Yup ageee totally, but that makes for a more interesting article. And it’s the Mail and Time Out, what did we expect?
It's 6 minutes by direct train from St Pancras. If people can get to St Pancras, they can get to Stratford very easily
Or even Farringdon, that's just 3 stops from Stratford by the Lizzie, - about 10 minutes.
The track layout makes it very awkward to start trains there, they have to reverse on one or other main line to change direction
No space to terminate and turnaround any trains at Stratford would probably be the main issue
Contrary to much belief, very few business travellers would go on a train to Paris or Brussels from their offices. They would go early in the morning directly from their houses, and return there directly in the late evening, after an all-day meeting. You don't waste good office time nowadays doing travelling if you can help it.
You can work on trains these days with WiFi. Stratford also has a lot of housing nearby.
And with the long walk from Stratford to Stratford Int with suitcases?
Get the DLR. One stop, with a lift at the end.
It's a rather long walk from St Pancras tube to the Eurostar though.
Precisely, those complaining about the walk between Stratford Regional and International should check just how far they would be wheeling luggage through the undercroft at St Pancras or the equivalent at Heathrow or Gatwick. At Stratford, there's a DLR service between the two as well.
Still not an easy walk to the DLR from Crossrail with luggage. A hell of a lot more difficult than St Pancras.
I have done the walk. It is less the 10 minutes. But I can understand why people who don’t know the area wouldn’t rush to do it. To me walking from Euston is probably slightly longer but not many people do that either. Going through Westfield protects you from the elements. It is a pity they didn’t build a walkway when they built the station. Longer walks around many airports. (But they are undercover)
The question is more whether it would generate extra custom for Eurostar that wouldn’t use St. Pancras, or at least enough extra to cover the extras costs of running another station. Given how close they are the answer is likely no.
At times walking through St Pancras can be quite difficult, especially with luggage. To change from eastbound Lizzie to the DLR for International: from P8 take the lift down, along the subway (about 40m) then turn left, less than 20m to P16 - at the front end of the DLR train, just right for alighting!
I would agree when you think about it logically. St Pancras with Thameslink and multiple tube lines is well located. The walk from Euston isn’t the worse but getting to Stratford from Euston won’t be easier then St Pancras.
