Eurostar passenger numbers reach new record

THE number of passengers carried on Eurostar last year hit a new record of 11 million, which was a rise of 7 per cent compared with 2017. Revenue from sales was up by 12 per cent to £989 million – £109 million higher than in 2017, and the unaudited profit is £96.6 million.The cross-channel service will celebrate its 25th anniversary in November.The business market grew by 12 per cent, while Eurostar said higher leisure travel figures were partly due to its new London-Amsterdam services, which began in April 2018. These have already carried more than 250,000 passengers, and a third daily service will be added on the Netherlands route in June this year.