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Kings Cross railway station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia King's Cross is the "official" signage on both the Network Rail and London Underground stations and on the tube map. King's Cross also incorporates a major Underground station known as King's Cross St. Pancras, which is a major interchange station on the Tube network. King's Cross was originally designed and built as the London hub of the Great Northern Railway and terminus of the East Coast Main Line. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kings_Cross_station   (1240 words)

Kings Cross railway station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia King's Cross is the "official" signage on both the Network Rail and London Underground stations and on the tube map. King's Cross also incorporates a major Underground station known as King's Cross St. Pancras, which is a major interchange station on the Tube network. King's Cross was originally designed and built as the London hub of the Great Northern Railway and terminus of the East Coast Main Line. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/King's_Cross_Station   (1223 words)

Kings Cross railway station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia King's Cross station is a railway station in Kings Cross to the north east of central London. King's Cross also incorporates a major Underground station known as King's Cross St. Pancras, which is a major interchange station on the Tube network. According to legend King's Cross is built on the site of Boudicca's final battle, or else her body is buried under one of the platforms there. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kings_Cross_railway_station   (1223 words)

King's Cross St. Pancras tube station The first "underground" station at King's Cross opened as part of the Metropolitan Railway in 1863, and was rearranged in 1868 and 1926. King's Cross St. Pancras tube station is the London Underground station serving both King's Cross and St. On November 18, 1987 the station was the scene of the devastating King's Cross fire which killed thirty-one people. publicliterature.org /en/wikipedia/k/ki/king_s_cross_st__pancras_tube_station.html   (355 words)

LMS Durham Symposium on Computational methods for wave propagation in direct scattering Take the Thameslink train direct to King's Cross Thameslink station (beside the main-line King's Cross station). If you come via Heathrow, the fastest way to get to King's Cross station is via the Heathrow Express to Paddington Station, and then to take the Underground or a taxi to King's Cross. The journey from London Kings Cross to Durham takes about 3 hours and appears to cost about £80 for a "saver" return ticket. www.maths.strath.ac.uk /~aas96109/durham02/travel.html   (559 words)

Kings Cross Thameslink railway station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia King's Cross Thameslink station is a railway station in central London, which serves the Thameslink franchise. The Thameslink platforms are linked by stairs and a 600 metre tunnel to the deep level lines at King's Cross St. Pancras tube station. The present Thameslink platforms on the City Widened Lines are separated only by a newer wall from the site of the Underground platforms, which may still be seen on the west side from Underground trains travelling between King's Cross St. Pancras and Farringdon. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kings_Cross_Thameslink_station   (371 words)

King's Cross Station -- Where Harry Potter Boards the Train The name "King’s Cross" came from a monument to King George IV (1820-30), which was built at the junction of Euston, St. Pancras and Pentonville roads. It is one of 10 main-line stations in the English capital and headquarters of the Great North Eastern Railway, whose line snakes up the United Kingdom’s east coast, through North London and Hertfordshire, to northern Scotland. The station is real and found on Euston Road, in the King's Cross district of north central London. www.angelfire.com /mi3/cookarama/kingcross.html   (371 words)

Kings Cross railway station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kings Cross or King's Cross station is a railway station in Kings Cross to the north east of central London, England. Kings Cross also incorporates a major Underground station known as King's Cross St. Pancras, which is a principal interchange station on the Tube network. Kings Cross was originally designed and built as the London hub of the Great Northern Railway and terminus of the East Coast Main Line. voyager.in /Kings_Cross_railway_station   (1219 words)

travelarrival.html When coming out of the station, cross the dual carriageway (main road) at the pedestrian lights, walk right (for 10 metres) and turn immediately left through a walking passage to Sheffield Interchange (you can see it signed). PLEASE NOTE: London "King's Cross - St Pancrass" is the name of the tube station. Take the direct Thameslink from Gatwick to London King's Cross Thameslink: Click the following website Thameslink, select option 'Buy ticket' and select From: Gatwick Airport To: London King's Cross Thameslink (which is St Pancrass and where trains depart to Sheffield). www.ethnomusic.ucla.edu /ICTM/2005uk/travelarrival.html   (2137 words)

st pancras station The station is adjacent to King's Cross station. In the foreground is the entrance to the Kings Cross Station. King's Cross St. Pancras tube station is connected to St Pancras station. www.fact-library.com /st_pancras_station.html   (1357 words)

