Eurostar says goodbye to Waterloo International

Eurostar celebrated ‘Waterloo Sunset’ after 13 momentous years, as the last trains left Waterloo International yesterday as services resumed today (14 November) from Eurostar’s new central London home at St Pancras International.

Eurostar, the high-speed train service between the UK and the Continent, yesterday said goodbye to Waterloo International after exactly 13 years of operations. Overnight, Eurostar moved to a new London home at the beautifully restored St Pancras International, where services resumed today (Wednesday 14 November) at 11.01am.

Richard Brown, Chief Executive of Eurostar, said: “We are celebrating 13 momentous years since the birth of Eurostar, and I want to thank all those who have supported us, travelled with us and worked alongside us. We are hugely proud to have developed into the world’s leading international train operator, and pleased that the millions of travellers that we have brought through our terminal have also helped in the local regeneration of the Waterloo and South Bank areas.”

Eurostar launched international rail services from Waterloo International on 14 November 1994. Since then it has carried over 81 million passengers on more than 230,000 thousand trains. The service began with two trains a day between London and Paris, and London and Brussels. Today Eurostar operates up to 17 daily services to Paris and up to 10 daily services to Brussels.

For more information, visit Eurostar.co.uk.