From the archives: the construction of Waterloo International, 1992

By Tom Lowe2025-04-15T06:01:00

International Terminal Waterloo by Nicholas Grimshaw

Source: Jo Reid and John Peck

Source: Jo Reid and John Peck Nicholas Grimshaw’s Waterloo International station

Waterloo International station is now a relatively obscure part of London’s rail network. Once the London terminus of the Channel Tunnel, where passengers waited for trains bound for Paris in airport-style departure lounges, it was closed in 2007 when services were transferred to St Pancras. The five-platform extension to Waterloo station, with its striking asymmetrical arched roof, remained unused for more than six years before eventually becoming an overspill for the regional South West Main Line.

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