Eurostar seating plans

The trains consist of two units, each of 9 coaches. Apart from coach 9, the units are completely identical but facing in opposite directions.

Arrangement of coaches, starting from the London end:

  1. Standard Plus non smoking, baby changing area
  2. Standard non smoking
  3. Standard non smoking
  4. Standard non smoking, telephone
  5. Standard smoking
  6. Bar
  7. First non smoking, recreation area
  8. First non smoking, recreation area
  9. Premium first non smoking, wheelchair space and toilet
  10. First non smoking, wheelchair space and toilet
  11. First non smoking, recreation area
  12. First non smoking, recreation area
  13. Bar
  14. Standard non smoking
  15. Standard non smoking, telephone
  16. Standard non smoking
  17. Standard non smoking
  18. Standard Plus non smoking, baby changing area

Seating descriptions

In general seat numbers are two digits ending with 1 to 8:

Coaches: 1, 14 to 17 2 to 5, 18 7 to 9 10 to 12
X1, X5 Left window Right window Right window Left window
X2, X6 Left of aisle Right of aisle No such seat No such seat
X3, X7 Right of aisle Left of aisle Left of aisle Right of aisle
X4, X8 Right window Left window Left window Right window

("Left" and "Right" are when facing London). Seats X1 to X4 form a row across the coach with identical properties, and seats X5 to X8 another such row. Where tables are provided the seats either side of the table have the same first digit (so in coach 1 seat 25 faces London across a table from seat 21). For each coach the X1 and X5 seats are listed with codes giving details:

F Facing London over a table
B Facing Europe over a table
L Aeroplane style, facing London
E Aeroplane style, facing Europe
R Face-to-face with another seat but no table - facing Europe
N Face-to-face with another seat but no table - facing London
W Window for full depth of seat
P Pillar for full depth of seat
H Pillar opposite headrest, window opposite seat squab
Q Pillar opposite seat squab, window opposite headrest

the remaining seats can be derived from these.

Coach Seats End 11 15 21 25 31 35 41 45 51 55 61 65 71 75 81 85 End
1 48 London EQ BW FW BH FW BP FW LH [1] RH NH RH NW Europe
2 to 5 58 Europe [2] LW LP LW LQ FH BW EQ EW EH EQ EW EP EW EH London
7 and 8 39 Europe FW BW LH LW FP BW EP EW EH FW BH FW BH London
9 25 Europe [3] FW BP FW BP FW BP FW BP London
10 25 London [3] BW FP BW FP BW FP BW FP Europe
11 and 12 39 London BW FW EH EW BP FW LP LW LH BW FH BW FH Europe
14 to 17 58 London [2] EW EP EW EQ BH FW LQ LW LH LQ LW LP LW LH Europe
18 48 Europe LQ FW BW FH BW FP BW EH [1] NH RH NH RW London
  1. No seats. There is a partition with a door here. Seats 61 to 78 form the "family area".
  2. Seats 11 and 12 are LW. There are no seats 13 and 14, the space being taken by a luggage rack.
  3. Seat 14 only, type LH. Wheelchair space adjacent, with a tip-up seat attached to the wall. Disabled toilet at that end of the car.

Other notes

Coaches 6 and 13 are bar coaches. The bar is at the inner end of each coach, on the left as you walk through the coach towards it. The table and stools are on the other side further along the coach.

In coaches 7, 8, 11, and 12 the 1X and 7X blocks are separated from the other seats by a partition.

Exits

At London the A, B, and C ramps - used both for boarding and for exit - emerge opposite the doors to coaches 1, 4, and 8 respectively. B is an escalator while the other two are travolators. There is also an exit-only escalator opposite the door to coach 9.

At Paris the exit is at the front of the train. Boarding passengers come down ramps to opposite the doors to coaches 17 and 13.

At Brussels the main exit is also at the front of the train, with a passport check.

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