RAILSCOT | Kings Cross

Kings Cross

Location type

Major station

Name and dates

Kings Cross

Station code: KGX National Rail
Where: London and South East, England

Nearby stations Kings Cross Thameslink Kings Cross St Pancras [LTB] Kings Cross St Pancras [CSLR] Kings Cross St Pancras [Met] Kings Cross St Pancras [GNPBR] St Pancras International Thameslink St Pancras International St Pancras Extension York Way (Temp Term) Euston [CSLR] Euston [LTB] London Euston York Road Euston [CCEHR] Russell Square	Somerstown Goods Kings Cross Goods Gas Works Tunnel Islington Tunnel West Portal [RC] North London Incline Junction Kings Cross Tunnel St Pancras Goods Maiden Lane Goods Caledonian Road Goods Kingsway Tram Subway Islington Tunnel East Portal [RC] Dock Junction North Copenhagen Tunnel Camden Road Tunnel Tourist/other City Road Basin
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.

Chronology Dates

/ /1852	Great Northern Railway Kings Cross opened (Maiden Lane closed).
10/01/1863	Metropolitan Railway The first underground railway in the World is opened to the public with stations at Paddington (Bishop's Road), Edgware Road, Baker Street, Portland Road, Gower Street, Kings Cross and Farringdon Street. The line was mixed gauge with both standard and broad gauge.
15/01/1897	North British Railway The North British Railway begins to operate the through trains from Edinburgh Waverley to London Kings Cross from Edinburgh as far as Berwick where the North Eastern Railway takes over.
22/07/1901	West Highland Railway Sleeper cars from Kings Cross to Fort William commence.

News items

01/11/2023	Campaign for Better Transport calls for radical changes to rail ticketing [Community Rail Network]
22/05/2023	Work in late June to progress first section of East Coast Main Line digital signalling [Network Rail]
14/04/2023	London King's Cross station gets LED lights [Railway Gazette]
14/10/2022	Flying Scotsman centenary celebrations launched at London Kings Cross on stations 170th birthday [Railways Illustrated]
10/10/2022	Making Rail Family Friendly With A UK First At Kings Cross Station [LNER]
11/05/2022	East Coast Main Line: Passengers thrown from seats on train driven 50mph above speed limit on Edinburgh Waverley - London Kings Cross line [Scotsman]
13/12/2021	Azuma arrives in Middlesbrough as LNER launches direct services to London [Network Rail]
25/10/2021	Plaque unveiled at London Kings Cross to commemorate remarkable career of Britains first black train driver [Network Rail]
16/09/2021	Lumo launches to provide ECML open access services [RAIL]
13/04/2021	Passengers reminded of three-day closure at Kings Cross station 23rd-25th April [Network Rail]