[17], The upgraded station was opened by the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, and the Minister for London, Tessa Jowell on 29 November 2009. [22], The then-unknown fire phenomenon of the trench effect made the fire develop upwards and finally caused it to explode into the station. The escalator burned and much of the tube station caught fire, killing 31 people, with smoke spreading to the main line station. In the 2007 safeguarded route, the next stations would be Tottenham Court Road and Angel. In 2019, King's Cross St Pancras was the most used station on the system, with 88.27 million passengers entering and exiting the station. The station complex was redeveloped in the 1970s, simplifying the layout and providing electric suburban services, and it became a major terminus for the high-speed InterCity 125. Pancras. Tickets Accepted in LNER First Class Lounge: Assistance dogs and other well behaved dogs on leads will be permitted in all LNER First Class Lounges, Facilities: Toilets/TV/Air charge for mobile phones [51], The station is in zone 1 of the London fare system. Found insideCHAPTER EIGHT Cranley Grange, February, 1935 I met Edward Vaughan outside Kings Cross station at two, and we drove from London through a heavy fall of snow that made the roads treacherous and the going painfully slow. Find your way around using the Kings Cross Station Map (PDF, 783 KB). Engine shortages meant that up to 2,000 people had to be accommodated on each train. Found insideOn the way to Kings Cross train station, the taxi stopped outside a department store. By this time the Publisher and Jennifer had cleaned the fake blood off their faces. The Publisher got out and glancing back at the driver said “I ... They were numbered 1 to 8 in 1972. The station remained in occasional use until it was completely closed on 5 March 1977. Found inside – Page 170Two weeks after the bombings, on the twenty-first of July, vigils were held at the tube stations where people had died. ... a visit to the headquarters of the rnIb (royal national Institute for the blind) near to Kings Cross station. [95], The station is mentioned in Chapter 2 of E.M. Forster's 1910 novel Howards End, where it suggests "infinity" to the eldest Schlegel daughter, Margaret, and contrasted with the "facile splendours" of St. Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway, "Multi-year station entry-and-exit figures (2007–2017)", "London Underground (King's Cross) Act 1993", "LU newsletters – King's Cross newsletter 1 – August 2000", "King's Cross St. Pancras Tube station doubles in size as state-of-the-art ticket hall opens", "Mayor and Transport Secretary open Kings Cross St Pancras Western Ticket Hall", "Major Project – King's Cross Underground Ticket Halls", "King's Cross St. Pancras Tube station is step-free with 10 new lifts", "Why do the signs at King's Cross St Pancras, London's biggest tube station, seem to take you the long way round? Midland Railway services to Leicester via Hitchin and Bedford began running from King's Cross on 1 February 1858. [52] In addition to the two mainline stations, the station services six underground lines. [28] Two new ticket halls were built – the Western Ticket Hall under the forecourt of St Pancras station,[29] and the Northern Ticket Hall under the new King's Cross station concourse. [41][42] This proposal has since evolved into a proposed rail route based on Crossrail called Crossrail 2, which would link both Euston and King's Cross St Pancras, into the station Euston St Pancras. The 3 lb (1.4 kg) device was thrown without warning by a youth who escaped into the crowd and was not caught. [110], This article is about the main line station in London, England. The station opened in 1863 along with the Metropolitan line, subsequently catering for the Hammersmith & City and Circle lines. [17], The Victoria line platforms were opened on 1 December 1968 as part of the line's second phase from Highbury & Islington to Warren Street. There is a Disabled Meeting Point on the station concourse (near the Customer Information desk) where disabled passengers coming into the station can be picked up. [89] It is in Travelcard Zone 1 and caters for both Kings Cross and the neighbouring St Pancras railway station. [56], Location of King's Cross St Pancras in Central London, Northwest entrance to the Western ticket hall under St Pancras, The Northern ticket hall, under the new King's Cross concourse, which opened in 2009, London Underground lines serving King's Cross St Pancras, Docklands Light Railway extension from Bank. Found insideFlying ants were crawling out of every pavement and the capital and suburbs sweltered in a mini tropical ... tedious and smoky train journey that found us standing outside Kings Cross Station waiting