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Waterloo International station was the London terminus of the Eurostar international rail service from its opening on 14 November 1994 until it closed on 13 November 2007 when it was replaced by St Pancras as the terminal for international rail services. It stands on the western side of Waterloo railway station, London but was managed and branded separately from the main-line station.
In August 2017, the buildings and platforms were incorporated into the main Waterloo station when the platforms reopened during the works at platforms 1-8. The platforms closed again on 5 September 2017. After a period of redevelopment, they will be permanently re-opened in December 2018 as part of the main station.
The first Eurostar departure, on 14 November 1994, was formed of Eurostar units 373004/373003 and the last service left at 18.12 GMT on 13 November 2007 for Brussels. From the next day Eurostar services used their new London terminus of St Pancras International.
Ownership of Waterloo International station passed to BRB (Residuary) Ltd., with no clear plans for the future use of the Eurostar platforms. Some reports had suggested that they might be used for shops, but a parliamentary written answer of 4 June 2008 stated platform 20 was to be used by some South West Trains services from December 2008. At the time of closure, Network Rail had no immediate plans to use the other four former international platforms for domestic use and they were disused from November 2007.
From 4 July 2010 to 2 January 2011 two of the disused platforms hosted theatrical performances of E. Nesbit's The Railway Children. The audience was seated either side of the actual railway track. The show includes the use of a steam engine, coupled to one of the original carriages from the 1970 film, being shunted in and out of the theatre area as required by a Class 08 shunter.
All of the international platforms were temporarily used for regional services during the refurbishment of the main station starting in Christmas 2013. Platform 20 came back into regular use for timetabled services in May 2014.
In March 2016, it was reported that the platforms and terminal building will be incorporated into the main station as part of a £800 million refurbishment of Waterloo. In August 2017 the platforms were used temporarily while other platforms were upgraded and then after a further period of closure for redevelopment they will be permanently brought back into use in December 2018. The terminal building will house a new shopping mall.
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