3454 x 5200 px | 29,2 x 44 cm | 11,5 x 17,3 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
29. Dezember 2008
Ort:
St Pancras International Railway Station, London, UK
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St Pancras railway station is a major railway station situated in the St Pancras area of central London between the British Library and King's Cross station. It was opened in 1868 by the Midland Railway as the southern terminus of that company's Midland Main Line arriving from the East Midlands and West Yorkshire. The station is celebrated for its architecture. During the 2000s, the complex was renovated, expanded and reopened as St Pancras International with a new security-sealed terminal area for Eurostar trains to continental Europe over High Speed 1 to the Channel Tunnel, along with domestic connections to the north and south of England. The station is served by King's Cross St Pancras tube station on the London Underground network, as is neighbouring King's Cross station. The platforms used by Eurostar extend back into Barlow's train shed, whilst the other platforms terminate at the southern end of the extension. The Eurostar platforms do not occupy the full width of the Barlow train shed, and sections of the floor of this area have been opened up to provide natural light to the new international concourse, named The Arcade, that lies below. This has been fashioned from the undercroft and runs the length of the Barlow train shed to the west of the Eurostar platforms. Arrival and departure lounges lie below these platforms, and are accessed from the international concourse. The southern end of the international concourse links to the western ticket hall of the King's Cross St Pancras tube station. At the south end of the upper level of the station, a 9 metre high, 20 tonne bronze statue named The Meeting Place designed by British artist Paul Day is intended to evoke the romance of travel. A nearby statue of John Betjeman, gazing in apparent wonder at the Barlow roof, recognises his successful campaign to save the station in the 20th century.
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