Study shows it’s possible to increase capacity from 1,800 travellers an hour to nearly 5,000, says HS1
The owner of London’s St Pancras station has laid out plans to more than double the passenger capacity of the UK’s only international train terminal, taking advantage of booming demand for high speed rail travel. Robert Sinclair, chief executive of HS1, which owns the station and the high-speed rail track running to the Channel Tunnel, said a study had found space for international passenger numbers to increase from the current capacity of 1,800 an hour to nearly 5,000.
This would include changing the layout of security and immigration, and expanding the departure lounge by 50 per cent. Many passengers would also wait on trains rather than in departure areas to free up space. Still, Sinclair conceded the plan would need the French government to agree to providing more immigration officers, “which is not in our gift”.
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