In the 1990s, the Eurostar terminal was added on the Rue de France/Frankrijkstraat side.

While the Eurostar terminal was at Waterloo, the road was open for through vehicular traffic.

In Paris, by contrast, the Eurostar terminal is inside the ancient Gare du Nord, which was extensively renovated for the project.

Transport Easy access to the London underground network and a couple of mainline stations; and the Eurostar terminal is only up the road.

An even bigger line formed in the Eurostar terminal at London St Pancras station, eventually spilling several hundred metres down the street.

The lift itself was buried (along with the entire Western sidings) in 1992 due to the construction of Waterloo International - the former Eurostar terminal.

As a contrast, Waterloo station had been extensively refurbished and expanded to allow for the development of the Eurostar terminal.

Tube: Waterloo is closest - walk out past the Eurostar terminal, over the bridge and you can't miss it.

Which is why he had taken care to have a very special operative posted at the Eurostar terminal in Paris' Gare du Nord.

Platform 20 at Waterloo (within the Eurostar terminal) is due to come into use in May 2014 to provide additional capacity.