The Department for Transport’s guidance on a no-deal Brexit were released on Friday and warn that without arrangements in place with Belgium and France, trains could be disrupted and even stop running.
Eurostar trains operate services from London and Kent to Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam.
The report says: "Arrangements for cross-border services would be subject to any bilateral arrangements that the UK negotiates with individual EU countries."
In the report, the Government says it is seeking mutual recognition of all necessary documentation from the UK and the EU in order to operate cross border services “without disruption after exit.”
It added: “Given the large amount of trade and citizens travelling on these services it is everyone’s interests to continue such arrangements.”
The paper also addressed fears of long delays and disruption to services.
It states: “Passengers using cross-border services are responsible for ensuring that their insurance and ticket terms and conditions are sufficient to cover possible disruption.
“Given the large amount of trade and citizens travelling on these services it is everyone’s interests to continue such arrangements.”
According to the paper, some train drivers will need to apply for new licences “as soon as possible.”
However the rights of UK train passengers using domestic or cross-border services “would remain unchanged” by a no-deal Brexit.
A spokesperson for Eurostar told the Standard: “We are having constructive conversations with the governments on Brexit and will continue to do so. At this point in time, we plan and expect to maintain services on the existing basis and timetable following Brexit.”