for my father to come and meet us. You can request this from the Kings Cross Information Point in the centre of the Main Concourse, station help points or from any member of staff. At the time, the downmarket and seedy area surrounding the station, coupled with urban decay, made it an ideal location. [60], Land between and behind Kings Cross and St Pancras stations is being redeveloped as King's Cross Central with around 2,000 new homes, 5,000,000 sq ft (464,500 m2) of offices and new roads. These began service between King's Cross and Leeds on 2 October 1989, and to Edinburgh on 8 July 1991. All London Black Cabs can accommodate wheelchair passengers without wheelchair users having to leave their wheelchair. [12], The Metropolitan line platforms were closed between 16 October and 9 December 1940 due to bomb damage during the Blitz. Pancras Road is one-way and can only be accessed from Euston Road. [7], The area of King's Cross was previously a village known as Battle Bridge which was an ancient crossing of the River Fleet, originally known as Broad Ford, later Bradford Bridge. Cars can pick-up and set down on Pancras Road. [39][40], Following nationalisation on 1 January 1948, King's Cross came under the management of British Railways' Eastern Region. [48], King's Cross was a London terminus for InterCity 125 high speed services, along with Paddington. Found inside – Page 54Gibreel uses this trumpet as an instrument of divine judgement to execute a group of sex workers and their pimps outside Kings Cross station, whom he confuses with the twelve sex workers behind the curtain at Jahilia. [27] The upgrade took almost 10 years to complete at a cost of £810m, doubling the capacity of the station to more than 100,000 people daily. Following extensive track remodelling in 2021, platform 10 was taken out of use, with platform 11 becoming the new 10. There were no injuries. [49], The King's Cross fire in 1987 started in the machine room for a wooden escalator between the main line station and the London Underground station's Piccadilly line platforms. [10] During this time, major rebuilding work took place, including a direct connection to St Pancras and a circular ticket hall. King's Cross. The song was primarily about "hopes being dashed" and "an epic nightmare". A subway was built between the sub-surface lines, running below Euston Road and joining with the tube lines, making interchanging between the various lines easier. Commercial traffic was further impeded by having to cross over on-level running lines to reach the goods yard. The location quickly became a popular tourist spot amongst Harry Potter fans. Found inside – Page 9The Great Northern Railway experimented with a track circuited section in 1893, and in 1894 used circuits to protect the routes through Gas Works Tunnel, just outside Kings Cross Station, London. In 1900, the Lancashire & Yorkshire ... A major redevelopment was undertaken in the 21st century, including restoration of the original roof, and the station became well known for its association with the Harry Potter books and films, particularly the fictional Platform 9¾. [43][34] This proposed scheme would offer a second rail link between King's Cross and Victoria in addition to the Victoria line. [9][10] Boudica's ghost is also reported to haunt passages under the station, around platforms 8–10. [84], Peak times 2tph to Peterborough via Stevenage(express services), Hull Trains operates daily inter-city services to Hull and a limited weekday service to Beverley via the East Coast Main Line. Found inside – Page 328Clockwise from left to right: Workers' demonstration; Oxford University student volunteers armed with wooden staves; Clashes between strikers and volunteer workers outside Kings Cross Station; Special Constables collecting their ... [21], The underground network had been at risk of fire since opening, and the limited amount of space and means of escape increased the possibility of fatalities. New passageways and escalators were provided to increase capacity, and ten new lifts were installed to make the station step-free. Pet Shop Boys released a song titled "King's Cross" on the 1987 album Actually and the station was extensively filmed in for the group's 1988 feature film It Couldn't Happen Here. Found inside – Page 59The party meets outside the Red Parcel depot at Kings Cross Station at nine in the morning. Supporters congregate in twos and threes, waiting for the coach to arrive. Dave moves furtively from one group to another. [5] It rarely featured on early Underground maps, but has been consistently used on them since 1951. [16][17] The station's detailed design was by Lewis Cubitt, the brother of Thomas Cubitt (the architect of Bloomsbury, Belgravia and Osborne House), and Sir William Cubitt (who