Background

Ticket hall interchange Easier access for passengers King's Cross St. Pancras is one of London's oldest and busiest Underground stations. More than 73,000 passengers pass through it during the morning peak alone (07:00 - 10:00).

The station acts as a major interchange with two national rail stations - St. Pancras and King's Cross and gets heavily congested.

In 1996, when the Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act was passed, it was recognised that the station would need to be redeveloped to cater for the large increase in passengers expected from this new high speed rail line.

The £774m redevelopment works are being funded by the Department for Transport.

By 2010, with domestic and international high speed rail services operating from St. Pancras, 92,000 passengers will pass through the Underground station during the morning peak alone.

This will rise to 105,000 during the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Background

Navigation