Hotels Kings Cross Located in Kings Cross Road the Travelodge London Islington is within walking distance of Kings Cross, St Pancras, Euston and Farringdon mainline railway stations and provides an ideal base for exploring central London with its more The Arriva Hotel is ideally located only a short walk from Kings Cross Railway Station and minutes from the shopping area of central London. Located in Gwynne Place off Kings Cross Road the Travelodge London Farringdon is within walking distance of Kings Cross, St Pancras, Euston and Farringdon mainline railway stations and provides an ideal base for exploring central more www.quick-hotels.co.uk /europe/england/kings-cross   (1357 words)

IEEE 802.3 York Interim travel information Take the Underground to Kings Cross main line station and then take the train to York Take London Underground (Victoria line, Mid Blue) to King's Cross/St. Pancras (half hour journey) and follow signs to King's Cross Railway Station. This is a walk of about 200yds out of the station and down the road to the main King's Cross station. grouper.ieee.org /groups/802/3/interims/york_location.html   (844 words)

Charing Cross - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The name Charing Cross, now given to a district of central London in the City of Westminster, comes from the original hamlet of Charing, where King Edward I placed a memorial to his wife, Eleanor of Castile. The one which stands at Charing Cross, in front of the railway station, is a re-located Victorian "copy" (designed by architect Edward Middleton Barry) of the original, which was not nearly as large or ornate as the Victorian version. The original position of the cross was at the place now occupied by the statue of King Charles I, at the top end of Whitehall, near Admiralty Arch. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Charing_Cross   (844 words)

King's Cross and St. Pancras Stations King's Cross Station was designed as the Great Northern Railway's London terminus by the architect Lewis Cubitt, and the structure was built in 1851-2. King's Cross Station and St Pancras Station are next door to one another, and allow opportunity to compare two very different approaches to railway architecture. The hotel for the station, also by Cubitt, was built in 1854 as a separate curved building to the left of the station and facing St Pancras. www.speel.demon.co.uk /other/kingsx.htm   (844 words)

Kids.net.au - Encyclopedia Train station - Amsterdam Sloterdijk station: at ground level we have the railway from Amsterdam to Haarlem and Alkmaar, at elevated level the railway from Amsterdam to Schiphol Airport (and further to Leiden, Den Haag). Amsterdam Muiderpoort station: serves the line from Amsterdam to Utrecht and the line from Amsterdam to Weesp, and is situated just after the junction; the platforms are at different angles. Blaak station in Rotterdam, in the tunnel under the Nieuwe Maas waterway. www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/tr/Train_station   (844 words)

rodcorp: At the exact centre of London, Britain's smallest police station The original cross was replaced, then demolished (the stone being re-used used to make paving along Whitehall, round the corner), and in 1863 a rather ornate version (not strictly a replica) was put up in front of Charing Cross railway station, a couple of hundred yards away. Piccadilly Circus is considered the centre of the Underground network (though Victoria is the busiest, and the first line ran from Farringdon to Paddington via King's Cross). On the site now occupied by the statue of King Charles was erected the original Queen Eleanor's Cross, a replica of whch stands in front of Charing Cross station. rodcorp.typepad.com /rodcorp/2004/10/at_the_exact_ce.html   (844 words)

Kings Cross Station This station seems to be served mainly by various samples of the old British Rail 125 stock now under the Great North Eastern Railway paintwork After the run down appearance of St. Pancras and many of the other London stations, the flower displays and attempts to liven up this station are a pleasure to behold. Facing the Euston Road and dwarfed by St. Pancras Station, this station frontage belies the large busy station behind. www.boilerbill.freeuk.com /kingscrossstn.html   (844 words)

Underground Ghost Stations and Lines This station was opened in December 1906 as part of the Northern expansion of the Piccadilly between King's Cross and Caledonian Road. King William Street was the original Northern terminus of the City and South London Railway - the first tube railway and now the city branch of the Northern Line. During the war, the sub-surface accommodation at the station was used by the Railway Executive Committee and by Churchill and the War Cabinet. www.londonrailways.net /ghost.htm   (1625 words)

Comfort Inn King's Cross - 3 Star Hotel - WC1 - Center of London King’s Cross / St. Pancras are the nearest main line and underground stations to the hotel. The journey time is approx 35 minutes to Tottenham Hale Station (from there underground service Victoria Line to King’s Cross Station, journey time approx 10 minutes) and 45 minutes to Liverpool St Station. The airport’s railway station is situated below the terminal building. www.londonby.com /comfortinnking/pages/reach.htm   (944 words)

