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| Petition opposing Eurostar cuts | Petition opposing Eurostar cuts |
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| A petition signed by 8,000 people opposing cuts in cross-Channel rail services has been handed to Eurostar. | |
| The petition, calling for an EU inquiry into the impact of the cuts, was taken to Waterloo by a group of MPs and councillors from Kent. | |
| It follows plans by Eurostar to cut services from Ashford when the new Ebbsfleet international station opens. | It follows plans by Eurostar to cut services from Ashford when the new Ebbsfleet international station opens. |
| The rail firm has said most passengers would find Ebbsfleet "either the same or less of a distance to travel". | The rail firm has said most passengers would find Ebbsfleet "either the same or less of a distance to travel". |
| And the operator has also said it will monitor the demand at Ashford and keep timetables under review, but believes it has "got the stopping pattern right". | And the operator has also said it will monitor the demand at Ashford and keep timetables under review, but believes it has "got the stopping pattern right". |
| The vast majority of Kent residents would prefer to travel to the continent from Ashford Kent County Council | The vast majority of Kent residents would prefer to travel to the continent from Ashford Kent County Council |
| But it said there would be an overall increase in international trains passing through Kent, once Ebbsfleet opened, despite the cuts. | But it said there would be an overall increase in international trains passing through Kent, once Ebbsfleet opened, despite the cuts. |
| Under the changes, Paris services will be cut from Ashford and Brussels services will stop. | Under the changes, Paris services will be cut from Ashford and Brussels services will stop. |
| Kent County Council said a former teacher from Ashford, Edith Robson, had gathered the petition. | Kent County Council said a former teacher from Ashford, Edith Robson, had gathered the petition. |
| The council said it had run an online poll into the future of Eurostar services, the results of which will be published this month. | The council said it had run an online poll into the future of Eurostar services, the results of which will be published this month. |
| But a spokesman said on Tuesday: "According to the poll, the vast majority of Kent residents would prefer to travel to the continent from Ashford." | But a spokesman said on Tuesday: "According to the poll, the vast majority of Kent residents would prefer to travel to the continent from Ashford." |