King's Cross St. Pancras
King's Cross St. Pancras is an underground station on the London Underground in the London Borough of Camden . It is located under the main train stations King's Cross and St Pancras in tariff zone 1. It is the main transfer station of the entire network and is the only station served by six lines: Circle Line , Hammersmith & City Line , Metropolitan Line , Northern Line , Piccadilly Line and Victoria Line . In 2014, 91.98 million passengers used the station, it was after Oxford Circus in second place of the most used stations.
history
The first underground station at King's Cross opened on January 10, 1863 as part of the first section of the Metropolitan Railway (now the Metropolitan Line), the oldest underground railway in the world. In 1868 and 1926 extensive renovations were carried out. The old station was closed on March 9, 1941, five days later a new building was put into operation 400 meters further west. This enabled the distances to the stations on the other lines to be significantly reduced. Parts of the old station are now integrated into King's Cross Thameslink station . The Thameslink station has been replaced by a new system under St. Pancras station and has been closed since December 9, 2007.
The Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway (now the Piccadilly Line) opened its station on December 15, 1906. The City and South London Railway (now the city branch of the Northern Line) followed on May 12, 1907. The Northern Line station was closed from August 8, 1922 to April 20, 1924, as the tunnel had to be widened to increase capacity. The Victoria Line station opened on December 1, 1968.
Fire disaster of 1987
On November 18, 1987, there was a fire in a wooden escalator that led up from the platform level to the counter hall. The cause was most likely a burning match that fell through a crack into the inside of the escalator. In the major fire that followed, 31 people died and 100 more were injured. During the investigation of the fire, the trench effect was discovered.
Bomb attack in 2005
A bomb exploded on July 7, 2005 between King's Cross St. Pancras and Russell Square stations . In a coordinated action, several suicide bombers set off explosives in their backpacks. Other bombs exploded on the Circle Line at Aldgate and Edgware Road and on a bus in nearby Tavistock Square . 28 people died on the Piccadilly train alone. The line partially reopened on July 8th, but the central section between Hyde Park Corner and Arnos Grove didn't open until August 4th.
With a view to the opening of the High Speed One high-speed line ending in St. Pancras station at the end of 2007, the entire station complex was rebuilt and expanded. The existing ticket hall was enlarged, two more ticket halls were built next to it, and the station complex was also converted to make it accessible for the disabled.
Web links
- Metropolitan Line station building in 1910
- Metropolitan Line platform in 1934 (before moving west)
- Piccadilly Line platform at the beginning of the 20th century
Individual evidence
- ↑ Multi Year Station Entry & Exit Figures. (Excel, 1.1 MB) Transport for London, June 2015, accessed December 20, 2015 .
| Previous station | Transport for London | Next station |
|---|---|---|
| Euston Square |
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Farringdon |
| Euston Square |
|
Farringdon |
| Euston Square |
|
Farringdon |
| Euston |
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fishing rod |
| Russell Square |
|
York Road (closed) |
| Highbury & Islington |
|
Euston |
Coordinates: 51 ° 31 ′ 49 ″ N , 0 ° 7 ′ 27 ″ W.