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Title: The Rise and Fall of Ashford International
Post by: Nearly Sane on January 12, 2023, 10:20:25 AM

Fascinating article on the £80m station that trains don't stop at


https://londonist.com/london/transport/the-rise-and-fall-of-ashford-international-station

Title: Re: The Rise and Fall of Ashford International
Post by: Aruntraveller on January 12, 2023, 10:35:32 AM

Depressing and fascinating.

Title: Re: The Rise and Fall of Ashford International
Post by: Aruntraveller on January 12, 2023, 10:40:39 AM

Last year I was looking at booking train travel to Germany next year and couldn't understand why there was no option from Ashford, having missed any info that it was essentially a ghost station. I know now why!

Title: Re: The Rise and Fall of Ashford International
Post by: Walt Zingmatilder on January 12, 2023, 02:19:39 PM

You could get ski specials, direct trips to Eurodisney and to Avignon in the sunny south from Ashford and then along came Brexit.

Title: Re: The Rise and Fall of Ashford International
Post by: Nearly Sane on January 12, 2023, 03:36:05 PM

Quote from: Walt Zingmatilder on January 12, 2023, 02:19:39 PM

You could get ski specials, direct trips to Eurodisney and to Avignon in the sunny south from Ashford and then along came Brexit.

Weird how the article points out issues in 2013 then.