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King's Cross railway station, also known as London King's Cross, is a passenger railway terminus in the London Borough of Camden, on the edge of Central London.It is in the London station group, one of the busiest stations in the United Kingdom and the southern terminus of the East Coast Main Line to Yorkshire and the Humber, North East England and Scotland.
English: Wall in King's Cross station, London, showing the sign "Platform 9 3/4" and a half trolley with luggage, pushed halfway through the wall. The trolley with owl and cage are additions of 2013 or 2014.
The London station group is a group of 18 railway stations served by the National Rail network in central London, England.The group contains all 14 terminal stations in central London, either serving major national services or local commuter routes, and 4 other through-stations that are considered terminals for ticketing purposes.
King's Cross is a district in the London Boroughs of Camden and Islington, on either side of Euston Road in north London, England, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Charing Cross, bordered by Barnsbury to the north, Clerkenwell to the southeast, Angel to the east, Holborn and Bloomsbury to the south, Euston to the west and Camden Town to the northwest.
The existing ticket hall in front of King's Cross station was rebuilt and expanded. New passageways and escalators were provided to increase capacity, and ten new lifts were installed to make the station step-free. [32] [33] King's Cross Thameslink station closed on 9 December 2007 after the service moved to St Pancras. [19]
Great Northern express services between London King's Cross & Ely / King's Lynn / Peterborough and Great Northern stopping services between London King's Cross & Letchworth Garden City / Cambridge: 2014–2017 Siemens Desiro: 717 Desiro City [18] 85 137 25 6 Northern City Line services between Moorgate & Welwyn Garden City / Stevenage via ...
November 3, 2023 at 4:00 PM Two people have been arrested after police banned hundreds of pro-Palestine protesters from holding a sit-in at London’s Kings Cross station.
The mainline King's Cross station was built in 1851–52 as the London terminus of the Great Northern Railway (GNR), and was the fifth London terminal to be constructed. [14] The station took its name from the King's Cross building, a monument to King George IV that stood in the area and was demolished in 1845. [15]