TRAIN PASSENGERS AT ST PANCRAS TO FACE ‘NO QUEUES’- Eurostar says new EU border checks will start next month
UK train passengers at London St Pancras will face “no queues” from the introduction of new EU border checks next month, Eurostar said.
The Channel Tunnel train operator insisted it is fully prepared for the launch of the Entry Exist System (EES) on October 12.
Concerns have been raised for a number of years that EES will lead to long delays for UK travellers needing to complete EU border checks at St Pancras station, the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel’s Folkestone terminal.
The process will involve UK travellers having their fingerprints registered and photographs taken to enter the EU, to eventually replace passports stamps. Eurostar has spent more than £11 million in overhauling its border facilities at St Pancras.
