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Will there really be cross-platform connections? I always assumed that St Pancras would operate much like Waterloo, with the international platforms in a tightly controlled security area (ticket barriers, x-ray scanners, passport inspections). I can't believe they would let passengers walk straight across the platform from a Midland Mainline train to a Eurostar. Presumably security is one of the main concerns with a multi-stop regional service: in order to make the service fully profitable, tickets would need to be sold for domestic journeys such as London-Edinburgh, to fill up seats vacated by international passengers leaving the train in London. This would mean that domestic passengers are mixing with international passengers, so all passport controls would need to be done on the train between London and Paris. Passport inspectors on a train do not have access to the same technology (e.g. Home Office computer systems) as those in a fixed terminal, and they do not have privacy to segregate passengers for questioning. Other European countries, e.g. Switzerland, do rely on on-train border control, but I imagine the UK government would be cautious. Mtford 12:27, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
Hadn’t been updated for a number of years, when it seemed more likely
Does anyone know if Eurostar still has track access rights? AlbusWulfricDumbledore ( talk) 22:08, 7 August 2021 (UTC)
Ain't got nonethough I'd be delighted to be proven wrong. On the rights, well, the docs that support that statement are from ~12 and 16 years ago so they are no use with the word "still", acting only to support the fact that there once were those rights. For now, I have marked the current statement as needing a ref. If we can't find one soon then it'll either need taking out completely, or rewriting so that the refs support it as a historical statement, I think. Cheers DBaK ( talk) 22:47, 7 August 2021 (UTC)
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Will there really be cross-platform connections? I always assumed that St Pancras would operate much like Waterloo, with the international platforms in a tightly controlled security area (ticket barriers, x-ray scanners, passport inspections). I can't believe they would let passengers walk straight across the platform from a Midland Mainline train to a Eurostar. Presumably security is one of the main concerns with a multi-stop regional service: in order to make the service fully profitable, tickets would need to be sold for domestic journeys such as London-Edinburgh, to fill up seats vacated by international passengers leaving the train in London. This would mean that domestic passengers are mixing with international passengers, so all passport controls would need to be done on the train between London and Paris. Passport inspectors on a train do not have access to the same technology (e.g. Home Office computer systems) as those in a fixed terminal, and they do not have privacy to segregate passengers for questioning. Other European countries, e.g. Switzerland, do rely on on-train border control, but I imagine the UK government would be cautious. Mtford 12:27, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
Hadn’t been updated for a number of years, when it seemed more likely
Does anyone know if Eurostar still has track access rights? AlbusWulfricDumbledore ( talk) 22:08, 7 August 2021 (UTC)
Ain't got nonethough I'd be delighted to be proven wrong. On the rights, well, the docs that support that statement are from ~12 and 16 years ago so they are no use with the word "still", acting only to support the fact that there once were those rights. For now, I have marked the current statement as needing a ref. If we can't find one soon then it'll either need taking out completely, or rewriting so that the refs support it as a historical statement, I think. Cheers DBaK ( talk) 22:47, 7 August 2021 (UTC)