Euston Railway Station

London, United Kingdom

Euston railway station is a central London railway terminus located on Euston Road in the London Borough of Camden. It is the southern terminus of the West Coast Main Line to Liverpool, Manchester, Edinburgh and Glasgow. The line is the busiest intercity passenger route in Britain and the main gateway from London to the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and parts of Scotland. The main line station is connected to Euston tube station and is near to Euston Square tube station on the London Underground. It is one of 19 stations in the country that are managed by Network Rail. Euston is the sixth-busiest station in Britain. Virgin Trains provides high-speed intercity services; London Midland also operates local commuter and regional services as well as long-distance services. Euston is also the south terminus of the suburban Watford DC Line operated by London Overground, and the Caledonian Sleeper. It was the first intercity railway station to be built in London, as the terminus of the London and Birmingham Railway. The original 1837 station was demolished and rebuilt in the 1960s. Euston is proposed to be the London terminus of the future High Speed 2 route. It is a short walk from King's Cross, the southern terminus of the East Coast Main Line, and for Midland Main Line and Eurostar services. These stations and Euston are all in Travelcard Zone 1.