London Kings Cross (KGX) station opened in 1852 & is one of the main terminus points for trains into and out of London & a major point for lines on the London Underground. The station is large and historic, it's quite a nice station for its design & texture. 4 train companies operate routes into & out of the station, they are, Hull Trains with daily express departures to Hull, National Express East Coast with regular express trains to Peterborough, Doncaster, Leeds, York, Durham, Newcastle & Scotland, Grand Central running services do York, Sunderland & Hartlepool and First Capital Connect running services to North, East ...  Read the complete review

Its still never ceases to amaze me, no matter how many times at the end of that seemingly never ending couple of days I've spent working in old London town. After emerging squished and grinded on the signally challenged tube lines, swiftly followed by a fevered dash around the mazey and baffling sequence of exits I arrive at that Golden board at Kings Cross and it hits me - I've just missed it - got to wait at least another twenty mins for the next one, the commuting law of sods in full progress I've been a regular on the good old GNER then National Express now East Coast main line to destination North for many a year now since I glided into the dark side ...  Read the complete review

Have you ever wondered why Kings Cross (or parts of it) is such a dump? One reason is planning blight caused by the on-off channel tunnel connection. Currently the project is 'on' and we will see the power of good transport to transform an area that is rather seedy at present into a second docklands - but this docklands will have charicter and will be for the locals too. Any increace in capacity for international passengers will have to affect the rest of us too. The track and signals are all new so there will be minimal disruption. Kings Cross underground is already over streched and well overdue some capital investment. I see that the infraco (company ...  Read the complete review

In spite of its Harry Potter connections, Kings Cross station is not a nice place to be. And a quick safety note: if muggles run headlong into the gate between platforms 9 and 10, it just hurts. Erase from your mind images of yourself sailing out of the station on the Hogwarts Express, mouth full of every-flavour beans and pocket full of small rodents. Platform nine and three-quarters does not exist. But don't be disheartened. There are plenty of other exciting things to do. Within the station itself, you could...um...buy a newspaper, or an overpriced and papery croissant. If you dare to venture outside the station, you can buy a number of class A and B ...  Read the complete review

Kings Cross was built by the Great North Railway (GNR) in the 1850?s, which was amalgamated into the London North Eastern Railway in 1923 (with acknowledgement to Necropolis !!). The name sort of lives on in the Great North Eastern Railway (GNER), which operates services out of the station. The station is situated next to St Pancras and can be reached by road (watch the traffic !!) or using the underground which connects them. Compared with say Paddington and Waterloo, it is a small station for a mainline termini having about 10 platforms and 3 or 4 suburban ones. The waiting area is quite small and dingy. There is a large Travel shop and ticket area on ...  Read the complete review