King's Cross Railway Station London England

King's Cross Railway Station, London
8 May 2016

King's Cross is a major London railway station for northbound trains to York, England, Scotland, and other northern stations. The station code is KGX.

Outdoor entertainers at King's Cross, 2024

King's Cross 2024

Inside, people wait for the board to reveal the platform for their journey.

 

King's Cross 15 Aug 2013

Panorama King's Cross

I often stop for a pasty.

Platform 9, King's Cross

Below street level, several underground train lines link King's Cross and nearby St. Pancras to the London Underground or Tube.

My journeys began on the Northern Line on which my grandad worked when it extended to his home neighbourhood of East Finchley.

Northern Line train at King's Cross
18 April 2017

Tube Image from 2016

The fictional story of Harry Potter claims platform 9 3/4. It's a favourite photo stop and shop for visitors from all over the world.

King's Cross Railway Station (also written without the apostrophe) is in the London Borough of Camden. The station was completed in 1852. The name comes from a monument to King George IV. King's Cross is also the name of the nearby neighbourhood and close to St Pancras International Railway Station where you can board the Eurostar to Europe.

The building was modernised in the early 2000s.

In 2024, there were 11 platforms for overground trains.

Combined with St Pancras, there are more underground lines here than anywhere else in London. Here's a list from 2024:

Circle

Hammersmith & City

Metropolitan

Northern

Piccadilly

Victoria

Images and text by Geoffrey W. Sutton at suttong.com

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