In 2025, Eurostar carried 20 million passengers, marking a solid 3% growth (+500,000 travelers) in a single year.
On the ground, growth is particularly remarkable from the Paris hub: +6.7% for Paris–Amsterdam, +5% for Paris–London, and +3.7% for Paris–Brussels.
To translate this success into sustained demand and absorb this rising volume, Eurostar’s leadership is activating a major lever: an ambitious investment program of 2 billion euros for the acquisition of a new fleet of trains named “Celestia” (capable of up to 50 sets).
On the ground, growth is particularly remarkable from the Paris hub: +6.7% for Paris–Amsterdam, +5% for Paris–London, and +3.7% for Paris–Brussels.
To translate this success into sustained demand and absorb this rising volume, Eurostar’s leadership is activating a major lever: an ambitious investment program of 2 billion euros for the acquisition of a new fleet of trains named “Celestia” (capable of up to 50 sets).
Celestia Fleet: Eurostar’s Big Move
A very concrete milestone has just been reached with the payment of an initial 90 million euros to the manufacturer Alstom.
The objective of this new fleet is twofold: on one hand, dramatically increase capacity on existing lines; on the other hand, pursue new strategic markets and open highly anticipated direct international links: London-Frankfurt, London-Geneva or Amsterdam/Brussels-Geneva.
The objective of this new fleet is twofold: on one hand, dramatically increase capacity on existing lines; on the other hand, pursue new strategic markets and open highly anticipated direct international links: London-Frankfurt, London-Geneva or Amsterdam/Brussels-Geneva.
Goal: 100% Renewable Energy by 2030
To deliver a complete customer experience, the company tends its infrastructures, such as the new cross-Channel terminal in Amsterdam, where more than €20 million has been invested to triple capacity.
But Eurostar pushes the sustainability agenda even further by integrating circular economy principles directly into its product (composting of food waste, redistribution of unsold items). For Gwendoline Cazenave, Eurostar’s Chief Executive, the trajectory is clear: the company builds the future of sustainable mobility in Europe with the ultimate aim of powering 100% of its trains with renewable electricity by 2030.
On the business side, the results validate the approach. With revenue above €2 billion (+1.7%) and EBITDA of €337 million, Eurostar demonstrates its financial strength, confirmed by progressive deleveraging (gross debt reduced to €520 million in April 2026).
But Eurostar pushes the sustainability agenda even further by integrating circular economy principles directly into its product (composting of food waste, redistribution of unsold items). For Gwendoline Cazenave, Eurostar’s Chief Executive, the trajectory is clear: the company builds the future of sustainable mobility in Europe with the ultimate aim of powering 100% of its trains with renewable electricity by 2030.
On the business side, the results validate the approach. With revenue above €2 billion (+1.7%) and EBITDA of €337 million, Eurostar demonstrates its financial strength, confirmed by progressive deleveraging (gross debt reduced to €520 million in April 2026).
