St Pancras International has fantastic connections to London and the UK – far better than Waterloo International.

It is served by six Underground lines – Victoria, Northern, Piccadilly, Circle, Hammersmith & City, and Metropolitan.

There are seven rail companies connecting you to the rest of the UK, operating from St Pancras International, King’s Cross and nearby Euston.

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High Speed 1 is the UK’s first high-speed line linking London and the UK to the European high-speed rail network. The project was known as the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL), but the finished line is called High Speed 1.

The first section of the high-speed line was brought into service in September 2003, enabling Eurostar to operate at 186 mph/300 km/h in the UK for the first time.

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Thanks to High Speed 1, average journeys are at least 20 minutes faster. That means…

From Brussels to a good english breakfast in 1h51.
From Lille to a spot of shopping in London in 1h20.

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We launched our services from and to St Pancras International on Wednesday, 14 November 2007.

The last services to arrive at and depart from Waterloo International were on 13 November 2007. Then it was all systems go as we moved to our new central London home overnight. It was a busy old night for us but it meant minimal disruption for you.

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We thought long and hard about this one but eventually decided it would be too confusing, costly and complex to keep Waterloo International open. There would be potential issues over different timetables, as well as high costs of running and maintaining a second terminal and depot.

Waterloo station can return to serving domestic travellers in even greater numbers because of the extra space available once Eurostar moves.

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Absolutely. Well, sort of. In the Harry Potter books, the Hogwarts Express departs from platform 9¾ at King’s Cross railway station. But in the movie, the filmmakers decided to use the stunning Victorian Gothic architecture of next door St Pancras. Poor old King’s Cross simply couldn’t compete with St Pancras’ film star good looks.

In fact, St Pancras Station and St Pancras Chambers have featured in a number of film and television productions, including Batman Begins and the Spice Girls’ first music video.

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St Pancras International has fantastic connections to the rest of London and the UK. As it’s smack bang in the centre of the capital, it couldn’t be easier to get to the city’s great attractions.

St Pancras International is served by six Tube lines, meaning it is far better connected than Waterloo

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There’s already been massive investment in regenerating the whole King’s Cross and St Pancras area and the magnificent new station will help to transform it into a vibrant urban quarter.

Featuring Europe’s longest champagne bar, cafés and brasseries, upmarket shops and landscaped outdoor areas, St Pancras International will become the place to meet, eat, drink and be entertained.

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Ebbsfleet International, which opened on 19 November 2007, has an ideal location in north Kent. Where is Ebbsfleet International? Well, it’s about 2km from Junction 2 of the M25, very close to Dartford and the Bluewater shopping centre. When you get there you’ll find 2,500 car parking spaces within 5 minutes’ walk of the station. Fast, frequent bus services will take you to stations at Dartford, Greenhithe, Northfleet, Gravesend and of course to Bluewater in no time at all.

New journey times:
Brussels – Ebbsfleet International : 1h41
Lille – Ebbsfleet International 1h10

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Eurostar services from Brussels no longer stop at Ashford International. Travellers from Brussels can change at Lille for connections to Ashford.

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Eurostar services at Stratford International will only begin when sound road and public transport connections are in place. It won’t be possible to launch passenger services yet as the new station is located in the midst of a massive construction site for the Stratford City and Olympic developments.

However, we’re working closely with the local authority and developers and expect to launch services as soon as good transport links are up and running.

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