Chengdu, thecapitalofsouthwesternSichuan province, answered the callforstimulusactionwithaboldplanfor a railwayhubmodeled afterWaterloorailway stationinLondon.
In the first of the film's dizzyingly orchestrated cat-and-mouse sequences, Bourne steals the reporter out from under a thousand virtual Agency eyes and ears in London's WaterlooStation. (Tip for the terrorists: to avoid detection, when all else fails, tie your shoelaces.) The hack doesn't make it, but Bourne is nothing if not elusive, and it's on to the next stage in his whirlwind European tour.
Eurostar is switching its terminal from Waterloostation to St Pancras and will be offering quicker journey times on services from London to Paris and Brussels.