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Eurostar Launching 200 mph Trains, Service to Amsterdam
As the Eurostar service turns 20 years old, it celebrating by purchasing new trains and offering expanded service into the continent.
The new e320 trains will begin service next year and will travel at top speeds of 199 miles per hour. The train cars will offer WiFi, expanded luggage space, and ergonomically-designed reclining seats.
Eurostar connects London to the French city of Lille, as well as Paris and Brussels. There are also routes to the Alps and Geneva, with new direct service to Provence, in the south of France, launching in May. Service is also coming to France's second-largest city, Marseille, and Amsterdam.
Read more here and watch a video on the train procurement below:
