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St Pancras International

Location type

Major station

Names and dates

St Pancras (1868-2007)
St Pancras International (2007-)

Station code: SPX National Rail
Where: London and South East, England
Opened on the London Extension (Midland Railway).

Nearby stations St Pancras International Thameslink Kings Cross St Pancras [CSLR] Kings Cross St Pancras [Met] Kings Cross Kings Cross St Pancras [LTB] Kings Cross St Pancras [GNPBR] St Pancras Extension Kings Cross Thameslink York Way (Temp Term) Euston [CSLR] Euston [LTB] London Euston Euston [CCEHR] Euston Square Russell Square	Somerstown Goods Kings Cross Goods North London Incline Junction Gas Works Tunnel Kings Cross Tunnel Islington Tunnel West Portal [RC] St Pancras Goods Maiden Lane Goods Kingsway Tram Subway Caledonian Road Goods Dock Junction North Camden Road Tunnel Islington Tunnel East Portal [RC] Copenhagen Tunnel Farringdon GN Goods
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.

Chronology Dates

/ /1873	London Extension (Midland Railway) St Pancras station hotel opened.
17/10/1876	City of Glasgow Union Railway Glasgow St Enoch opened. Through service from London St Pancras via the Midland Railway starts. Dunlop Street closed. Gorbals Junction on the City of Glasgow Union Railway to South Side on the Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway opened.
/07/1888	Nottingham and Melton Line (Midland Railway) London St Pancras - Glasgow St Enoch and Edinburgh Waverley trains start to use line.
/ /1935	London Extension (Midland Railway) St Pancras station hotel closed.
/04/2004	London Extension (Midland Railway) Channel Tunnel Rail Link Phase 2 London St Pancras closes for complete renovation. (It will re-open as St Pancras International.)
/11/2004	London Extension (Midland Railway) Restoration of the Barlow designed roof at St Pancras International begins.
/05/2006	Channel Tunnel Rail Link Phase 2 Track laying into St Pancras International begins.
06/11/2007	London Extension (Midland Railway) Channel Tunnel Rail Link Phase 2 St Pancras International is opened by the Queen, completing the construction of HS1. (When opened only 10% of route capacity was used.)
/03/2011	London Extension (Midland Railway) Completion of renovation of St Pancras International station hotel with 34 suites and 211 rooms over 5 floors.

News items

10/12/2023	Brent Cross West opens after ORR authorisation [ORR]
09/10/2023	Viewpoint: What station users need from information screens [Railway Gazette]
19/06/2020	Eurostar to test facial biometrics for walk-through check-in [Railway Gazette]
20/02/2020	The best railway stations in Europe named [Daily Mail]
24/10/2014	Eurostar e320 to be unveiled next month [GlobalRailNews]
21/10/2010	Theresa Villiers speech on DB launch [DfT]
04/07/2007	Count down for HS1 [Railway Strategies]
01/05/2007	First Eurostar at St Pancras [Railway Strategies]
04/04/2007	New platforms open at St Pancras International [Railway Strategies]