Martine Aubry and Natacha Bouchart, mayors of Lille and Calais, as well as Xavier Bertrand, president of Hauts-de-France, asked the CEO of the SNCF Jean-Pierre Farandou resumption of rail links between Lille, Calais and London “As soon as the quarantine “ by the British government.
Eurostar services at Lille and Calais stations “Were arrested at the end of March because of the confinement. But, despite the deconfinement, these services have still not resumed. The Eurostar link between Lille, Calais and London is essential for the attractiveness of the Hauts-de-France region “, they said in the letter dated Monday, a copy of which the AFP obtained on Tuesday.
Maintaining public service
“Whatever the consequences of the Covid-19 crisis, they should not make us forget either the priority of regional planning, or the logic of public service which must allow French citizens and European nationals to live and work in this cross-border framework “, they continued.
As well “We ask that the Eurostar links from Lille and Calais stations to and from London be re-established as soon as the quarantine is lifted by the British government”.
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