St Pancras station Facts for Kids

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St Pancras station
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St Pancras International
Station frontage: the former Midland Grand Hotel
St Pancras station Location of St Pancras station in Central London
Local authority	London Borough of Camden
Managed by	Network Rail Eurostar
Owner	London and Continental Railways
Station code	STP, SPX
Number of platforms	15
Accessible	Yes
Fare zone	1
OSI	King's Cross St. Pancras (London Underground) London King's Cross (National Rail)
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
Other websites	Departures Layout Facilities Buses

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.

St Pancras station, also known as St Pancras International since 2007, is a very famous railway terminus in central London. It is well-known for its amazing Victorian architecture.

This important building is located on Euston Road. It stands between the British Library, King's Cross station, and the Regent's Canal. The station first opened in 1868. It was built by the Midland Railway company as their main station in London. Later, this company became part of the London, Midland and Scottish railway, or LMS. When it first opened, the station's huge arched roof, called the train shed, was the biggest single-span roof in the whole world!

In the 1960s, there were plans to tear down St Pancras. Luckily, it was saved! During the 2000s, the station was completely updated and made much bigger. This big project cost about £800 million. A special area was built for Eurostar trains. These trains travel to countries in Continental Europe through High Speed 1 and the Channel Tunnel. New platforms were also added for trains going to other parts of England.

Today, the restored St Pancras station has fifteen platforms. It also has a large shopping centre and a bus station. You can also connect to the London Underground from King's Cross St. Pancras tube station. London and Continental Railways owns St Pancras. They also own the nearby area called King's Cross Central, which is being redeveloped.

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East side entrance from Pancras Road
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Arriving on one of the Eurostar platforms
Paul Day's sculpture The Meeting Place
English and French overhead information board
The train shed under construction in 1868
The interior of the Barlow Trainshed, around 1870
Plan of St Pancras in 1888
Decorative elements used within the station
The clock tower of St Pancras
Kelham Hall and its tower, completed earlier in 1863.
The station was damaged by a bomb in May 1941 during The Blitz
An express to Leicester awaiting departure in 1957
Model of the extended St Pancras station (left) and King's Cross station (right)
The Meeting Place and the Olympic Rings for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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St Pancras Renaissance London Hotel extension under construction
Gilbert Scott's staircase inside the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel
Thameslink platforms at St Pancras (2007)
The high speed domestic platforms with Class 395 "Javelin" units.
Eurostar train at St Pancras International
A Deutsche Bahn ICE3 train at St Pancras on 19 October 2010
One of the entrances to King's Cross St Pancras tube station from the St Pancras concourse.

St Pancras station facts for kids

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