St Pancras station facts for kids

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St Pancras station

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)
Other information
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 since 2007 as St Pancras International, is a central London railway terminus celebrated for its Victorian architecture.

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.

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.

Images for kids

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  Arriving on one of the Eurostar platforms

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  Paul Day's sculpture The Meeting Place

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  English and French overhead information board

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  The train shed under construction in 1868

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  The interior of the Barlow Trainshed, circa 1870

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  Plan of St Pancras in 1888

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  Decorative elements used within the station

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  The clock tower of St Pancras

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  Kelham Hall and its tower, completed earlier in 1863.

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  The station was damaged by a bomb in May 1941 during The Blitz

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  An express to Leicester awaiting departure in 1957

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  Model of the extended St Pancras station (left) and King's Cross station (right)

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  left]]The fit-out works were designed by Chapman Taylor and Arup (Eurostar) and completed by ISG Interior Plc Contractors collaborating with Bechtel as Project Managers. The client was London and Continental Railways who were advised by [[Hitachi Consulting

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  Gilbert Scott's staircase inside the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel

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  Thameslink platforms at St Pancras (2007)

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  The high speed domestic platforms with Class 395 "Javelin" units.

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  Eurostar train at St Pancras International

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  A Deutsche Bahn ICE3 train at St Pancras on 19 October 2010

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  One of the entrances to King's Cross St Pancras tube station from the St Pancras concourse.

See also

In Spanish: Estación de Saint Pancras para niños