Gemini Trains

Gemini Trains is a train operating company which plans to run services between London and Continental Europe, using the Channel Tunnel, and becoming a direct competitor with Eurostar. They plan to run a service from Stratford International, through Ebbsfleet International, to Paris and Brussels. Gemini has partnered with Uber, who will co-brand the trains and allow users to book journeys through their app. Unlike Eurostar, which runs its services from St Pancras International, Gemini plan to start their journeys at Stratford International instead, which was built for international services and includes facilities such as passport control, although no international services currently run there. Adrian Quine, CEO of Gemini, described Stratford as "a bit of a blank canvas". According to Quine, Stratford was chosen as it is less congested than St Pancras, which he said is "becoming increasingly and unpleasantly crowded in the international departures area at peak times". All services will call at Ebbsfleet in Kent, where the Eurostar used to stop until 2020. The initial planned services will run to Paris Nord and Brussels-Midi, with a planned extension to Cologne in the future. Gemini Trains plan to introduce their new services by 2029. In 2025, Gemini Trains announced several partnerships with different companies.