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London Unveils Hip Rail Station

St. Pancras gets a spruce-up, new high-speed link to the Chunnel

By Sam Gale Rosen, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 7, 2007 2:01 PM CST

(Newser) – London's St. Pancras train station has gotten a nifty £800 million (nearly $1.7 billion) renovation and a new high-speed rail link to the Chunnel, the Times of London reports. Queen Elizabeth and assorted celebrities officially opened the new route last night with pomp... Read full story »

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