The gated area is because it comes under the same rules as airside in an airport nobody can be in that area unless they have gone through security and passport control... It's the same at St Pancras although there are no gates across the track. Instead the fence between the domestic and international tracks just continues until after they diverge
Originally they were installed because people were afraid of terrorist attacks on the eurotunnel. Especially after the terrorist attacks in Brussels in 2016. That's why the fences also close off the tracks. Because of brexit these separations also serve to create a sterile zone for traffic outside the shengen zone, such as at european airports.
Did you notice the double number in the armrest? It is used that if you reserve a forward facing "61" seat, and the train is scheduled backwards, you would still have a forward facing "61" which is the original backward facing "21" seat. They switch the numbers. Genious simple solution.
5:16 Platforms 1&2 have the gates to keep the platforms “sterilised”. Only people going to/from the EU and authorised staff have access to the platforms. When the gates are open, a member of security staff are present on both platforms. I believe there may be plans to allow access to P1/2 for Eurostar services between Brussels and Paris, and signage is present on the station concourse allowing this but does not happen. For services from Amsterdam to London via Brussels, these use Platform 3. Platform 3 has floor to ceiling gates in the middle of the platform to sterilise it when required, and security staff are on both ends of the platform to prevent unauthorised access.
This is the answer. The Eurostar (blue-yellow station in Brussels Midi are maintained like an international airport.) You can't forget you go through the French or Belgian (respectively) and UK boarder if you use Lille Europe and or Brussels Midi (eurostar)
For similar reasons, the train station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada ALSO has "caged" tracks, for the Amtrak train to Washington and Oregon states in the USA. You go through airport-style baggage checks and American Immigration before you even get onto the train, they call this "Preclearance" over here.
There should be additional racks in rhe middle of the carriage. On the Duplexes , there is even space in the back, the dead end, if you see what i mean.
fyi, while the Reseau sets have 3kv which means they could technically operate in both Belgium and Italy, in reality they can't. The trainsets visiting Belgium don't have the safety systems for Italy and visa versa.
I think that you can do that journey via local trains too but when you get to Lille you have to use Flanders station rather than Europe and probably change elsewhere to get to Paris guessing about 4 hours that way.
Yes, you can. Bruxelles to Tournai in Belgium (local sncb train), Tournai to Lille Flanders (local sncb train), Lille Flanders to Amiens (sncf TER train), Amiens to Gare du Nord (sncf TER train). I have not done it but know off hand which routes / trains to take. I have done Paris to Amiens which is about an hour and a half.
nice video. however, north of Paris you have a better chance of crossing the Oise than the Seine. I didn't know that part of the train was decoupled for Strasbourg, which means that this part goes in the other direction.
i travelled into the same tgv who going to Strasbourg but there's one thing that i can't figure out why sncf use 2 tgv on the both concern lines Marseille/Strasbourg from Brussels-midi directly? being that from Brussels-midi to Lille Europe the both units so 16 cars in total drive empty mainly in first class, i travelled a multiple time from Brussels-midi to Lille in first class certains of these trains drive almost empty or course i removed 1- 2 first class coach of these units because they're reserved for skyteam pax only who going to CDG, but about the Eurostar terminal razor bird track cage that i'm calling that everytime that my train drive beside of the Eurostar terminal of Brussels is quite unique because even in Paris gare du nord there's no secutity gate into the track into the Eurostar terminal of Paris
You do know that sncf owns the fast majority of thalys as well, and practically it is the same company/has a monopoly on the route. Ever since the line opened the capacity remained the same, but the prices have skyrocketed.
The “Botox” project will only be a refresh (not a refurbishment) of the current 53 Reseau sets to extend their lifetime by a few years to wait for the delayed TGV M.
The gated area is because it comes under the same rules as airside in an airport nobody can be in that area unless they have gone through security and passport control...
It's the same at St Pancras although there are no gates across the track. Instead the fence between the domestic and international tracks just continues until after they diverge
The same thing is present at Lille Europe with no gates across the tracks
@@nicolas7676 Same at Paris Gare du Nord. There are no gates across the tracks.
Originally they were installed because people were afraid of terrorist attacks on the eurotunnel. Especially after the terrorist attacks in Brussels in 2016. That's why the fences also close off the tracks. Because of brexit these separations also serve to create a sterile zone for traffic outside the shengen zone, such as at european airports.
Europe has no borders tho. it's a ticket gate
Did you notice the double number in the armrest?
It is used that if you reserve a forward facing "61" seat, and the train is scheduled backwards, you would still have a forward facing "61" which is the original backward facing "21" seat. They switch the numbers. Genious simple solution.
