King's Cross St Pancras

Management
Managed by	London Underground
Location
Place	Kings Cross
Local authority	Camden
Statistics
Annual entry/exit	77.564 million
Zone	1
Platforms in use	8
History
Key dates	Opened 1863 (MR) Opened 1906 (GNP&BR) Opened 1907 (C&SLR) Opened 1968 (Victoria)
Transport for London

King's Cross St Pancras tube station is the London Underground station serving both King's Cross and St Pancras main line stations in the London Borough of Camden. It is in Travelcard Zone 1. Kings Cross St. ... The Tube redirects here. ... Kings Cross is an area in the London Borough of Camden in the north of central London, England. ... The London Borough of Camden is an inner-London borough created in 1965 to replace the metropolitan boroughs of Hampstead, Holborn, St Pancras. ... Travelcard Zone 1 is the central zone of Transport for Londons zonal system used for calculating co-ordinated inter-modal Travelcard fares within London. ... 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar). ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Transport for London (TfL) is a government body responsible for the transport system in the City of London, the capital city of the United Kingdom. ... The Tube redirects here. ... This GNER train serving Kings Cross is named White Rose after the traditional symbol of Yorkshire. ... St Pancras station is a railway station in north central London, United Kingdom, between the new British Library building to its west and Kings Cross station to the east. ... The London Borough of Camden is an inner-London borough created in 1965 to replace the metropolitan boroughs of Hampstead, Holborn, St Pancras. ... Travelcard Zone 1 is the central zone of Transport for Londons zonal system used for calculating co-ordinated inter-modal Travelcard fares within London. ...

Interchange

It is a main interchange, with platforms on the Victoria, Piccadilly, Northern, Circle, Hammersmith & City, and Metropolitan lines. The Victoria Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured light blue on the Tube map. ... The Piccadilly Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured dark blue on the Tube map. ... The Northern Line is a deep-level tube line of the London Underground, coloured black on the Tube map. ... The Circle Line of the London Underground became known as such in 1949, when it was separated from its parent lines, the Metropolitan Line and the District Line, although it had been shown on Underground maps since 1947. ... The Hammersmith and City Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured salmon pink on the Tube map, running between Hammersmith and Aldgate East, extending to Barking in the rush hours. ... The Metropolitan Line is part of the London Underground. ...

• On the Northern Line it is between Euston and Angel, on the Bank branch.
• On the Piccadilly Line it is between Russell Square and Caledonian Road.
• On the Victoria Line it is between Euston and Highbury & Islington.
• On the Circle, Metropolitan and Hammersmith and City lines, it is between Euston Square and Farringdon.

The Northern Line is a deep-level tube line of the London Underground, coloured black on the Tube map. ... Euston station, also known as London Euston, is a major railway station to the north of central London and in the London Borough of Camden. ... Angel tube station Angel tube station is a London Underground station in The Angel, Islington. ... Bank and Monument are interlinked London Underground stations, spanning the length of King William Street in the City of London. ... The Piccadilly Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured dark blue on the Tube map. ... Russell Square is a London Underground station on Bernard Street, Bloomsbury, not far from the British Museum and Russell Square Gardens. ... Caledonian Road tube station. ... The Victoria Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured light blue on the Tube map. ... Euston station, also known as London Euston, is a major railway station to the north of central London and in the London Borough of Camden. ... Highbury & Islington station is a National Rail and London Underground station, in the London Borough of Islington in North London. ... Categories: Circle Line stations | Hammersmith & City Line stations | Metropolitan Line stations | London Underground stubs ... Farringdon station platforms Farringdon station is a London Underground and National Rail station in Farringdon, just north of the City of London in the London Borough of Islington. ...

Development

New ticket office

The underground part of the station is currently undergoing extensive remodelling works to increase throughflow of passengers, expected when the Channel Tunnel Rail Link opens. The ticket offices in the main ticket hall are currently closed, and passengers are instead required to purchase tickets above ground opposite the W H Smith store in front of King's Cross station. The expanded station will have three ticket halls, being built in two distinct phases and expected to be completed by 2006 and 2009, respectively. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2816x2112, 3003 KB) Summary New ticket office at Kings Cross St. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2816x2112, 3003 KB) Summary New ticket office at Kings Cross St. ... A Eurostar train on the CTRL, near Ashford Model showing the current redevelopment of the Kings Cross area with the Channel Tunnel Rail Link terminal behind the barrel-vaulted St Pancras Station on the left. ... WHSmith company logo W H Smith is a British company, with headquarters in Swindon, England. ... This GNER train serving Kings Cross is named White Rose after the traditional symbol of Yorkshire. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2009 (MMIX) will be a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

