London King's Cross station

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London King's Cross
Location
Place King's Cross
Local authority Camden
Coordinates 51°31′55.74″N, 00°07′24.05″W
Operations
Managed by Network Rail
Owned by Network Rail
Platforms in use 11
National Rail
Station code KGX
Transport for London
Zone 1
History
Key dates Opened 1852
Transport for London
List of London stations: Underground | National Rail

London King's Cross is a mainline railway station located in the London Borough of Camden. It is the southern terminus on the East Coast mainline, connecting London to Edinburgh.

The station

History

London King's Cross station was opened in 1852. The roof of the station is thought to be modelled on the riding school of the Czars of Moscow

Facilities

Services

Tube interchange

King's Cross St Pancras is the tube station for this mainline station. It is in Travelcard Zone 1. It is currently undergoing major refurbishment, including the building of 2 new ticket halls, in line with the Kings Cross area redevelopment as an international gateway due to the new Eurostar terminus at St Pancras station.

The tube station is served by the:

  • Northern line
  • Victoria line
  • Piccadilly line
  • Metropolitan line
  • Hammersmith and City line
  • Circle line

Trivia

  • It is rumoured that Queen Boudicaa is buried under platform 8.
  • The station is used as a set for the Harry Potter series films The bridge featured in the films can be found halfway down platforms 1 - 5. Platform 9 and 3/4 is filmed on platform 3. The entrance to platform 9 and 3/4 for the film is between platforms 4 and 5. The filmmakers did this due to the lack of a platform between tracks 9 and 10.
  • There is a trolley stuck into the wall between platforms 9 and 10 with a sign marked platform 9 and 3/4.