A European train company could end Eurostar's dominance over the Channel Tunnel rail route. The FS Italiane Group, Italy's state-owned railway company, has ordered 19 new high-speed trains via its subsidiary Trenitalia France. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementEurostar, which runs trains between London and mainland Europe, has held a decades-long monopoly since the route's inception in 1994. Trenitalia France will also use the €2bn (£1.7bn) investment on routes from Paris to Lyon, Marseille and Milan by improving service quality and increasing train frequencies. Alongside Trenitalia France, other operators have voiced their interest in establishing cross-Channel services, including Richard Branson's Virgin Trains, London-based startup Gemini Trains and Spanish startup Evolyn.