was chief engineer of the Crystal Palace built in 1851, and consulting engineer to the Great Northern and South Eastern Railways). Found inside – Page 101A WEEK after Tom Warham had fled from the taxi outside Kings Cross Station, the story had stalled. Nobody claimed to have seen his father and there was still nothing from the animal rights brigade. Elwood had stopped calling. [4][5] The line was opened as part of the original section of the Metropolitan Railway (MR) on 10 January 1863. All Transport for London buses are accessible by step free access, More information about Transport for London buses can be found here. It came under the ownership of the London and North Eastern Railway as part of the Big Four grouping in 1923, who introduced famous services such as the Flying Scotsman and locomotives such as Mallard. Two people were killed and 25 were injured. Find WiFi Hotspots around London Kings Cross station, www.lner.co.uk/customer-service/contact-us/assisted-travel. [53], On 2 January 1885, an Irish Nationalist terrorist planted a bomb on the Metropolitan line just west of the station. Cross-platform interchanges were constructed between Victoria line platforms and those of other lines at Finsbury Park, Highbury & Islington, Euston and Oxford Circus. The 1987 King's Cross fire that killed 31 people is the deadliest accident to occur on the Underground and resulted in widespread safety improvements and changes throughout the network. [22] Suburban traffic quickly grew with the opening of stations at Hornsey in 1850, Holloway Road in 1856, Wood Green in 1859 and Seven Sisters Road (now Finsbury Park) in 1861. Our chauffeurs keep up with your flight schedule to provide timely services. The King's Cross fire claimed the lives of 31 people – including a senior ranked firefighter – and seriously injured many more at King's Cross station. Changes to the platform always result in failure for mysterious reasons. [65] It caters for much-increased passenger flows and provides greater integration between the intercity, suburban and underground sections of the station. Found insideterrier outside the station will take them to a drug dealer or tell them where drugs are being sold. Women especially take pity on the unkempt tiny dog always sitting patiently at his feet and give Ed money without him asking for it. On 23 May 2010 it began services to Bradford Interchange via Halifax, Brighouse, Mirfield, Wakefield, Pontefract and Doncaster[86] which had originally been due to begin in December 2009.[87][88]. [23] As a result, fire safety procedures on the Underground were tightened, staff training was improved and wooden steps on escalators were replaced with metal ones. Immediately to the west, on the other side of Pancras Road, is St Pancras railway station. [104], The station, its surrounding streets and the railway approach feature prominently in the 1955 Ealing comedy film The Ladykillers. Because of the temporary buildings obscuring the façade of the real King's Cross station until 2012, the Harry Potter films showed St. Pancras in exterior station shots instead. [37][38], In the 2000s upgrade, Art on the Underground commissioned the first permanent artwork to be installed on the Underground since the 1980s. Found inside – Page 220Oh and the odd Welshman as the Welsh loved to party at this place as good as anyone else. I think that would have been due to not ever having many Englishmen down there. The time outside Kings Cross station was 220 ... [15] New sub-surface platforms had been under construction as part of the station improvements begun in the 1930s and these were opened in an unfinished condition on 14 March 1941 250 m (270 yd) to the west. During the 1930s and 1940s, the station was restructured and partially rebuilt to cater for expanded traffic. Found inside – Page 64It not only plays out in the international arena but also impacts homeland security policy in Britain. ... TheirTribute to the Victims of the london Terror Attacks, outside Kings Cross underground Station in london. [15] Construction was on the site of a smallpox hospital. [101], When The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando Resort expanded to Universal Studios Florida, the Wizarding Worlds in both Diagon Alley at Universal Studios Florida and Hogsmeade at Universal's Islands of Adventure were connected with the Hogwarts Express. Found inside... we all hope its deeds will bear out its name Great Chart.78 Despite the caveats you need to put onthe content of ... role in developing and maintaining socialcapital when hewrote: Figure 7.8 The YMCA Huts outside Kings Cross Station (© [11] The total cost of the work was £260,000. It killed 31 people, including a fire officer. British Transport Police. [71][72][73], In January 2018, it was announced