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.

Proposals to expand cross-channel rail traffic mean travelers from London could one day disembark at destinations deep into the continent.

London St Pancras Highspeed has agreed a plan with Eurotunnel owner Getlink to establish new direct rail links to Germany, Switzerland and France

St Pancras hopes redesign of international departures area could help bring direct trains to new European locations

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,