Category Archives: Big developments

Final closure of north eastern access to King’s Cross Station

Join us on a short vigil to mark the end of over 150 years of access to and across the station at the junction of Wharfdale Road and York Way. Network Rail are to permanently remove this access on Friday. … Continue reading

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Kings Cross Access via Wharfdale Road entrance – closure date

If you enjoy the dry, safe, well-lit walk up Platform One out of the top of the station onto York Way for Macmillan or the Guardian, or just to get home then Friday 24 April will be your last chance.  … Continue reading

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King’s Cross Station bridge campaign news

Campaigners are set to meet in early March to decide the strategy and activities for the next few months. More details on the campaign blog.

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York Way Entrance to Station (Wharfdale Road) – back to normal

Things are back to normal and the rear entrance to the station is again opened. According to Sophie T, this WAS just a temporary closure… we'll hold Network Rail to their promise not to close our entrance until ALL the scaffolding … Continue reading

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King’s Cross Station Access at Wharfdale Road – Is this the beginning of the end?

A pix is a 1000 words, so this will communicate the problem. The sign below indicated a "temporary closure," however we'll see what happens in the coming days.

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Kings Cross Station frontage – the green shed square – architect competition

This just in from Alastair Metcalfe at Network Rail.  Let's hope there is good community involvement in the competition – curiously omitted from the NR press release – and some striking proposals. The pyramid at the Louvre is always a … Continue reading

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The great KX/St Pancras taxi debacle

Matt, writing for The Londonist last week asked of our local stations, “Is this the longest taxi rank in central London?”. He estimated it as almost a kilometre in length. The biggest transport hub the the country, soon to be … Continue reading

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Argent planning application for new bus depot

King's Cross Development Forum have just posted news of Argent's application for a new bus depot just south of Maiden Lane Estate in the King's Cross Central development. The deadline for comments to Camden Council is 29 January 2009.

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