London St Pancras Highspeed has also partnered with Getlink, the French firm that operates the Channel Tunnel, with the aim of growing international rail links between the UK and Europe. Due to high passenger demand in these regions, Getlink told Metro they hope new direct services could serve five major European cities.

Possible new routes include direct trains from London to Bordeaux, Cologne, Frankfurt, Geneva, Marseille, and Zurich.

London St Pancras Highspeed, which owns the station and operates the track to the Channel Tunnel in Folkestone, has already set out proposals to increase capacity for international train travel from 1,