There were fears that services at Ashford International might be further reduced or withdrawn altogether as Eurostar planned to make Ebbsfleet the new regional hub instead.[29][30] However, after a period during which no Brussels trains served the station,[31] to the dissatisfaction of the local communities,[32][33][34] Eurostar reintroduced a single daily Ashford–Brussels service on 23 February 2009.[35][36]