Great North Eastern Railways innaugural service using high-speed Eurostar trains arrives four minutes late at London's Kings Cross station after its journey from York. * Dubbed the White Rose service after Yorkshire's traditional symbol, the nine daily services will also call at Stevenage, Peterborough, Grantham, Newark, Retford and Doncaster. GNER claims the move will free up space on its popular Anglo-Scottish routes, which have seen a 24% rise in passengers over the past four years.
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