Category Archives: Kings Cross Station Refurbishment

It turns out that the Arup feasibility report referred to in the letter sent out by Network Rail (Download network_rail_letter.pdf) did not assess the feasibility of the Wharfdale Road/Battlebridge Road footbridge that we as a community have been calling for. … Continue reading →

At 12 noon today residents and representatives met at King’s Cross Station to formally launch the campaign to open up King’s Cross Station, making it permeable for the whole community as well as other station users. This follows the submission … Continue reading →

Network Rail has suggested holding a public meeting to discuss access to the station from the northeasern side. From responses I’ve had so far, our community is overwhelmingly in favour of this as long as it’s organised well. (See postings … Continue reading →

As the campaign to restore the original bridge from Wharfdale Road over the train tracks at the north end of King’s Cross station hots up (see yesterday’s posting below), we are getting lots of messages of support. Just to make … Continue reading →

So Network Rail’s feasibility study into replacing the northeastern entrance to the station (by Wharfdale Road) with a footbridge (like the one our community wants, pictured) is complete. What a surprise, their consultants recommend that it is not feasible. Now … Continue reading →

This Summer access to Kings Cross via the top end of platform one (from Wharfdale Road) will close for good.  In a hard fought planning process Network Rail promised to do a study into a bridge across the tracks at … Continue reading →