The Pheonix flies at Ashford 6th April, 2009
After 15 difficult and distressing months for many passengers, Eurostar has finally restored a direct service between Ashford and Brussels.
Last Friday, 3rd April, we counted 65 passengers detraining here.
What a triumph!
No publicity. (Why would one try to book a ticket on the Eurostar site if one is unaware that a service exists?)
No special offers. (Ebbsfleet had five months of two tickets for the price of one.)
Sites like RailEurope insisting that there is NO direct service. (If you have gone on to that site to book a European trip you are still convinced that Ashford has no Brussels service to offer you.)
It is now impossible to do a day trip to Ashford from Brussels and Lille and our one train per day outward bound does not stop at Lille either.
However, this crumb which we have gratefully received offers us hope.
As one business passenger (who regularly does three day trip per week) said “I am less stressed, I save hundreds of hours travelling time, I am happy and relaxed.”
And I, I have my husband for the entire glorious weekend.
Edith Robson
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