Euston train station was opened on the 20th July 1837 and was the first city to city railway station to be built in the centre of London and also the first railway station to be built in any capital city of the world.
Euston station was first used to connect London with England’s manufacturing centre and second city Birmingham.
The original building was designed by Philip Hardwick with just two platforms one platform was for arrivals and the other platform was designed for departures, the entrance to the station was through the famous Euston Arch which was controversially demolished in the 1960s when the station was rebuilt, although plans were made in 2009 by the Euston Arch Trust to rescue the stone remains from the Preston channel were they were dumped and rebuild the arch as part of the new Euston station redevelopment that started in 2009, network rail who own and operate Euston station are said to be positively interested in incorporating the rebuilt arch into the designs for the new station.
The 1960s rebuild of the station saw the old building completely replaced with a new building that opened in 1968, the new station is a longer structure with 18 platforms including the underground station.
In 2007 it was announced that Euston station would be completely rebuilt again with the work due to start in 2009 increasing the platform number from 18 to 21. As part of the rebuild network rail plans on building an underground subway link to Euston Square tube station.
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