{"id":180330,"date":"2026-01-14T12:35:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T11:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/?p=180330"},"modified":"2026-01-14T12:11:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T11:11:46","slug":"eurostar-hits-20-million-passengers-a-year-a-first-in-its-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/2026\/01\/14\/eurostar-hits-20-million-passengers-a-year-a-first-in-its-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Eurostar bereikt de kaap van 20 miljoen passagiers per jaar, een primeur in zijn geschiedenis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>De hogesnelheidstreinen van Eurostar hebben vorig jaar een recordaantal van 20 miljoen passagiers vervoerd. Door te investeren in nieuwe treinen en routes heeft de exploitant van hogesnelheidstreinen, die momenteel een <a href=\"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/2025\/04\/09\/italian-ferrovie-dello-stato-also-wants-to-compete-with-eurostar\/\">monopolie<\/a> over personenvervoer door de Kanaaltunnel, streeft naar 30 miljoen passagiers op de lange termijn.<\/p><p>In vergelijking met 2024 steeg het aantal passagiers met een half miljoen, of iets minder dan 3%. Dankzij deze resultaten in het afgelopen jaar heeft Eurostar ook de mijlpaal van 400 miljoen vervoerde passagiers sinds de start van haar diensten in 1994 overschreden. 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