I like the fact that the station brings France closer to the north although living in Nottingham I suppose I am slightly biased on that one.
The new station does look much better than at Waterloo in my opinion. It seems more inviting that the rebuilt station combines both international and internal travel rather than the international terminus tucked out of the way in the corner of Waterloo station. Getting out and being confronted by a mass of people trying to get to the eurostar when in a rush for another train was never much fun.
I'm looking forward to trying out the new station to get to Brussels when I do the Tour of Flanders cyclosportive next year. I'd much rather put the bike in a bag and take it on a train than risk giving it to baggage handlers at an airport so although the bike space at St Pancras may be questionable it actually makes it easier for me to take my bike to Belgium or France so I'm happy.
The new station does look much better than at Waterloo in my opinion. It seems more inviting that the rebuilt station combines both international and internal travel rather than the international terminus tucked out of the way in the corner of Waterloo station. Getting out and being confronted by a mass of people trying to get to the eurostar when in a rush for another train was never much fun.
I'm looking forward to trying out the new station to get to Brussels when I do the Tour of Flanders cyclosportive next year. I'd much rather put the bike in a bag and take it on a train than risk giving it to baggage handlers at an airport so although the bike space at St Pancras may be questionable it actually makes it easier for me to take my bike to Belgium or France so I'm happy.