Third quarter 2017: the Eurotunnel Group continues on track

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Third quarter 2017

  • Total revenues for the third quarter of 2017 rose to €286.4 million, an increase of 3% compared to the same period in 20161 on a comparable basis.

  Channel Tunnel Fixed Link

  • Shuttle revenues increased by 4% to €179.3 million
  • Railway Network revenue increased by 2%
  • Eurostar: traffic increased by 4%
  • Rail freight trains: traffic increased by 6%

  Europorte: revenue increased by 3%

Jacques Gounon, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Groupe Eurotunnel SE stated:“The Group’s strategy to concentrate on leadership in the most dynamic and high contribution sectors of the market, both for freight and passenger services, has enabled us to record a further increase in revenues. We remain confident for the full year”.  

1  All comparisons with 2016 are made at the average exchange rate for the first nine months of 2017 of 1=€1.142 and after restatement in accordance with IFRS 5 following the sale of GB Railfreight in November 2016.

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