Euston railway station
Euston railway station (/ˈjuːstən/ YOO-stən; or London Euston) is a major central London railway terminus managed by Network Rail in the London Borough of Camden. It is the southern terminus of the West Coast Main Line, the UK's busiest inter-city railway. Euston is the tenth-busiest station in Britain and the country's busiest inter-city passenger terminal, being the gateway from London to the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland.
| Euston | |
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| London Euston | |
Station entrance in 2017, with the statue of Robert Stephenson | |
Euston Location of Euston in Central London | |
| Location | Euston Road |
| Local authority | London Borough of Camden |
| Managed by | Network Rail |
| Station code | EUS |
| DfT category | A |
| Number of platforms | 16 |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Fare zone | 1 |
| OSI | Euston Euston Square St Pancras King's Cross |
| Cycle parking | Yes – platforms 17–18 and external |
| Toilet facilities | Yes |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2018–19 | 46.146 million |
| – interchange | 3.776 million |
| 2019–20 | 44.777 million |
| – interchange | 4.357 million |
| 2020–21 | 6.607 million |
| – interchange | 0.843 million |
| 2021–22 | 23.098 million |
| – interchange | 3.121 million |
| 2022–23 | 31.318 million |
| – interchange | 2.124 million |
| Railway companies | |
| Original company | London & Birmingham Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London & North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London Midland & Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 20 July 1837 | Opened |
| 1849 | Expanded |
| 1962–1968 | Rebuilt |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| WGS84 | 51.5284°N 0.1331°W |
| London transport portal | |
Intercity express passenger services to the major cities of Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Glasgow and Edinburgh, and through services to Holyhead for connecting ferries to Dublin are operated by Avanti West Coast. Overnight sleeper services to Scotland are provided by the Caledonian Sleeper. London Northwestern Railway provide commuter and regional services to the West Midlands, whilst London Overground provide local suburban services in the London area via the Watford DC Line which runs parallel to the West Coast Main Line as far as Watford Junction. Euston tube station is connected to the main concourse and Euston Square tube station is nearby. King's Cross and St Pancras railway stations are about 1⁄2 mile (800 metres) east along Euston Road.
Euston, the first inter-city railway terminal in London, was planned by George and Robert Stephenson. It was designed by Philip Hardwick and built by William Cubitt, with a distinctive arch over the station entrance. The station opened as the terminus of the London and Birmingham Railway (L&BR) on 20 July 1837. Euston was expanded after the L&BR was amalgamated with other companies to form the London and North Western Railway, and the original sheds were replaced by the Great Hall in 1849. Capacity was increased throughout the 19th century from two platforms to fifteen. The station was controversially rebuilt in the mid-1960s when the Arch and the Great Hall were demolished to accommodate the electrified West Coast Main Line, and the revamped station still attracts criticism over its architecture. Euston is to be the London terminus for the planned High Speed 2 railway and the station is being redeveloped to accommodate it.