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Euston

The London and Birmingham Railway’s terminus, opened in 1837. The station of 1968 replaced it, with Hardwick’s Doric arch and the Great Hall demolished in 1962. Its platforms lie under the low deck of the concourse building: there’s no train shed.

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Looking north from the buffer stops. There’s no train shed: the platforms are under the low deck of the 1968 building, drawn indicatively. Where the platforms sit is schematic. The train is an Avanti Class 390 Pendolino. 5 px per metre.
16Platforms
1837Opened
40.2 millionEntries and exits (2024-25)
10thBusiest station in Britain (2024-25)

Facts

Opened
20 July 1837, by the London and Birmingham Railway
Platforms
16, numbered 1 to 16, all terminal. Network Rail’s history page gives 18 for the 1968 station: 15 for passengers and 3 for parcels
Routes
West Coast Main Line; the Watford DC line (London Overground)
Operators
Avanti West Coast, Caledonian Sleeper, London Northwestern Railway, London Overground
Underground
Northern Victoria (and Euston Square: Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan)
Roof
No train shed: the platforms lie under the low roof and deck of the 1960s concourse building
Architect
R. L. Moorcroft, British Railways London Midland Region (the passenger hall); Richard Seifert and Partners (the offices, 1974–78)
Listed
The station isn’t. The two lodges in Euston Square Gardens are Grade II (entry 1342042) and the war memorial Grade II* (1342044)
Interchanges
2.43 million (2024-25)
Managed by
Network Rail

unverified Some of these figures haven’t yet been checked against an official source or a published history. What’s in doubt ↓

Where trains go

Where trains from Euston go The 13 London termini at their real positions, with each terminus's routes following the railway out of London and then splitting to the parts of the country they serve, set out by compass direction. N Clapham JunctionClapham Junction StratfordStratford Finsbury ParkFinsbury Park Willesden JunctionWillesden Junction LewishamLewisham Elephant & CastleElephant & Castle WimbledonWimbledon River Thames Euston to The North West, North Wales and Scotland: Avanti West Coast, Caledonian Sleeper Euston to Birmingham and the West Midlands: Avanti West Coast, London Northwestern Euston The North West, North Walesand Scotland Crewe, Manchester, Liverpool, Holyhead,Glasgow, Edinburgh Birmingham and theWest Midlands Milton Keynes, Coventry, Birmingham,Leamington Spa PaddingtonPaddington MaryleboneMarylebone St PancrasSt Pancras King's CrossKing's Cross Liverpool StreetLiverpool Street Fenchurch StreetFenchurch Street Cannon StreetCannon Street BlackfriarsBlackfriars London BridgeLondon Bridge Charing CrossCharing Cross WaterlooWaterloo VictoriaVictoria Euston

Euston’s routes follow the railway out of London, then split to the parts of the country they reach, set at their compass bearings; point at a line to see who runs it. The other termini are the small dots; select one to open its page. Distances are true at the circle’s edge, 6 miles (10 km) out, and stretched towards the middle so the termini have room. The route colour is the map’s own: not official, and not any operator’s livery. All 13 together: the map on the Maps page. HS2 Phase 1 is being built to run from Euston: see the HS2 page.

Platforms 16

Platform plan, to scale from OpenStreetMap16151413121110987654321Platform 1. About 1,240 ft (379 m) long, off OpenStreetMapPlatform 2. About 1,180 ft (360 m) long, off OpenStreetMapPlatform 3. About 1,310 ft (398 m) long, off OpenStreetMapPlatform 4. About 1,080 ft (330 m) long, off OpenStreetMapPlatform 5. About 940 ft (288 m) long, off OpenStreetMapPlatform 6. About 920 ft (280 m) long, off OpenStreetMapPlatform 7. About 1,050 ft (320 m) long, off OpenStreetMapPlatform 8. About 890 ft (272 m) long, off OpenStreetMapPlatform 9. About 690 ft (212 m) long, off OpenStreetMapPlatform 10. About 680 ft (206 m) long, off OpenStreetMapPlatform 11. About 870 ft (266 m) long, off OpenStreetMapPlatform 12. About 1,180 ft (359 m) long, off OpenStreetMapPlatform 13. About 1,040 ft (317 m) long, off OpenStreetMapPlatform 14. About 1,220 ft (373 m) long, off OpenStreetMapPlatform 15. About 1,470 ft (447 m) long, off OpenStreetMapPlatform 16. About 1,160 ft (352 m) long, off OpenStreetMapN100 ft (30 m)Platforms, tracks and outline © OpenStreetMap contributors

Seen from above, to scale: the platforms, tracks and the station building’s outline (the grey line) from OpenStreetMap, the buffer stops on the left (north is marked top left). OpenStreetMap maps each side of an island separately; they’re drawn here as one island, numbered together at its buffer-stop end. Platforms 1 and 16 are single-sided; 2 and 3 have tracks between them at the buffer stops and meet only further out, so they’re numbered at their own ends.

Trains

The Caledonian Sleeper’s, Class 730’s, 350’s and 222’s records name Euston. Avanti’s trains and the Overground’s Class 710 are listed by operator.

History 4

  1. The London and Birmingham Railway opens Euston, with its line as far as Boxmoor.
  2. Hardwick’s Doric arch and the Great Hall are demolished, and rebuilding starts.
  3. The new station opens.
  4. The office complex on Euston Road is built.

Sources 8

Show the 8 sources from Network Rail, Historic England, Transport for London and 3 more

Where the sources disagree:

  • The opening of the present station by the Queen on 14 October 1968 is from secondary sources only.
  • HS2 works at Euston may change the frontage and platforms. This record reflects the station as of 2025-26.
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