Editing Channel Tunnel (section)

==== Security ====
There is a need for full [[passport]] controls, as the tunnel acts as a border between the [[Schengen Area]] and the [[Common Travel Area]]. There are [[juxtaposed controls]], meaning that passports are checked before boarding by officials of the departing country and by officials of the destination country. These control points are only at the main Eurostar stations: French officials operate at [[St Pancras railway station|London St Pancras]], while British officials operate at [[Lille-Europe station|Lille-Europe]], [[Brussels-South railway station|Brussels-South]], [[Gare du Nord|Paris-Gare du Nord]], [[Rotterdam Centraal station|Rotterdam CS]], and [[Amsterdam Centraal station|Amsterdam CS]]. During the winter ski season, they also operate at [[Gare de Bourg-Saint-Maurice]] and [[Moûtiers-Salins-Brides-les-Bains station]]. Eurostar passengers pass through airport-style security screening. For the shuttle road-vehicle trains, there are juxtaposed passport controls before boarding the trains.

When Eurostar trains ran south of Paris such as from Marseille, there were no passport and security checks before departure, and those trains had to stop in Lille at least 30 minutes to allow all passengers to be checked. No checks are performed on board. There have been plans for services from [[Amsterdam]], [[Frankfurt]] and [[Cologne]] to London, but a major reason to cancel them was the need for a stop in Lille. Direct service from London to Amsterdam started on 4 April 2018; following the building of check-in terminals at Amsterdam and Rotterdam and the intergovernmental agreement, a direct service from the two Dutch cities to London started on 30 April 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Eurostar finally launches direct service from Amsterdam to London|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/news/eurostar-direct-amsterdam-london-on-board-review/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/news/eurostar-direct-amsterdam-london-on-board-review/ |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|last=Greg Dickinson|first=Digital Content Producer|website=The Telegraph|date=4 February 2020|access-date=14 May 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref>