Waterloo Sunset

It's the end of an era. Waterloo International station has served as the home of Eurostar over the last 13 years and finally closed its doors today to make way for the all new St. Pancras International station, which officially commences Eurostar services from tomorrow.

All through the day Waterloo International has been a hub of activity, attracting guests and celebrities such as the Starlight Music Academy and Lily Allen, who sang a cover of The Kinks' 'Waterloo Sunset' for a fitting finale.

The Eurostar blog has covered the events throughout the day and has a good selection of pictures on their main blog and Flickr pages.

And what next for Waterloo? It currently serves as the main service centre for South West Trains, and the old Eurostar platforms are likely to be used to ease chronic conjestion. On a more sour note for Waterloo, 5 platforms could be mothballed at a cost of £500,000 a year because the Government have yet to make up their minds with what to do with them.