King's Cross St Pancras tube station
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 2022, it is the most used station on the network for passenger entrances and exits combined.
| King's Cross St Pancras | |
|---|---|
Entrance on Euston Road on King's Cross station concourse | |
King's Cross St Pancras Location of King's Cross St Pancras in Central London | |
| Location | King's Cross / St Pancras |
| Local authority | London Borough of Camden |
| Managed by | London Underground |
| Owner | London Underground |
| Number of platforms | 8 |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Fare zone | 1 |
| OSI | London King's Cross and London St Pancras Int'l |
| London Underground annual entry and exit | |
| 2018 | 89.82 million |
| 2019 | 88.27 million |
| 2020 | 18.84 million |
| 2021 | 36.73 million |
| 2022 | 69.94 million |
| Key dates | |
| 10 January 1863 | Opened (Metropolitan) |
| 15 December 1906 | Opened (GNP&BR) |
| 11 May 1907 | Opened (C&SLR) |
| 1 December 1968 | Opened (Victoria line) |
| 18 November 1987 | King's Cross fire |
| Other information | |
| WGS84 | 51.5302°N 0.1241°W |
| London transport portal | |
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.