"Which London station does the ""Eurostar"" leave from?"
Eurostar for the longest non-stop high-speed journey, a distance of from London to Cannes taking 7 hours 25 minutes. On 4 September 2007, a record-breaking train left Paris Gare du Nord at 10:44 (09:44 BST) and reached London St Pancras in 2 hours 3 minutes 39 seconds; carrying journalists and railway workers. This record trip was also the first passenger-carrying arrival to the new St Pancras International station. On 20 September 2007, Eurostar broke another record when it completed the journey from Brussels to London in 1 hour, 43 minutes. The original proposals for Eurostar included direct services to Paris and
Eurostar tracks were quickly overcome. On 14 November 1994, Eurostar services began between Waterloo International station in London, Gare du Nord in Paris and Brussels-South railway station in Brussels. The train service started with a limited "Discovery" service; the full daily service started from 28 May 1995. In 1995, Eurostar was achieving an average end-to-end speed of between London and Paris. On 8 January 1996, Eurostar launched services from a second UK railway station when Ashford International was opened. On 23 September 2003, passenger services began running on the first completed section of High Speed 1. Following a high-profile glamorous opening