King's Cross St Pancras tube station

King's Cross St Pancras London Underground
Entrance on Euston Road on King's Cross station concourse
King's Cross St Pancras is located in Central London
King's Cross St Pancras
King's Cross St Pancras
Location of King's Cross St Pancras in Central London
LocationKing's Cross / St Pancras
Local authorityLondon Borough of Camden
Managed byLondon Underground
OwnerLondon Underground
Number of platforms8
AccessibleYes
Fare zone1
OSILondon King's Cross National Rail and
London St Pancras Int'l National Rail
London Underground annual entry and exit
2019Decrease 88.27 million[1]
2020Decrease 18.84 million[2]
2021Increase 36.73 million[3]
2022Increase 69.94 million[4]
2023Increase 72.12 million[5]
Key dates
10 January 1863Opened (Metropolitan)
15 December 1906Opened (GNP&BR)
11 May 1907Opened (C&SLR)
1 December 1968Opened (Victoria line)
18 November 1987King's Cross fire
Other information
Coordinates51°31′49″N 0°07′27″W / 51.5302°N 0.1241°W / 51.5302; -0.1241
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King's Cross St Pancras (also known as King's Cross & St Pancras International) is a London Underground station on Euston Road in the Borough of Camden, Central London. It serves King's Cross and St Pancras main line stations in fare zone 1, and is an interchange between six Underground lines. The station was one of the first to open on the network. As of 2023, it is the most used station on the network for passenger entrances and exits combined.

The station opened in 1863 as part of the Metropolitan Railway, subsequently catering for the Hammersmith & City and Circle lines. It was expanded in 1868 with the opening of the City Widened Lines, and the Northern and Piccadilly platforms opened in the early 20th century. During the 1930s and 1940s, the station was restructured and partially rebuilt to cater for expanded traffic. The Victoria line connection opened in 1968. The 1987 King's Cross fire that killed 31 people is one of the deadliest accidents to occur on the Underground and resulted in widespread safety improvements and changes throughout the network. The station was extensively rebuilt in the early 21st century to cater for Eurostar services that moved from Waterloo to St Pancras, reopening in 2007.

  1. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2019. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2023. Transport for London. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.