Waterloo International to close TP wrote:
> John Ruddy <john@ruddy2.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
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>>A posting on SEMG today said that Eurostar has written to staff saying
>>that Waterloo International will close in 2007 with the opening of St.
>>Pancras International. They apparently cannot afford having 2 stations
>>open.
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> Of course it won't close permanently; the platforms will find use for
> SWT services. The Windsor lines are a possibility, but the flyover
> will of course remain, allowing Waterloo services to/from south
> eastern stations.
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Technically, Waterloo International will close. The current
international platforms will become part of an expanded (but plain )
Waterloo.
I know SWT are desperate for extra capacity at Waterloo, and the use of
the additional running line in/out of the station would be useful too. |