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Queen opens new £800m St Pancras Queen opens new £800m St Pancras
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The Queen has opened a transformed St Pancras station and new Channel Tunnel rail terminal for Eurostar.The Queen has opened a transformed St Pancras station and new Channel Tunnel rail terminal for Eurostar.
Developer London & Continental Railways said St Pancras was the jewel in the crown of a £5.8bn project to bring high speed rail to the UK. She said St Pancras International was magnificent, and hoped people would consider it as not just a station but as "a destination".
St Pancras will house high-speed services to Kent, Midland Mainline, Thameslink and six Tube lines. Developers have called St Pancras the jewel in the crown of a £5.8bn project to bring high speed rail to the UK.
Her Majesty will be introduced to those who have transformed the late-Victorian building into a 21st Century terminal. It will house high-speed services to Kent, Midland Mainline, Thameslink and six Tube lines.
Accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, the Queen was greeted by several dignitaries at the station. Ceremony's compere
Video history The Queen is being introduced to those who have transformed the late-Victorian building into a 21st Century terminal.
The 68-mile railway line, known as High Speed 1 (HS1), runs from St Pancras to the Channel Tunnel opening at Folkestone, in Kent. Accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, the Queen is being greeted by several dignitaries at the station, including Prime Minister Gordon Brown and London Mayor Ken Livingstone.
The evening ceremony will be compered by actor Timothy West playing St Pancras' designer William Barlow, who will retrace the station's history with a sound and light show. The evening ceremony is being compered by actor Timothy West playing St Pancras' designer William Barlow. West retraced the station's history with a sound and light show.
The ceremony will involve three trains arriving at St Pancras and their drivers meeting the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. The ceremony involves three trains arriving at St Pancras and their drivers meeting the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh.
A suspended giant screen will show a video about the high speed rail project featuring F1 driver David Coulthard. Eurostar trains now use high-speed track between Paris and London
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and pop singer Lemar will be providing some of the musical entertainment. A suspended giant screen is showing a video about the high speed rail project featuring F1 driver David Coulthard, actress Kristin Scott Thomas and other personalities.
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and pop singer Lemar are providing musical entertainment.
The 68-mile railway line, known as High Speed 1 (HS1), runs from St Pancras to the Channel Tunnel opening at Folkestone in Kent.
Work on the station began in 2001 to enable it to accommodate domestic rail services and Eurostar trains to and from France and Belgium.Work on the station began in 2001 to enable it to accommodate domestic rail services and Eurostar trains to and from France and Belgium.
Dirt removed
As part of its refurbishment, the station has been fitted with state-of-the-art technology including Wifi, touch-screen monitors and passenger information screens in all 60 retail units.As part of its refurbishment, the station has been fitted with state-of-the-art technology including Wifi, touch-screen monitors and passenger information screens in all 60 retail units.
More than 150 years of dirt has been removed from the brick work and a new roof has been fitted with 18,000 panes of self-cleaning glass.More than 150 years of dirt has been removed from the brick work and a new roof has been fitted with 18,000 panes of self-cleaning glass.
The front of the station, Sir George Gilbert Scott's neo-Gothic building, will open as a five-star hotel in 2009.The front of the station, Sir George Gilbert Scott's neo-Gothic building, will open as a five-star hotel in 2009.
Eurostar is switching its terminal from Waterloo station to St Pancras and will be offering quicker journey times on services from London to Paris and Brussels.Eurostar is switching its terminal from Waterloo station to St Pancras and will be offering quicker journey times on services from London to Paris and Brussels.