Editing King's Cross, London (section)

==Rail==
=== King's Cross station ===
[[London King's Cross railway station|King's Cross station]] is a railway terminus and London Underground interchange, and a focal point in the district.

Commuter services from King's Cross are operated by [[Thameslink]] and [[Great Northern route|Great Northern]], serving destinations in north London, such as [[Finsbury Park (area)|Finsbury Park]], [[Harringay]], and [[Enfield Town]]. Destinations further afield include [[Welwyn Garden City]], [[Stevenage]], [[Peterborough]], [[Cambridge]], and [[King's Lynn]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/-/media/goahead/gtr-all-shared-pdfs-and-documents/gtr-all-brands-route-map.pdf?la=en|title=Route Map|website=GTR|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224043942/https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/-/media/goahead/gtr-all-shared-pdfs-and-documents/gtr-all-brands-route-map.pdf?la=en|archive-date=February 24, 2020}}</ref> Long-distance departures from King's Cross are operated by [[Grand Central (train operating company)|Grand Central]], [[Lumo (train operating company)|Lumo]], [[Hull Trains]], and [[London North Eastern Railway|LNER]]. Trains serve destinations in the East Midlands, [[Yorkshire]], [[North East England]] and [[Scotland]], including [[Leeds]], [[Newcastle upon Tyne]], and [[Edinburgh]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.grandcentralrail.com/popular-routes/|title=Popular Routes|website=Grand Central|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191010130015/https://www.grandcentralrail.com/popular-routes|archive-date=October 10, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hulltrains.co.uk/~/media/HullTrainImages/InteractiveMap/RouteMap.ashx|title=Route Map|website=[[Hull Trains]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224044200/https://www.hulltrains.co.uk/~/media/HullTrainImages/InteractiveMap/RouteMap.ashx|archive-date=February 24, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lner.co.uk/globalassets/lner-rebrand/pdfs/lner7-route-map-v5.pdf|title=LNER Route Map|website=[[London North Eastern Railway]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224043807/https://www.lner.co.uk/globalassets/lner-rebrand/pdfs/lner7-route-map-v5.pdf|archive-date=February 24, 2020}}</ref>

In fiction, the station is the London terminus of the [[Hogwarts Express]], which carries [[Harry Potter]] to Hogwarts. In the ''Harry Potter'' films, however, the exterior shots of the station are those of neighbouring St Pancras station. Some interior shots were filmed at [[York railway station]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://britmovietours.com/harry-potter/where-was-harry-potter-filmed/|title=Where was Harry Potter filmed?|website=BritMovieTours|date=3 August 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171112222134/https://britmovietours.com/harry-potter/where-was-harry-potter-filmed/|archive-date=November 12, 2017}}</ref>

The Goods Yard complex, part of the [[King's Cross Central]] development, was a rail freight terminal. The Yard was designed by [[Lewis Cubitt]] in 1852. The nearby [[Granary Square]] is named after the [[Central Saint Martins|Granary building]]. Trains carried [[Lincolnshire|Lincolnshire wheat]] to King's Cross, where the wheat would then be stored in the Granary building to be used by London's bakers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kingscross.co.uk/granary|title=The History of the Granary Building, King's Cross|website=King's Cross|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529041819/https://www.kingscross.co.uk/granary|archive-date=May 29, 2019|access-date=2020-02-24}}</ref>

=== St Pancras International ===
[[St Pancras railway station|St Pancras International station]] is in the district.
[[File:St. Pancras International station.jpg|thumb|274x274px|St Pancras station]]
St Pancras is [[Eurostar]]'s London terminus. International destinations include [[Amsterdam]], [[Brussels]], and [[Paris]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://stpancras.com/trains/|title=Train Timetables - St Pancras Station {{!}} London|website=St Pancras|language=en|access-date=2020-02-24}}</ref>

The station is also the terminus of [[Southeastern (train operating company)|Southeastern High Speed]] services from [[Kent]] and [[Stratford International station|Stratford International]] (where London's [[Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park]] is situated).<ref name=":1" />

Other long-distance [[National Rail]] services are operated by [[East Midlands Railway]] to cities such as [[Leicester]] and [[Sheffield]].<ref name=":1" />

Thameslink operates regional services across London, [[South East England]], and [[East Anglia]]. Trains serve key UK destinations including [[Bedford]], [[Brighton]], [[Cambridge]], and [[Luton]]. They also serve several major London destinations, including [[Farringdon, London|Farringdon]], [[Finsbury Park]], and [[London Bridge station|London Bridge]]. These routes provide the King's Cross area with direct links to [[Gatwick Airport|Gatwick]] and [[Luton Airport|Luton]] Airports {{Rint|air}}.<ref name=":0" />

=== Euston station ===
[[Euston railway station|Euston station]] sits around {{Convert | 1/2 | mi | m | spell = in | sigfig = 1}} west of King's Cross. National Rail trains from Euston serve the [[West Midlands (region)|West Midlands]], [[North Wales]], [[North West England]], and [[Scotland]]. Destinations include [[Birmingham]], [[Liverpool]], [[Manchester]], [[Holyhead]], and [[Glasgow]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/nationalrailoperatorsmapzoom62.pdf|title=National Rail Train Operators|website=Project Mapping|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224045748/https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/nationalrailoperatorsmapzoom62.pdf|archive-date=February 24, 2020}}</ref>

[[London Overground]] ({{Rint|london|overground}}) services run between Euston and [[Watford Junction railway station|Watford Junction]], via [[Willesden Junction station|Willesden Junction]], [[Wembley Central station|Wembley Central]], and [[Harrow & Wealdstone station|Harrow & Wealdstone]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://content.tfl.gov.uk/london-rail-and-tube-services-map.pdf|title=London's Tube and Rail services|website=[[Transport for London]] (TfL)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200125210513/http://content.tfl.gov.uk/london-rail-and-tube-services-map.pdf|archive-date=January 25, 2020}}</ref>

A business partnership group has designed a "[[Mental health|Wellbeing]] Walk" between Euston and St Pancras stations. The route avoids [[Euston Road]], and the group claims that their route, compared to the Euston Road route, reduces pedestrians' exposure to air pollution by 50%.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://urbanpartners.london/wellbeing-walk/|title=Wellbeing Walk|date=2017-01-26|website=Urban Partners|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222125601/https://urbanpartners.london/wellbeing-walk/|archive-date=December 22, 2019|access-date=2020-02-24}}</ref>

=== London Underground ===
[[King's Cross St Pancras tube station]] is on several London Underground lines:

* [[Circle line (London Underground)|Circle]], [[Hammersmith & City line|Hammersmith & City]], and [[Metropolitan line|Metropolitan]] lines {{Rint|london|circle}} {{Rint|london|h&c}} {{Rail-interchange|london|metropolitan}}
* [[Northern line]] ([[City of London|Bank]] branch) {{Rint|london|northern}}
* [[Piccadilly line]] {{Rint|london|piccadilly}}
* [[Victoria line]] {{Rint|london|victoria}}

The Piccadilly line links King's Cross directly to [[Heathrow Airport]] {{Rint|air}} and the [[West End of London|West End]], whilst the Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan, and Northern lines link the area to the [[City of London|City]].

[[Euston tube station]] is nearby, which is served by both branches of the Northern line, and the Victoria line.

Both stations are in London's [[Travelcard Zone 1|Zone 1]].<ref name=":2" />