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  "id": 8877464,
  "title": "Ask the experts: Will competition for Eurostar mean cheaper cross-Channel rail tickets?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/ask-the-experts-will-competition-for-eurostar-mean-cheaper-cross-8877464",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-21T07:44:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Local France",
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    "url": "https://www.thelocal.fr/20260921/ask-the-experts-will-eurostar-competition-mean-cheaper-tickets"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Eurostar has had the monopoly on cross-Channel trains since 1994, but as rival companies prepare to enter the market does this mean cheaper tickets for passengers? We asked three rail experts for their predictons.",
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        "outlet": "The Local France",
        "title": "Ask the experts: Will competition for Eurostar mean cheaper cross-Channel rail tickets?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/ask-the-experts-will-competition-for-eurostar-mean-cheaper-cross",
        "published": "2026-09-21T07:44:05.000Z"
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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."
}