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Section 2 of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link—now known as High Speed 1—included the construction of a new station for the existing Thameslink rail service under St Pancras International station. This paper describes the construction of the Thameslink box on the route of the existing tunnel along with a direct passenger interchange with the new international station. Two new tunnels were also constructed forming a potential connection to the existing East Coast main-line route. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The last stop before London on the Channel Tunnel Rail Link—now called High Speed 1—is Stratford International in the heart of the London 2012 Olympic park. This paper describes the design and construction of the station box, a 1 km long, and up to 55m wide and 26 m deep, open concrete structure. It initially served as the construction and portal site for four of the London tunnel drives on section 2 and now provides the location for the Stratford International station and major track junctions. Excavated material from both the tunnels and the box has been used to regenerate the old railway freight yards into a site for a major new development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Ebbsfleet International station on section 2 of the Channel Tunnel Rail link—now known as High Speed 1—in Kent is a new, high-tech gateway station that opens up major travel opportunities for people living in a wide arc east of London. It is also the first tangible piece of infrastructure in one of the UK's most ambitious and large-scale regeneration projects, the Thames Gateway. This paper describes the design and construction of the station and associated 16 km of rail track, structures and parking for 9000 cars. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Section 2 of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link—now known as High Speed 1—emerges from tunnels at the north-east corner of King's Cross lands in London and then sweeps across into St Pancras station at the south west. This paper reports on the major rail network that has been constructed in 'area 100' to enable train services to approach the extended St Pancras station, and also interconnect with other railway networks, thus facilitating high-speed rail services north of London. It describes the engineering objectives and the civil and railway construction works needed to achieve this complex railway network. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

St Pancras International station is the jewel in the crown of the £5.8 billion Channel Tunnel Rail Link project—now known as High Speed 1. It replaces Waterloo as home for the UK Eurostar service, which now arrives in continental Europe 15 minutes quicker thanks to completion of the final second section of the project. This paper describes its design and construction, which included a painstaking refurbishment and extension of the 140 year old Barlow-designed train shed as well as creation of new state-of-the-art international station facilities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]