St Pancras railway station

St Pancras railway station, also known as London St Pancras and officially since 2007 as St Pancras International, is a central London railway terminus located on Euston Road in the London Borough of Camden. It is the terminal station for Eurostar continental services from London to Paris and Brussels via High Speed 1 and the Channel Tunnel. It also handles East Midlands Trains main line services to, and, Southeastern high-speed trains to Kent via and, and local Thameslink suburban services.The station was constructed by the Midland Railway in 1868 in order for them to have a dedicated London terminus. Widely known for its Victorian architecture, the station is a Grade I listed building. It stands between the British Library, Regent's Canal and King's Cross railway station, with whom it shares a London Underground station named. After escaping planned demolition in the 1960s, the complex was renovated and expanded from 2001 to 2007 at a cost of £800 million, culminating in a ceremony attended by Queen Elizabeth II and extensive publicity introducing it as a public space. A security-sealed terminal area was constructed for Eurostar services to continental Europe via High Speed 1 and the Channel Tunnel, with platforms for domestic trains to the north and south-east of England. The restored station has 15 platforms, a shopping centre, and a coach facility. St Pancras is owned by London and Continental Railways (LCR) and is managed by Network Rail (High Speed), a subsidiary of Network Rail.