Waterloo Station

Mr. Swire
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the increased platform capacity will be for Waterloo station when Eurostar services move to St Pancras International.

Mr. Tom Harris
The Department is working closely with Network Rail and Stagecoach South West Trains (the train operating company) to finalise the design and costs associated with the use of one extra platform—platform 20—at Waterloo International by some domestic passenger services from December 2008.

Options for the medium to long-term use of all of the platforms at Waterloo are being assessed by the Department and Network Rail as part of a wider strategy for the upgrade of the station.