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Eurostar has unveiled the 100 millionth passenger to use its cross-Channel train service. Next year the high-speed line faces on-rail competition on its routes between London and Brussels and Paris, in accordance with EU competition legislation.
Uniformed soldiers escorting Kemp and Brown
Richard Brown, Eurostar Chief Executive Officer "Well, it's an very exciting day for us, it's a, I guess, a key landmark. Because we've been growing up passengers number ever since the new high speed line opened in the UK."
David Kemp, the man of the moment
100 millionth Eurostar traveler says he travels "Fairly frequently because Stephanie has got friends and family in Paris and we maybe go to visit them five times a year."
Challenge to be the arrival of on-rail competition
Which starts from next year. Various companies, you know, Air France, Deutsche Bahn in Germany have said they would like to run trains as well between Paris and London. Because the Paris-London market is the largest international traveler market in the world.

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