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Article: St Pancras goes continental ; The opening of the new Eurostar terminal will bring 10,000 new homes and a glamorous boost to central London, says David Spittles
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- The Evening Standard (London, England)
- Article date:
- October 31, 2007
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THE opening of the new Pounds 800 million Eurostar terminal in
two weeks' time, on Sunday 14 November, will mark a turning point
for the St Pancras/King's Cross area, which only a few years ago was
a no-go zone, the haunt of kerb crawlers and crack addicts.
St Pancras's magnificent Victorian station, updated by architect
Norman Foster, will bring genuine glamour, with Europe's longest
champagne bar, a Searcy's brasserie and a string of Burlington
Arcade-style boutiques among its delights. The revamped station will
be an appropriate setting for the glossy, high-speed trains that
will speed between London and Paris in only two-and-a-quarter hours.
All of which heralds the arrival of a ...