Eurostar is laying on 50 extra services to handle demand for travel to the Rugby World Cup in France.
As many as 600,000 people are expected to travel from London St Pancras to Paris Nord or Lille Europe on the Channel Tunnel high speed passenger link during the tournament.
The figure represents a rise of almost 30% on the same period last year.
The event kicks off tomorrow (Friday) in Paris and concludes in the French capital on October 28.
Eurostar on board menus are changing from today with more than 50,000 special rugby shaped puddings for Standard Premier and Business Premier passengers.