Waterloo International: 1994-2007

As Eurostar services move to St Pancras, we look back on 13 years of international passenger service from Waterloo.
  
  


Waterloo aerial
November 13 2007: Waterloo station, on the last day of international operation Photograph: Michael Walter/Troika
Three trains
November 13 2007: Three Eurostar trains wait to depart on the final day of their operation at Waterloo International. The platforms may remain unused for up to year before possible conversion for domestic trains Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty
Eurostar Royal
May 6 1994: The Eurostar Channel tunnel train pulls out of the international terminal at Waterloo Station on its Royal Inaugural journey to France with Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh onboard. The Queen officially opened the the Channel tunnel on May 6 in a joint ceremony with France's President Francois Mitterand Photograph: Andrew WInning/AFP
Eurostar's first day
November 14 1994: Eurostar's first day of business Photograph: Mathew Polak/Corbis
Passenger sign
November 14 1994: A woman looks at a promotional sign on Eurostar's first day of business Photograph: Mathew Polak/Corbis
Terminal roof
June 1994: Waterloo international station was designed by architect Nick Grimshaw Photograph: Geoffrey Taunton/Corbis
Notable passengers
From left: Train enthusiast Roger Kemp, the very first passenger aboard the first Eurostar train; Eugenie Abbott, 14, who was the youngest passenger aboard the first train at only one year old, and Bob Priston, the driver of the first train which departed from London Waterloo at 8:23am on November 14 1994. Photograph: Stephen Kelly/PA
Luggage check
November 13 2007: A passenger checks his luggage after disembarking from one of the last trains to arrive at Waterloo from Belgium Photograph: Shaun Curry/AFP
Farewell Waterloo
November 13 2007: Check in for the final passengers Photograph: Jonathan Hordle/Rex Features
End of an era
November 13 2007: Eurostar's goodbye message Photograph: Jonathan Hordle/Rex Features
 

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