that half the station would close for 3 months from January to March 2020 for remodelling work to the station and its approach, expected to cost £237 million. [60][62], The new semi-circular departures concourse opened to the public in March 2012. By this time, the ticket hall had filled with smoke, trains passed through the station without stopping, and passengers were being evacuated. Housed in the former Camden Town Hall Annex in London’s thriving King’s Cross neighbourhood, the 1974 Brutalist building has been meticulously restored and sets the perfect stage for The Standard’s first hotel outside America. The train uses a secret Platform 9+3⁄4 accessed through the brick wall barrier between platforms 9 and 10. The LNER made improvements to various amenities, including toilets and dressing rooms underneath what is now platform 8. The taxi rank is situated on Pancras Road just outside of the station. [15] These were decorated with cream tiles featuring pale green edges. One London North Eastern Railway machine inside the travel centre and one London North Eastern Railway machine outside the travel centre and are DDA compliant. The station was opened in Kings Cross in 1852 by the Great Northern Railway on the northern edge of Central London to accommodate the East Coast Main Line. 24h reception is very useful and the staff is very very willing to help. [83] The standard off-peak service pattern is as follows: Govia Thameslink Railway operates outer-suburban services to North London, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and West Norfolk. When possible, trains were parked in tunnels in the event of enemy aircraft overhead. [91][93] The Metropolitan line platforms were moved to their current location in 1941. [45] Before the extension was built, the façade was hidden behind a small terrace of shops. There is access via lift to Screens 1, 2 & 3 and shared accessible toilet all with level access to Screen 4 [66] In the restoration, refurbished offices have opened on the east side of the station to replace ones lost on the west side, and a new platform, numbered 0, opened underneath them on 20 May 2010. [29], On 15 September 1881, a light engine and a coal train collided near the mouth of the Copenhagen Tunnel north of the station because of a signalman's error. [25] A separate suburban station to the west of the main building, housing platforms 9–11 as of 1972[update] and known initially as "Kings Cross Main Line (Local) Station", opened in August 1875. The incident was judged as relatively minor, and the Fire Brigade arrived at 7:43 p.m. with four pumps and a ladder. The same bombing raid also destroyed the glass roof and signal box at St Pancras mainline station. There is a lowered ticket machine at this station. Turn right and the iconic zebra crossing is immediately in front of you. Trip Type: "Brilliant friendly hotel" I have stayed at the kings cross hub around 10 times over the years. King's Cross features in the Harry Potter books, by J. K. Rowling, as the starting point of the Hogwarts Express. [45] TfL have considered a line from Bank via City Thameslink and Holborn to the two transport hubs but may not be developed until the full separation of the Northern line happens. Found inside – Page 466But he could not find a visitors' entrance, so he contented himself with just taking pictures from the outside. ... The next day, Saturday, Hank packed his bags, got his rail pass, and headed out to Kings Cross Station to begin the ... The extension was demolished in late 2012,[46] revealing the Lewis Cubitt architecture. Found insideLike the LNC at Waterloo, the GNLCC had a separate, dedicated station just outside Kings Cross. Designed in the style of a gothic chapel, this building was located on Rufford Street (off York Way). Although funerals on the GNLCC were ... Accessible taxis are located at the taxi rank situated on Pancras Road just outside of the station. [20][21] These tiles were removed during the substantial upgrade and expansion of the station in the mid 2000s. Found insideKings. Cross,. March. 1975. 'Close your eyes and take my hand,' says Pete, guiding Alma onto the narrow landing at the top ... allowing herself to be led through the lanes of traffic that filled the wide roads near Kings Cross Station. The design comprised two great arched train sheds, with a brick structure at the south end designed to reflect the arches behind. [44] A single-storey extension containing the main passenger concourse and ticket office, designed in house, was built at the front of the station in 1972. It was expanded in 1868 with the opening of the City Widened Lines, and the Northern and Piccadilly platforms opened in the early 20th century. [9] Platforms 9 and 10 have been suggested as possible sites. 