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Eurostar signs deal to bring double-decker train service to the UK

Deniz Huseyin
23 October 2025
The Celestia double-deckers will have 20% extra seat capacity compared with existing Eurostar trains
The Celestia double-deckers will have 20% extra seat capacity compared with existing Eurostar trains
 

Eurostar is set to boost its cross-channel fleet with up to 50 double-decker trains in a €2bn (£1.74bn) deal with manufacture Alstom Group.

The train operator has ordered 30 Celestia trains, with the option for 20 more. The 200-metre trains have around 540 seats, which will be 20% higher compared with the existing trains, subject to final design specifications, it added.

As with the existing fleet, the new trains will run from Kings Cross St Pancras to Paris, Lille, Brussels and...

+80% more

 

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