 Eurostar officials predict a tourism boom for the east |
The east of England region faces a French invasion from across the channel, according to Eurostar. The train company believes 60,000 more visitors from France will visit the region when it moves its main terminal from south to north London.
Eurostar trains currently terminate at Waterloo, so passengers have to use the underground to travel to King's Cross or Liverpool Street and on to the east.
But services are due to terminate at St Pancras, making access easier.
Gareth Headon, of Eurostar, said: "We think there will be an increase of at least 30% for French travellers coming into the region.
"They will find it much easier to come into London because the journey will be shorter and the journey onwards across the region will be much quicker because they will have access to services from King's Cross."
Eurostar trains will be faster, cutting the journey time by 20 minutes to 2hrs 15 mins.
The company is also looking at introducing through-tickets from any station in the east to Paris and Brussels.
Keith Brown, of East Of England Tourism, said: "The east of England currently enjoys over 230,000 visitors from France and we expect that number to increase significantly, with the introduction of Eurostar via St Pancras."
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