The Queen opens St Pancras International

The newly refurbished St Pancras International train station opened this week after six years of work in a ceremony presided over by HM Queen Elizabeth II. Business at the station won't really get rolling for another week, however, when the Eurostar finishes moving its offices into the station and begins new high speed services to the Continent from its new location.

On November 6th, the Queen officially opened the station. She was joined by numerous other dignitaries and VIPs for the ceremony.

After six years of work the £5.8 billion engineering project has been much anticipated and travellers are eagerly counting down for the launch of Eurostar services from the station on November 14th.

The Chief Executive of tourism for Visit London, James Bidwell, said: "The restoration and extension of iconic St Pancras station is a tremendous boost for London. St Pancras International is not only the new, spectacular home of Eurostar but also a grand retail and hospitality destination which will welcome many millions of visitors to London in great style."

When Eurostar completes its transfer from its former offices in Waterloo International Station, passengers will be able to travel between London and Europe up to 20 minutes faster on trains travelling up to 186 miles per hour.

Already Eurostar has booked over a million people on high speed connections to the Continent.



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Jennifer Jones Editorial


07/11/2007


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