That feature’s been disabled years ago
5:16 Platforms 1&2 have the gates to keep the platforms “sterilised”. Only people going to/from the EU and authorised staff have access to the platforms. When the gates are open, a member of security staff are present on both platforms. I believe there may be plans to allow access to P1/2 for Eurostar services between Brussels and Paris, and signage is present on the station concourse allowing this but does not happen.
For services from Amsterdam to London via Brussels, these use Platform 3. Platform 3 has floor to ceiling gates in the middle of the platform to sterilise it when required, and security staff are on both ends of the platform to prevent unauthorised access.
This is the answer. The Eurostar (blue-yellow station in Brussels Midi are maintained like an international airport.) You can't forget you go through the French or Belgian (respectively) and UK boarder if you use Lille Europe and or Brussels Midi (eurostar)
For similar reasons, the train station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada ALSO has "caged" tracks, for the Amtrak train to Washington and Oregon states in the USA. You go through airport-style baggage checks and American Immigration before you even get onto the train, they call this "Preclearance" over here.
Thank you
13:30 Oooh, seeing those things close is so satisfying.
As we all do I love competition so thank you for helping me choose between the french national operator and its subsidiary
13:23 I once saw a TGV leaving the station with the track-facing driver cabin door open. It was wild.
I saw a tgv driving with an open door just the day before yesterday
@01:09 There's nothing more Belgian than a Tintin panel next to a Quick ad.
OH DIERBAAR BELGIË
There should be additional racks in rhe middle of the carriage. On the Duplexes , there is even space in the back, the dead end, if you see what i mean.
Thanks for including the coupling mate 😊
Thanks for the mating 😊😇
5:11 i think its for safety and because of the eure Tunnel 👍 great Video
fyi, while the Reseau sets have 3kv which means they could technically operate in both Belgium and Italy, in reality they can't. The trainsets visiting Belgium don't have the safety systems for Italy and visa versa.
I think that you can do that journey via local trains too but when you get to Lille you have to use Flanders station rather than Europe and probably change elsewhere to get to Paris guessing about 4 hours that way.
Yes, you can. Bruxelles to Tournai in Belgium (local sncb train), Tournai to Lille Flanders (local sncb train), Lille Flanders to Amiens (sncf TER train), Amiens to Gare du Nord (sncf TER train). I have not done it but know off hand which routes / trains to take. I have done Paris to Amiens which is about an hour and a half.
There is a TER between Lille Flandres and Paris Nord
Can't believe the practice of uncoupling two sets with the doors released is allowed! Absolute no-no in the UK.
Same in Belgium, that could not be.
strange i have never seen that in France too. Always doors closed.
8:20 yes exactly both those reasons.
nice video. however, north of Paris you have a better chance of crossing the Oise than the Seine.
I didn't know that part of the train was decoupled for Strasbourg, which means that this part goes in the other direction.
i'm french so the first operator that i think when you say Paris-Brussels is SNCF because it's the national rail company
NMBS has an intercity between Brussel-Zuid and Paris
i travelled into the same tgv who going to Strasbourg but there's one thing that i can't figure out why sncf use 2 tgv on the both concern lines Marseille/Strasbourg from Brussels-midi directly? being that from Brussels-midi to Lille Europe the both units so 16 cars in total drive empty mainly in first class, i travelled a multiple time from Brussels-midi to Lille in first class certains of these trains drive almost empty or course i removed 1- 2 first class coach of these units because they're reserved for skyteam pax only who going to CDG, but about the Eurostar terminal razor bird track cage that i'm calling that everytime that my train drive beside of the Eurostar terminal of Brussels is quite unique because even in Paris gare du nord there's no secutity gate into the track into the Eurostar terminal of Paris
You do know that sncf owns the fast majority of thalys as well, and practically it is the same company/has a monopoly on the route.
Ever since the line opened the capacity remained the same, but the prices have skyrocketed.
Oui could use a bath
Nice video
The “Botox” project will only be a refresh (not a refurbishment) of the current 53 Reseau sets to extend their lifetime by a few years to wait for the delayed TGV M.
great video
Until around 2005 Dutch trains could also leave with their doors open.
NOT nice alternative when you traveling with pieces of luggage ...
The thing you need to know about France is that, like America, health and safety is not as big as it is in Blighty
Yet, the French manage to live longer and healthier lives than the people of "Blighty". And that's not an opinion, it's a data-backed fact!
@@Sayitlikitiz101Must be the snails
Embarrasing dirty TGVs... SNCF is a joke!