Reopen Eurostar International Stations Ebbsfleet & Ashford for tourism.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Bring back tourism and business travel services back to our local town. We were able to travel easy to France and other Europe destinations from Ebbsfleet and Ashford International before it’s closure in 2020 as it bought in tourism and other services.

The international stations were the key element of travelling in and out of London to our neighbouring European countries. It was ideal for UK residents to use local than spending more time travelling up to St Pancreas. It will give jobs to people who live close to the area and improve service and provide access to international countries without travelling into London to then come back through on the same train line to exit the country.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.

Decisions about what stations Eurostar services stop at are a matter for Eurostart, not the UK Government or Parliament.

The Government has said that it wants to see the reinstatement of services at Ebbsfleet and Ashford as soon as reasonably possible and when it is commercially viable for Eurostar to do so: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-10-12/61948

Timeline

14 Jun 2023	Petition opened for signatures
19 Jun 2023	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 19 Jun 2023

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