A 2-dimensional representation of the before and after station layouts

• The existing ticket hall (sometimes referred to as the "Tube Ticket Hall"): this is being expanded.
• The Western Ticket Hall (Phase 1): this is being constructed under the forecourt of St Pancras Station, adjacent to Euston Road. It will provide access to St Pancras Station via the new passenger facilities which are being created in St Pancras's undercroft.
• The Northern Ticket Hall (Phase 2): this will be to the west of King's Cross station, underneath its new main concourse. Both of these projects are due to be completed by 2009, which is two years later than the rest of the work. This hall will be convenient for the proposed King's Cross Central development.

Phase 2 has now been given the go-ahead by the Secretary of State and is scheduled for completion in Autumn 2009. Image File history File linksMetadata KXSP-before-after_(cropped). ... Image File history File linksMetadata KXSP-before-after_(cropped). ... Euston Road is an important thoroughfare in central London. ... Kings Cross Central (KXC) extends to approximately 25 Hectares. ... 2009 (MMIX) will be a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

History

A tunnel leading to the Thameslink service

The first underground station at King's Cross opened as part of the original section of the Metropolitan Railway in 1863, and was rearranged in 1868 and 1926. New platforms for the sub-surface lines of the Underground were opened about 400 m to the west in 1941 to make interchanging between the sub-surface lines and the deep tube lines easier; part of what remains of the old station is now King's Cross Thameslink, though that is to become wholly disused when the Thameslink station eventually moves to St Pancras. One of the long-disused original Underground platforms may be seen from Underground trains travelling between the present station and Farringdon. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1152x1536, 277 KB) A tunnel leading to the Thameslink service at Kings Cross underground station. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1152x1536, 277 KB) A tunnel leading to the Thameslink service at Kings Cross underground station. ... Kings Cross Thameslink station is a railway station in central London, which serves the Thameslink franchise. ... The Metropolitan Railway and the Metropolitan District Railway are inextricably linked. ... 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar). ... 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... Kings Cross Thameslink station is a railway station in central London, which serves the Thameslink franchise. ...

The Great Northern, Piccadilly & Brompton Railway (GNP&BR) (Piccadilly Line) platforms opened with the rest of the line in December 1906, while the City & South London Railway (C&SLR) (Northern Line) arrived in May 1907. The Victoria line platforms came into use on 1 December 1968 with the opening of the second phase of the line. The Victoria line escalators cut through the location of the original Piccadilly line lifts. 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The City & South London Railway (C&SLR), originally known as City of London & Southwark Subway, is considered to be the first real deep-level tube railway in the world. ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Escalators at Westminster tube station, London An escalator is a conveyor transport device for transporting people, consisting of a staircase whose steps move up or down on tracks that keep the surfaces of the individual steps horizontal. ... A set of elevators or lifts, in the lower level of a train station. ...

On 18 November 1987 the station was the scene of the devastating King's Cross fire which killed thirty-one people. The cause was attributed to a lighted match falling into, and setting fire to, an escalator machine room. As a result, fire safety procedures on the Underground were tightened, staff training was improved and escalators with wooden steps were replaced. Smoking was also prohibited throughout the London Underground network. November 18 is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years), with 43 remaining. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Kings Cross fire was a devastating underground fire in London on November 18, 1987, which killed 31 people. ... Escalators at Westminster tube station, London An escalator is a conveyor transport device for transporting people, consisting of a staircase whose steps move up or down on tracks that keep the surfaces of the individual steps horizontal. ...

On 7 July 2005, in a co-ordinated bomb attack, an explosion in a Piccadilly Line train travelling between King's Cross St Pancras and Russell Square resulted in the deaths of at least 26 people. July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 177 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 7 July 2005 London bombings were a series of co-ordinated suicide bombings that struck Londons public transport system during the morning rush hour. ...

See also

• 7 July 2005 London bombings

The 7 July 2005 London bombings were a series of co-ordinated suicide bombings that struck Londons public transport system during the morning rush hour. ...

External links

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King's Cross St. Pancras tube station

• London's Transport Museum Photographic Archive
  • Metropolitan line station in 1910
  • Metropolitan line platforms in 1934 before being moved to the west
  • Piccadilly line platform in early 20th century
• See How They Run
  • Plan of station layout after Victoria Line was constructed
  • Isometric plan of the same
• Street Map of King's Cross St. Pancras station from Multimap.com