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Euston Train Station, located on Euston Road in the London Borough of Camden, is a bustling hub of activity and a key gateway to many destinations across the UK. As the southern terminus of the West Coast Main Line, it connects London with cities such as Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Edinburgh, and Glasgow. The station is managed by Network Rail and is equipped with a range of facilities including ticket offices, information points, and assistance for passengers. Euston is the tenth-busiest station in Britain and the country's busiest inter-city passenger terminal.

Euston, the first inter-city railway terminal in London, was planned by George and Robert Stephenson. It was designed by Philip Hardwick and built by William Cubitt, with a distinctive arch over the station entrance. The station opened as the terminus of the London and Birmingham Railway (L&BR) on 20 July 1837. Euston was expanded after the L&BR was amalgamated with other companies to form the London and North Western Railway, and the original sheds were replaced by the Great Hall in 1849. Capacity was increased throughout the 19th century from two platforms to fifteen. The station was controversially rebuilt in the mid-1960s when the Arch and the Great Hall were demolished to accommodate the electrified West Coast Main Line, and the revamped station still attracts criticism over its architecture. Euston is to be the London terminus for the planned High Speed 2 railway and the station is being redeveloped to accommodate it.

The obelisk here is the Euston Station War Memorial and is a poignant tribute to the fallen employees of the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) who served during the First World War. Designed by architect Reginald Wynn Owen, it was unveiled on 21 October 1921 to honor over 3,000 LNWR employees who lost their lives. The memorial features a 13-meter tall obelisk with a bronze wreath and crosses in relief, flanked by statues representing different military roles. It stands as a Grade II* listed building, a reminder of the sacrifices made by the railway workers and the impact of the war on the transportation industry and the nation.

Some 37,000 LNWR employees left to fight in the war—around a third of the company's workforce were killed. As well as personnel, much of the company's infrastructure was turned over to the war effort. Of the £12,500 cost of the memorial, £4,000 was contributed by the employees and the company paid the remainder.

Over 8,000 people attended the unveiling ceremony, who were mostly LNWR employees and their families, including three who earned the Victoria Cross in the war. The memorial and two entrance lodges are all that remain of the former Euston station complex, the station having been rebuilt in the 1960s. An office building was erected between the memorial and the station in the 1970s, obscuring the view of it from the station entrance.

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