Richard Branson’s Virgin Trains could finally make Stratford International ‘international’

• Virgin Trains is exploring plans to include a stop at ^{Stratford International} in east London for its proposed cross-Channel rail service.
• Local MP Sir Stephen Timms has urged the operator to use the station, highlighting the fast-growing commercial opportunity in the area.
• Despite sitting on the High Speed 1 rail line, Stratford International has never hosted international train services since it opened.
• Virgin has received approval from the Office of Rail and Road to run up to 20 daily return services between London, Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam.
• The operator is also considering future stops at Ebbsfleet and Ashford in Kent if those stations are reopened for international travel.

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This London station could finally get international trains as Virgin eyes France route