The idea of using St Pancras station as the core of the new terminus was retained, albeit now linked by 20 kilometres (12 miles) of specially built tunnels to Dagenham via Stratford.
Idéen med at benytte den under-benyttede St Pancras Station som kernen af den nye endestation blev dog bevaret, omend nu forbundet af en 20 km specieltbyggede tunneler til Dagenham via Stratford.