3 was stepped into the northern end of the station. King's Cross station shares a London Underground station with neighbouring St Pancras station. There was a major clean-up during the 1990s and the station's atmosphere was much improved by the end of the decade. Found insideThen when we finally decide we can upload whatever we opt for without having to go out and get the image. ... had perfected his act in Covent Garden, Trafalgar Square, and outside Kings Cross Station before trying his luck in Edinburgh. The Rail Information Point is located in the centre of the Main Concourse. [90][91] A separate station for the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway (now the Piccadilly line) opened on 15 December 1906,[91][92] with the City & South London Railway (now the Northern line) opening on 12 May 1907. [78] The station is also where Andrew Gosden was last seen before going missing on 14 September 2007. The station opened in 1861 but was never profitable and closed in 1873. Services to and from Moorgate were diverted via the Northern City Line from November 1976. Found inside – Page 71Just outside Kings Cross station, O'Neills fulfils the typical role of providing a quick fix for those weary of underground or overground travel. There's nothing great about it but it's always going to be preferable to osmosing another ... [26] Two platforms (now 5 and 6) were opened on 18 December 1893 to cater for increased traffic demands. [12][a], The station, the biggest in England, opened on 14 October 1852. [12] Originally it had one arrival and one departure platform (today's platforms 1 and 8), and the space between was used for carriage sidings. [75], There have been many accidents at King's Cross over the years. Help is available at the Rail Information Point in the centre of the concourse, station help points or from any member of staff. He set off in the direction of the Piccadilly line platform, but he was never seen again. The company refurbished the British Rail Mark 4 "Mallard" rolling stock used for long-distance services from King's Cross and the inauguration of the new-look trains took place in the presence of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh in 2003. The reason is that the platform hides a gump, described as an "opening that opens once every nine years for nine days". This includes rationalisation of the tracks, reopening the third tunnel to the approach of the station and closure of platform 10. On Monday-Friday, there are 4 trains per day to Bradford Interchange (of which 2 will call at Pontefract Monkhill) and 5 trains per day to Sunderland. [61] It involved restoring and reglazing the original arched train shed roof and removing the 1972 extension at the front of the station and replacing it with an open-air plaza. [58][59], The £500 million restoration plan announced by Network Rail in 2005 was approved by Camden London Borough Council in 2007. In the early hours of Sunday 11 May 1941, two 1,000 pounds (450 kg) bombs fell on the, then, platform 10 at the west side of the station, damaging a newspaper train in that platform and destroying the general offices, booking hall and a bar, and bringing down a large section of roof. The station stands on the London Inner Ring Road at the eastern end of Euston Road, next to the junction with Pentonville Road, Gray's Inn Road and York Way, in what is now the London Borough of Camden. Found inside – Page 88Hawk hadn't even bothered to ask what Big Brother was as they got out of the car. 'I have to find the bathroom. ... By mid-afternoon, Cassie and Hawk were standing outside Kings Cross Station trying to get their bearings. The intention was to connect the Great Western Railway (GWR) at Paddington with the Great Northern Railway (GNR) at King's Cross. The nearest pay car parks are St. Pancras Station Car Park and King's Cross Station Car Park. [80], The Great Northern Cemetery Station was built just to the east of the northern portal to Gasworks Tunnel, some distance to the north of the main station, to transport coffins and mourners from the city to the burial grounds at New Southgate Cemetery. [50], In 1987, British Rail proposed building a new station with four platforms for international trains through the Channel Tunnel, and four for Thameslink trains under King's Cross. 31 Aug 2021 jimmypmace. [12] It replaced a temporary station next to Maiden Lane (now York Way) that had been quickly constructed with the line's arrival in London in 1850,[13] and had opened on 7 August 1850.[14]. [79], From 1863, part of King's Cross was an intermediate station. [27] By 1880, half the traffic at King's Cross was suburban. So book our services in advance and go anywhere from Kings cross or to Kings Cross station on time. 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