St Pancras station

St Pancras station, also known since 2007 as St Pancras International,^[7][8] is a central London railway terminus celebrated for its Victorian architecture.

St Pancras
London St Pancras International
St Pancras station from Euston Road
St Pancras Location of St Pancras in Central London
Location	St Pancras
Local authority	London Borough of Camden
Managed by	Network Rail (High Speed) for HS1 Ltd[1] Eurostar[2] Network Rail (Thameslink platforms)
Owner	London and Continental Railways
Station code	STP, SPX
DfT category	A (mainline platforms) C1 (Thameslink platforms)
Number of platforms	15
Accessible	Yes[3]
Fare zone	1
OSI	King's Cross St. Pancras London King's Cross London Euston [4]
Cycle parking	Yes – external (in car park)
Toilet facilities	Yes
National Rail annual entry and exit
2013–14	26.046 million[5]
– interchange	3.504 million[5]
2014–15	28.242 million[5]
– interchange	3.888 million[5]
2015–16	31.724 million[5]
– interchange	4.474 million[5]
2016–17	33.492 million[5]
– interchange	4.584 million[5]
Railway companies
Original company	Midland Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London Midland & Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 October 1868[6]	Opened as terminus for Midland
15 July 2006	New domestic (Midland Main Line) platforms opened
6 November 2007	Relaunched by HM The Queen. Renamed St.Pancras International
14 November 2007	Eurostar services transferred from Waterloo
9 December 2007	Low-level Thameslink platforms opened
13 December 2009	Southeastern high-speed domestic services introduced
Other information
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51°31′48″N 00°07′31″W

The upper level of The Arcade at St Pancras railway station, looking south under Barlow's magnificent roof. The old trainshed roof has been reglazed and repainted.

Buildings

The Grade I listed building stands on Euston Road between the British Library, King's Cross station and the Regent's Canal. It was opened in 1868 by the Midland Railway as its southern terminus. The company became the LMS: the London, Midland and Scottish railway. When the station opened, the arched train shed was the largest single-span roof in the world.^[9][10]

History

After escaping planned demolition in the 1960s, the complex was renovated and expanded during the 2000s at a cost of £800 million. A secure terminal area was constructed for Eurostar services to continental Europe—via High Speed 1 and the Channel Tunnel—along with platforms for domestic connections to the north and south-east of England. The restored station houses fifteen platforms, a shopping centre and a bus station, in addition to London Underground services from King's Cross St. Pancras tube station. St Pancras is owned by London and Continental Railways along with the adjacent urban regeneration area known as King's Cross Central.

References

1. "Station Facilities: London St Pancras Domestic (STP)". National Rail. Retrieved 9 September 2008.
2. "Ownership and Structure". Archived from the original on 8 May 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2008.
3. "London and South East" (PDF). National Rail. September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2009.
4. "Out of Station Interchanges" (XLSX). Transport for London. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
5. "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
6. "Opening of the new Midland terminus in London". Leicester Journal. England. 9 October 1868. Retrieved 29 July 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
7. Brown, J. (2009). London Railway Atlas. London: Ian Allan. ISBN 978-0-7110-3397-9.
8. Official name of the station according to the London Borough of Camden released in response to a Freedom of Information Act request at Whatdotheyknow.com. Retrieved 2 December 2008.
9. Single-span: supported only at the edges.
10. "Official web-site (history)". Archived from the original on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2010-08-25.