Eurostar has reported an increase of 5.4% in passengers numbers in the last year. In 2006 7.85 million travellers used the service. Eurostar belives that passengers are being increasingly attracted to the environmental benefits of a high speed rail link in comparision to short haul flights.

Have you consciously chosen to make any trips by Eurostar rather than flying? For me it’s back to the old story that it depends where you live in the UK. If you live in the south east of England, Eurostar is a option even for short breaks.