Eurostar launches world’s first walk-through biometric corridor for rail travel

The first-ever biometric corridor for train travel opened today at Eurostar’s London terminal.  The system, developed by British tech firm iProov, replaces border checks with a facial verification checkpoint that you just walk straight past.  Before travel, the passenger downloads the app, authenticates their ID, scans their face, and links their ticket. On arrival at St Pancras Station, they stroll through a dedicated lane for the tech — dubbed SmartCheck — which verifies their entry. The system lets users skip ticket gates and manual border control in the UK. After baggage inspection and a passport check at the French border,…

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