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Eurostar confirms it will not return to Ashford International train station in Kent this year (www.itv.com)
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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Do they provide any reason to exclude Ashford? Are there not enough passengers, or is the station no longer usable?

[–] Mex 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

lots of excuses been given over the years, but comes down to it's cheaper to run a single internation station than two.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Probably that.

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