Eurostar could face competition as infrastructure operators confer on
   new high-speed link
     * Simon Calder Travel Correspondent
     * @SimonCalder
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   years.

   Four infrastructure operators have met to discuss new high-speed rail
   links using the Channel Tunnel, which would boost their business as
   well as increasing travel opportunities.

   HS1 Ltd, the owner and operator of the High Speed 1 link from London St
   Pancras to Folkestone, says it is “in advanced planning with three
   other international railway operators along the proposed route”.
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   payments from train operators; SNCF Réseau, the infrastructure owner in
   France, corresponding to Network Rail; and Lisea, the firm which owns
   the new 188-mile high-speed line from Tours to Bordeaux, which opened
   in 2017.

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   from the Dutch capital, and must instead change trains at Brussels.

   HS1 has said that security controls will be located in Bordeaux,
   avoiding the need to change trains.

   Dyan Crowther, chief executive of HS1, said: “There’s a real demand for
   international train services to provide a comfortable and
   better-connected service, especially for leisure journeys.
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   600 miles because of the route taken.

   HS1 says it is also working on direct routes to Geneva and Frankfurt.

   Mark Smith, the founder of the Seat61.com international rail website,
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   rail network, might prove more successful.
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