King's Cross | |
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London King's Cross | |
King's Cross station frontage following restoration, in 2014.
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Location of King's Cross in Central London
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Location | Kings Cross |
Local authority | London Borough of Camden |
Managed by | Network Rail |
Owner | Network Rail |
Station code | KGX |
DfT category | A |
Number of platforms | 12 (numbered 0–11) |
Accessible | Yes |
Fare zone | 1 |
OSI |
King's Cross St. Pancras London St Pancras Int'l London Euston |
Cycle parking | Yes – platforms 0 & 1, 8, 9 and car park racks |
Toilet facilities | Yes |
National Rail annual entry and exit | |
2011–12 | 27.874 million |
– interchange | 3.021 million |
2012–13 | 28.454 million |
– interchange | 3.583 million |
2013–14 | 29.824 million |
– interchange | 3.499 million |
2014–15 | 31.347 million |
– interchange | 3.736 million |
2015–16 | 33.362 million |
– interchange | 3.684 million |
Railway companies | |
Original company | Great Northern Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway |
Post-grouping | London & North Eastern Railway |
Key dates | |
1852 | Opened |
Other information | |
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WGS84 | 51°31′51″N 0°07′24″W / 51.5309°N 0.1233°WCoordinates: 51°31′51″N 0°07′24″W / 51.5309°N 0.1233°W |
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King's Cross railway station is a major London railway terminus which was opened in 1852 by the Great Northern Railway on the northern edge of central London. It is the southern terminus of the East Coast Main Line which provides high-speed inter-city services to Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland. Virgin Trains East Coast is the main inter-city operator with destinations including Leeds, Newcastle and Edinburgh. Other inter-city operators serving the station include Hull Trains and Grand Central. It is also the terminus for Great Northern commuter services to North London, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and Norfolk.
Immediately to the west across Pancras Road is St Pancras International, the London terminus for Eurostar services to continental Europe. The stations both have access to King's Cross St. Pancras tube station on the London Underground network and form one of Britain's biggest transport hubs. The station is 820 yards (750 m) north-east of Euston, the southern terminus for the West Coast Main Line.