![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/huge-boost-for-brits-travelling-by-eurostar-with-major-change-ahead-of-summer/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/anj3yh-eurostar-trains-st-pancras-396274215.jpg&description=ON TRACK Published : 8:52, 18 Jul 2023 Updated : 8:52, 18 Jul 2023 BRITS travelling by Eurostar this summer have been given a huge boost due to a major change being introduced. Passengers departing from London can now avoid manual checks of tickets and passports by UK officials through a facial verification system. 3 Eurostar has introduced new biometric scanners in a bid to reduce long queues Credit: Alamy 3 Passengers will need to use the app before using the SmartCheck System Credit: PA The launch of the technology at St Pancras station is aimed at easing congestion, with huge queues in recent weeks To participate, passengers must use an app before travel to scan their identity document and verify their face and ticket. At the station they walk in front of a screen and have their face detected. If they are approved they can proceed through doors which open automatically. While the SmartCheck system, developed by iProov, is only available to Business Premier and Carte Blanche passengers, it hopes to ease the long waits for all other passengers as well. Bags are still being scanned by security staff and French border officials are continuing to check passports. It emerged earlier this year that Eurostar was being forced to leave hundreds of seats empty on trains to and from London to avoid long queues at stations. The situation has since improved but dozens of seats are not being offered for sale on some services. Enhanced post-Brexit checks carried out by French border officials have significantly increased the time it takes to process passengers at the station. Eurostar chief executive Gwendoline Cazenave said: "Providing a seamless station experience to our customers is a priority for Eurostar. "We continue looking for solutions to increase capacity in stations and simplify the passengers' flows. "SmartCheck in St Pancras International station is a solution for a faster and seamless check-in experience. "By introducing SmartCheck, we become the first rail travel){kind=link}
BRITS travelling by Eurostar this summer have been given a huge boost due to a major change being introduced.
Passengers departing from London can now avoid manual checks of tickets and passports by UK officials through a facial verification system.
The launch of the technology at St Pancras station is aimed at easing congestion, with huge queues in recent weeks
To participate, passengers must use an app before travel to scan their identity document and verify their face and ticket.
At the station they walk in front of a screen and have their face detected.