St Pancras station evacuated as 'controlled explosion of unattended car’ sparks delays to rail services

Met Police evacuated London St Pancras to carry out a ‘controlled explosion’ on a vehicle that has since been deemed non suspicious

Eurostar passengers faced delays after the “controlled explosion” of an unattended car outside a London station.

Car blown up in central London after being left outside major train station Luke Alsford | News Reporter Published August 18, 2026 4:00pm Updated August 18, 2026 4:07pm A controlled explosion was carried out on the unattended vehicle A car was blown up by the Metropolitan Police after it was left outside King’s Cross S

London St Pancras train station has been evacuated as emergency services respond to an incident involving an unattended vehicle near King's Cross

East Midlands Railway said passengers had been asked to leave London St Pancras station while emergency services respond to an ongoing incident

Laura Moodie, Scottish Green MSP for the South Scotland Region, has written to TransPennine Express asking whether more of its Anglo-Scottish services could call at Carstairs.