King's Cross Station, London N1: tourist information from TourUK London N1 King's Cross, one of the most famous stations in London, was built for the Great Northern Railway to serve Yorkshire, the north-east of England and Scotland. King's Cross Thameslink in the Pentonville Road, joined to the main building by a passenger tunnel, serves stations from Brighton to Bedford. Soon after the station was built, two new platforms had to be created down the middle of the station between the two train-sheds, which proved to be narrow and inconvenient. www.touruk.co.uk /london_stations/kingscross_station1.htm   (533 words)

Participants Leeds railway station offers hourly direct services to and from Manchester Airport and London King's Cross Station, in addition to an extensive network of train services throughout the UK. Take a "Thameslink" train to King's Cross Thameslink Railway Station. There is then a short walk (300m) to Kings Cross (mainline) Railway Station. www.amsta.leeds.ac.uk /events/logic97/dev.html   (808 words)

Star City Sydney Australia We have a number of bus services, including our free City and Kings Cross shuttle bus which arrives and departs from our transport interchange located on Level LG of Star City. Take in the fantastic views of Sydney's CBD and Darling Harbour in a room containing either one king sized bed or two double beds. Looking out towards the ANZAC bridge, these rooms contain either one king sized bed or two double beds. www.asiatravel.com /australia/prepaidhotels/starcity   (1056 words)

Kings Cross railway station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia King's Cross is the "official" signage on both the railway and tube stations; it is also used on the London Underground maps... King's Cross St. Pancras, which is a principal interchange station on the Tube network. Kings Cross is the name for the surrounding area, as supported by both style guides and general usage. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kings_Cross_station   (1056 words)

Kings Cross railway station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia King's Cross station is a railway station in Kings Cross to the north east of central London. King's Cross also incorporates a major Underground station known as King's Cross St. Pancras, which is a major interchange station on the Tube network. According to legend King's Cross is built on the site of Boudicca's final battle, or else her body is buried under one of the platforms there. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kings_Cross_station   (1056 words)

Written direction for finding Glasgow Meeting House The two landmarks for the Meeting House are Charing Cross railway station on Elmbank Crescent (about 80 yards) and the King's Theatre on Bath Street (about 120 yards). On the Kingston Bridge cross the river Clyde and keep in the left lane leading to a single-lane slip road which almost immediately becomes double as it is joined by another from the left. Charing Cross railway station is one stop west-bound from Queen Street (low level). quakerscotland.gn.apc.org /glasgow/finding.htm   (1056 words)

Temple tube station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia It is the nearest tube station for King's College London and the London School of Economics. Temple is a London Underground station in the City of Westminster, on the Victoria Embankment. 'Temple' is the only name to be shared by a station of the Paris Métro and a station of the London Underground. www.eastcleveland.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Temple_tube_station   (1056 words)

Charing Cross and the Railway Station Charing Cross Station and Hotel, a minute's walk from Trafalgar Square, is one of the great Victorian railway stations. The station itself was built by the engineer John Hawkshaw in 1863, and the Renaissance-style hotel facing the Strand is by the architect E. The actual cross (Eleanor Cross) is not the original one, which was one of nine put up by King Edward I in memory of Queen Eleanor. www.speel.demon.co.uk /other/charing.htm   (1056 words)

What to See in England - Waltham Abbey and Cross (By Gordon Home) At Waltham is one of the many crosses erected by Edward I. in memory of his first wife, Eleanor of Castile, wherever her body rested on its way to Westminster from Lincoln. Waltham Abbey is probably close to that part of the river Lea where King Alfred defeated the Danes. A little way to the left of Waltham Cross, now a gateway to the park of Theobalds, stands Temple Bar, stone for stone intact as it was in the days when traitors’ heads were raised above it in Fleet Street, although the original wooden gates have gone. www.authorama.com /what-to-see-in-england-7.html   (1056 words)

The Abbey Church of Waltham Holy Cross, urban75 walk from Enfield Lock to Waltham Abbey and Cheshunt, September 2004 A settlement existed in Waltham in Saxon times, but the earliest recorded history of the town dates back to the reign of King Canute (also known as Cnut, which is a bit unfortunate!). Waltham soon became the numero uno destination for discerning pilgrims and soon grew rich enough for the church to be on a grand scale, less than sixty years of being consecrated. The Abbey at Waltham was the last in the country to be dissolved by Henry VIII in 1540. www.urban75.org /london/waltham1.html   (1056 words)

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