concrete evidence of the lengthy and costly delays that will be caused by Brexit."
He continued: “We don’t have the cash to throw around rebuilding stations – not when people in this country are struggling to feed themselves and public services like schools, hospitals and police forces are being cut.
“We can stop this. We need a people’s vote on the Brexit deal, with the option to stay in the EU.”
In Holland, Rotterdam port and Schiphol airport have announced they too have plans for an overhaul to cope with the increased busyness around passport control after Brexit.
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Sun Online Travel previously revealed that there will soon be a cheaper, but slower, rival for Eurostar.
It’s expected to take three hours, whereas Eurostar takes two hours and 15 minutes.
It will also run a slightly different route, starting at Stratford and ending up in Roissy, which is near Charles de Gaulle airport.
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Jacques Gounon, the chairman of Getlink, told the : “Rail transport is about to be transformed in the same way as air travel was between 2003 and 2005, with the appearance of budget airlines in Europe.
“The rail market is ready for budget and premium services to coexist.”
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