What is King's Cross station?
{{infobox London station | name = Kings Cross | alt_name = London Kings Cross | symbol = rail | manager = Network Rail | owner = Network Rail | locale = Kings Cross | borough = [[London Borough of Camden]] | image_name = File:King's Cross Western Concourse.jpg | caption = Kings Cross station departures | platforms = 12 | fare_zone = 1 | railcode = KGX | access = Yes | map_type=Central London | interchange = {{LUL stations|station=King's Cross St. Pancras}} {{rail-interchange|london|underground}}<br />[[St Pancras railway station|London St Pancras Int'l]] {{rail-interchange|london|rail}}<br />[[Euston railway station|London Euston]] {{rail-interchange|london|overground}} {{rail-interchange|london|rail}} | years1 = 1852 | events1 = Kings Cross station opened }} [[File:Kings Cross 2.jpg|thumb]] [[File:Mk3_Hull_Trains_3.jpg|thumb|Train pulling up to the platform.]] '''King's Cross''' station is a [[railway station]] in [[London]]. It is also the home of the [[King's Cross St. Pancras tube station]], which it shares with the nearby [[St Pancras station]]. It is one of the busiest termini in London and the UK as a whole, with 25 million passengers using the station in 2024 alone.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Estimates of station usage {{!}} ORR Data Portal|url=https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/usage/estimates-of-station-usage|access-date=2025-02-11|website=dataportal.orr.gov.uk}}</ref> == History == King's Cross railway station first opened in 1852.<ref>1851.http://www.touruk.co.uk/london_stations/kingscross_station1.htm</ref> Plans to make the station were made as early as 1848 by George Turnbull. A detailed design was made by Lewis Cubitt. In 1987, 31 people [[King's Cross fire|were killed in a fire]]. == Location == The station is located on the north-eastern edge of [[Central London]], where the A501 Euston Road and York Way cross. It is in the Kings Cross district, within the [[London Borough of Camden]], and on the border of the [[London Borough of Islington]].<ref>[http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/English/Learn