Ashford International
15th March 2024
The "up" side concourse, on the south side of the station, is light and airy. Behind the glazing on the upper floor is the waiting lounge for those passengers bound for Eurostar services (naturally, at the time of this picture, the area was out of use). The colourful mural at the top right depicts a London to Paris Eurostar journey and was one of a series by artist John Lester installed at the station in about 2014. © David Glasspool
15th March 2024
The author has ascended the staircase seen on the right of the previous photograph. At the top, the barricaded entrance to the Eurostar departure lounge is evident. © David Glasspool
15th March 2024
An 88-metre-long (290-feet) enclosed glazed footbridge links the south side of the station with a multi-storey car park, the latter of which was built in the same style as the railway buildings. This view was taken from the car park, looking northwards back to the station. © David Glasspool
15th March 2024
"High Speed 1" branding greets passengers as they may their way over the footbridge from the multi-storey car park. Through the glazing on the right, in the background, can be seen the top of the office block "International House". This was completed in 1974 with 86,000 square feet of floor space and was referred to in the 3rd October 1975 edition of the "Kentish Express" as Ashford's answer to London's "Centre Point", the latter on the corner of Oxford Street and Tottenham Court Road. The block has been named "International House" since it opened and thus has not later acquired the title as a result of the arrival of Eurostar in 1996. © David Glasspool
15th March 2024
Ashford East Junction is behind the camera in this London-bound view towards the station. The two central tracks are starting their ascent on Ashford Viaduct; on the left and right are "up" and "down" chords linking HS1 with international platform Nos. 3 and 4. Just visible on the far left is the Kent Coast Main Line, with the former Ashford Works buildings (part of which is now used by Balfour Beatty for rail plant) in the background. © David Glasspool
15th March 2024
A London-bound view 1½-miles south east of Ashford, in the town's suburb of Sevington, has the Kent Coast Main Line on the left and HS1 on the right. On the latter, Ashford East Junction — where the chords to the station diverge/join — is just visible in the background. On the far left is "Sevington Loop", originally laid in 1993 in connection with the construction of the Channel Tunnel. © David Glasspool
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