resulting from "growing economic confidence [in the United Kingdom] that … continued to gather momentum." Overall, the high-speed rail service provider linking the United Kingdom and mainland Europe said third-quarter passenger volume and sales revenue grew 3 percent and 2 percent, respectively, versus the year-earlier period. With its 20-year anniversary coming next month, Eurostar now claims 10 consecutive years of growing passenger counts and sales volumes. The company is planning network expansion in the coming years, including new service in 2016
between London and Amsterdam.