Category Archives: Kings Cross Station Refurbishment

Network rail’s overspend on their own offices and Platform Zero

Network Rail overspent by as much as £60million on their own de luxe listed offices in Kings Cross station that bring no benefit to the travelling public.  This up to £60million overspend is three times the amount that Network Rail … Continue reading

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KX Station zero hour

Unveiled just an hour ago by newly appointed Secretary of State for Transport Philip Hammond, Platform Zero is a key milestone in the transformation of our local station, but its impact may not be so positive for the local area … Continue reading

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Is this right?

Got a strange email reading: New platform at King’s Cross station opened tomorrow by Philip Hammond Secretary of State for Transport at 10.30 Is this true?

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Improvements to York Way

The local community has been waiting for the announcement of the proposed improvements to York Way in response to last year's closure of the rear entrance to King's Cross Station at Wharfale Road. Here is the latest bit of info from local … Continue reading

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Super station plans afoot to join Euston, St Pancras & King’s Cross…

By David Millward, Transport Editor, Daily Telegraph Published: 1:41PM GMT 30 Dec 2009 "It will be capable of handling 18 trains an hour – some of which could be double decker – into London, carrying about 20,000 passengers. "Detailed plans … Continue reading

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Network Rail – King’s Cross Station Development – Drop-in Day

This advert was spotted this in the local paper so for those of you who are either, retired, don't work, or have too much time on their hands, you might want to take this opportunity to drop in the the German Gym across from … Continue reading

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Kings Cross St Pancras ‘northern ticket hall’ to open 29 November?

Kings Cross St Pancras underground station suffers severe overcrowding almost every work day.  The staff have to close the gates as a primitive form of crowd control to prevent a dangerous situation underground.  Kings Cross St Pancras underground will suffer … Continue reading

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Kings Cross Square – sort it out

The front of Kings Cross station is a shabby, embarrassing space that lets the whole area down. The windy concrete apron is most people's main encounter with Kings Cross. The polluted dismal expanse is haunted by drifts of litter, fag … Continue reading

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