Kings Cross ? not the biggest station I?ve been to. (Kings Cross Station)

Member Name: libertybell

Product:	Kings Cross Station
Date:	13/08/00 (143 review reads)
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Advantages: Central London near to St Pancras, good tube network nearby

Disadvantages: small station, can get crowded, dubious neighbourhood at night

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 the left and a WH Smiths on the right. The eateries are usually found on the platform to the left.

The platform area is in contrast light and airy. There is very little more that can be said about the facilities at this station.

Kings Cross is the station to travel from if you want to get to:

· Edinburgh, Inverness and Aberdeen
· Glasgow (also served from Euston)
· Leeds/Bradford
· Newcastle
· Hull
· Peterborough/Grantham/Newark/Doncaster

There are also some suburban services but as I have never used them I cannot comment.

The Station is well served by the tube. The following lines serve the station: Northern/Circle/Metropolitan/Victoria and Piccadilly. There is also an interchange to the Cross-Thames link.

Kings Cross is very much a ?arrive at the station and get on the train? type of station. You don?t want to hang around there for too long as there is little to do. I certainly wouldn?t wander around the area at night ? Kings Cross is a prostitute?s area.

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