St Pancras International has been named the best railway station in Europe.

The north London hub – and home of the Eurostar – beat off stiff competition in the inaugural 2020 European Railway Station Index from some of the Continent’s most renowned terminals, including Berlin Central, Gare du Nord in Paris and Moscow Kazansky. 

Zurich Central Station took second spot while Leipzig Central Station completed the podium; four more German entries made the top 10 (Munich, Hamburg, Berlin and Frankfurt), while the UK had no other inclusion. Its next highest station was Birmingham New Street in 12th.   

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The Consumer Choice Center is the consumer advocacy group supporting lifestyle freedom, innovation, privacy, science, and consumer choice. The main policy areas we focus on are digital, mobility, lifestyle & consumer goods, and health & science.

The CCC represents consumers in over 100 countries across the globe. We closely monitor regulatory trends in Ottawa, Washington, Brussels, Geneva and other hotspots of regulation and inform and activate consumers to fight for #ConsumerChoice. Learn more at consumerchoicecenter.org

Londra St Pancras in testa

È quella di St. Pancras, a Londra, la stazione ferroviaria più apprezzata d’Europa. A decretarlo, la classifica di «Consumer Choice Center», la prima del genere, che prende in esame le 50 stazioni più grandi del continente, confrontandole in base a comfort per i viaggiatori, pulizia, accessibilità, destinazioni, affollamento. La medaglia d’oro va alla stazione di St Pancras, aperta nel 1868, da cui partono i treni per l’Eurotunnel, che collegano la capitale inglese con Parigi e Bruxelles. Si trova nella parte nord di Londra, tra la nuova British Library e King’s Cross ed ha conquistato la medaglia d’oro principalmente in base al basso numero di giorni di sciopero, alla comodità per i passeggeri e alla connettività internazionale. Sul sito dell’associazione è spiegata la metodologia adottata. Il massimo di punti possibili (mettendo insieme i punteggi relativi alle varie voci, dal numero di passegeri al giorno/anno, al numero di binari, offerta commerciale, destinazioni internazionali, accessibilità, segnaletica, negozi, ristoranti, pulizia, condizioni delle sale d’attesa e così via) è di 139. La stazione londinese ha ottenuto 116 punti.

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The Consumer Choice Center is the consumer advocacy group supporting lifestyle freedom, innovation, privacy, science, and consumer choice. The main policy areas we focus on are digital, mobility, lifestyle & consumer goods, and health & science.

The CCC represents consumers in over 100 countries across the globe. We closely monitor regulatory trends in Ottawa, Washington, Brussels, Geneva and other hotspots of regulation and inform and activate consumers to fight for #ConsumerChoice. Learn more at consumerchoicecenter.org

Eine Verbraucherschutz-Organisation hat die 50 größten Bahnhöfe in Europa untersucht: Wo lässt es sich gut warten, stimmt die Infrastruktur und wie oft wird gestreikt? Gleich fünf deutsche Städte schaffen es unter die ersten zehn Plätze.

Bahnhöfe sind Durchgangsstationen, an denen man nie lange bleiben möchte. Doch oft zwingen Verspätungen oder Zugausfälle zu langen Wartezeiten. Dann zeigt sich, wie gut das Umfeld wirklich ist: Gibt es genügend Restaurants, Läden und Lounges?

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The Consumer Choice Center is the consumer advocacy group supporting lifestyle freedom, innovation, privacy, science, and consumer choice. The main policy areas we focus on are digital, mobility, lifestyle & consumer goods, and health & science.

The CCC represents consumers in over 100 countries across the globe. We closely monitor regulatory trends in Ottawa, Washington, Brussels, Geneva and other hotspots of regulation and inform and activate consumers to fight for #ConsumerChoice. Learn more at consumerchoicecenter.org

Tourists are returning to the rails in ever greater numbers.

Particularly in Europe, the romance, sustainable credentials and economy of train travel has seen consecutive growth in passenger numbers for the past seven years.

And of course, every great journey must have a suitably grand start.

Like cathedrals of public transport, the giant railway stations of France, Germany and beyond are central to the experience. However, not all railway stations were created equal: for every Grand Stazione Milano Centrale there is a soulless terminus like Berlin’s Friedrichstrasse that can put a dampener on your trip.

To help travellers arrive on time and inspired, the European Railway Station Index has been compiled to rank the continent’s 50 largest stations, from best to worst.

Embarked upon by the Consumer Choice Centre, its railway inspectors have marked the public travel hubs on criteria including accessibility, cleanliness, signage and the connections available.

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The Consumer Choice Center is the consumer advocacy group supporting lifestyle freedom, innovation, privacy, science, and consumer choice. The main policy areas we focus on are digital, mobility, lifestyle & consumer goods, and health & science.

The CCC represents consumers in over 100 countries across the globe. We closely monitor regulatory trends in Ottawa, Washington, Brussels, Geneva and other hotspots of regulation and inform and activate consumers to fight for #ConsumerChoice. Learn more at consumerchoicecenter.org

Quelle gare offre le voyage le plus agréable en Europe? Le collectif indépendant de défense des consommateurs qui agit à l’échelle du vieux continent (Consumer Choice Center) vient de titrer Londres St. Pancras International dans un classement qui prend en compte la fréquentation, le nombre de jours de grève, les services aux voyageurs…

Londres et l’Allemagne

Si Londres obtient la médaille d’or, l’Allemagne se détache largement comme le pays où le voyage en train est le plus pratique et le plus confortable. Successivement, Leipzig, Munich, Hambourg, Berlin, Francfort et Hanovre s’illustrent dans le haut du tableau. 

Ce classement prend en compte un grand nombre de critères. La propreté des gares mais aussi la clarté des affichages, le nombre de jours de grève, la proportion d’entreprises ferroviaires se partageant les rails, la diversification des boutiques et des restaurants, la présence d’ascenseurs ou encore la desserte de destinations internationales ont été identifiés pour proposer le classement le plus clair. 

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The Consumer Choice Center is the consumer advocacy group supporting lifestyle freedom, innovation, privacy, science, and consumer choice. The main policy areas we focus on are digital, mobility, lifestyle & consumer goods, and health & science.

The CCC represents consumers in over 100 countries across the globe. We closely monitor regulatory trends in Ottawa, Washington, Brussels, Geneva and other hotspots of regulation and inform and activate consumers to fight for #ConsumerChoice. Learn more at consumerchoicecenter.org