{
  "id": 1508460,
  "title": "Virgin receives track access to launch Eurostar rival in 2030",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/virgin-receives-track-access-to-launch-eurostar-rival-in-2030",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-17T15:55:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/17/virgin-receives-track-access-to-launch-eurostar-rival-in-2030_6756596_4.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "British group Virgin received high-speed rail access through the Channel Tunnel, an element needed to launch a rival service to Eurostar, which has held a monopoly on passenger services through the tunnel since 1994.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}