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| January 2024 |
Thalys
Planned completion of Thalys service rebranding under Eurostar.
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| September 29 2023 |
Thalys
Thalys services officially renamed and now operate under the Eurostar name (sometimes referred to as Eurostar Red).
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| April 2022 |
Thalys
Thalys services began to be operated by the Eurostar Group.
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| March 28 2022 |
Thalys
European Commission approved the merger between Thalys and Eurostar.
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| October 2021 |
Thalys
Announced intention to rebrand all Thalys services under the Eurostar name upon merger completion.
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| September 2020 |
Thalys
The merger between Thalys and Eurostar International was officially confirmed.
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| February 2020 |
Thalys
Thalys launched 'My Driver by Thalys', a first-and-last mile travel service allowing passengers to choose from around 50 local taxi fleets to complete their rail journeys.
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| September 2019 |
Thalys
Plan announced to merge Thalys with Eurostar cross-Channel high-speed train operator.
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| March 21 2016 |
Thalys
Services in Germany extended to Dortmund.
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| July 9 2015 |
Thalys
Thalys opened a new lounge at Paris' Gare du Nord, offering services for My Thalys World membership holders, including free WiFi, luggage storage, and a meeting room for business travelers.
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| March 30 2015 |
Thalys
Thalys was restructured as a conventional train operating company, becoming less dependent on SNCF and NMBS/SNCB.
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| April 12 2014 |
Thalys
Launched regular service between Lille Europe and Amsterdam Centraal.
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| October 30 2011 |
Thalys
One return journey to Brussels was extended to Brussels National Airport.
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| August 29 2011 |
Thalys
One return journey to Cologne was extended to Essen Hauptbahnhof.
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| August 24 2010 |
Thalys
Thalys introduced a €7 supplement for tickets purchased at SNCB/NMBS ticket offices at train stations, due to a reduction in sales fees paid to the Belgian rail company.
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