Eurostar is moving on 14 November 2007.
Eurostar will bid a fond farewell to London Waterloo International on 13 November, and services will start from Europe’s first Destination Station, London St Pancras International on 14 November. Just a few days later, on 19 November, Ebbsfleet International will open to help Ashford International serve Kent and the South East. This stunning new station will offer a seamless travel experience and will be the fastest way to Europe.
Why St.Pancras?
The longest champagne bar in Europe for a start plus a daily farmers' market. St.Pancras is also very well-connected with six Tube lines and seven train operators for Kings Cross, St Pancras International and Euston. The station itself and the surrounding area have had a dramatic facelift you are sure to like what you see. Now fully restored to house the 400-metre-long Eurostar trains on six platforms and given a stunning contemporary twist, it has been reborn as St Pancras International. Much more than just a station, it will be a place to meet, eat, and shop till you drop.
What is HighSpeed 1?
It is all in the name – the UK’s first dedicated high-speed rail line, running for 68 miles (109 km) from the Channel Tunnel near Folkestone to St. Pancras International in central London. Eurostar trains will travel at up to 186 mph (300km/h) – 50% faster than even Britain’s fastest domestic rail services. For now, the line will only be used for Eurostar so that it can travel at seriously high speeds. This means journey times will be at least 20 minutes shorter and the legendary punctuality will improve even further. You may have heard about the record-breaking run on 4 September, with the fastest ever journey time between Paris and London of 2h 03.
2h 15 from St Pancras International to Paris
2h 05 from Ebbsfleet International to Paris
1h 51 from St Pancras International to Brussels
1h 41 from Ebbsfleet International to Brussels
1h 20 from St Pancras International to Lille
1h 10 from Ebbsfleet International to Lille
Better for the Environment
From the moment they move to St. Pancras on 14 November, all journeys on Eurostar will be carbon neutral. They will achieve this by reducing carbon dioxide emissions
and through a number of carbon-offsetting projects, at no extra cost to the traveller. It is all part of the big plan, code name Tread Lightly, which is their commitment to minimise the impact that Eurostar has on the environment, both as a way to travel and as a company.
Engineering info
Section two of the high-speed line boasts an array of engineering features: London Tunnel overall length (Islington to Dagenham) 19km. Longest single tunnel (Stratford to Dagenham) 10.5km. Internal diameter (single track) 7.15m. Thurrock Viaduct (close to M25, junction 30) 1.3km. Thames Tunnel (under River Thames between Swanscombe and Thurrock) 3km.
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