London King's Cross

The first time I went to King's Cross, I was on my way to Cambridge and thought it was really worth avoiding. It seemed fairly dank and decrepit, but for some reason it's now my favourite London terminus, and I'm not sure why. I'm not a special fan of the trains there - sure HSTs look good in NXEC colours, but I can happily do without 365s - so I guess maybe it's just the really nice roof, which while not as breathtaking as that of St Pancras is nonetheless very pretty.

 

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Station code: KGX
Platforms: 11
Line: East Coast Main Line
Operators: East Coast
First Capital Connect
First Hull Trains
Grand Central
Regular classes: 43, 91, 180, 317, 321, 365
Previous station: Terminus
Next station: Finsbury Park

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My Travel at London King's Cross

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Date

Details
Been to 1 18/08/09 London tour
Passed through 0    
Changed at 0    
Start point* 1 17/06/09 Nailsea & Backwell to Cambridge via London Paddington and London King's Cross
Destination* 2 17/06/09
31/07/09
Cambridge to Nailsea & Backwell via London King's Cross and London Paddington
London tour (Hornsey to London King's Cross leg)
* Taken to be start/end point of a main line rail journey. Changes to tube included.

 

 

Trains spotted at London King's Cross

Note: green letters mean I travelled on this train, trains are only listed at point of first contact.

Class #   Operator Date Time Line   Location Destination
43 43314 NXEC National Express East Coast 17/06/09 1155 East Coast Main KGX London Kings Cross London Kings Cross
43 43316 NXEC National Express East Coast 17/06/09 1155 East Coast Main KGX London Kings Cross London Kings Cross
43 43318 NXEC National Express East Coast 17/06/09 1155 East Coast Main KGX London Kings Cross London Kings Cross
365 365511 FCC First Capital Connect 17/06/09 1155 East Coast Main KGX London Kings Cross Cambridge
365 365507 FCC First Capital Connect 17/06/09 1207 East Coast Main KGX London Kings Cross ?
365 365515 FCC First Capital Connect 17/06/09 1207 East Coast Main KGX London Kings Cross Cambridge
365 365506 FCC First Capital Connect 17/06/09 1208 East Coast Main KGX London Kings Cross London Kings Cross
365 365527 FCC First Capital Connect 17/06/09 1216 East Coast Main KGX London Kings Cross London Kings Cross
365 365519 FCC First Capital Connect 17/06/09 1736 East Coast Main KGX London Kings Cross London Kings Cross
365 365525 FCC First Capital Connect 17/06/09 1736 East Coast Main KGX London Kings Cross ? (North)
313 313XXX FCC First Capital Connect 17/06/09 1736 East Coast Main KGX London Kings Cross London Kings Cross
317 317XXX FCC First Capital Connect 17/06/09 1736 East Coast Main KGX London Kings Cross London Kings Cross
43 43XXX NXEC National Express East Coast 17/06/09 1736 East Coast Main KGX London Kings Cross London Kings Cross
91 91XXX NXEC National Express East Coast 17/06/09 1736 East Coast Main KGX London Kings Cross London Kings Cross
365 365506 FCC First Capital Connect 17/06/09 1738 East Coast Main KGX London Kings Cross London Kings Cross
43 43306 NXEC National Express East Coast 17/06/09 1740 East Coast Main KGX London Kings Cross London Kings Cross
365 365506 FCC First Capital Connect 31/07/09 1349 East Coast Main KGX London Kings Cross London Kings Cross
365 365511 FCC First Capital Connect 31/07/09 1349 East Coast Main KGX London Kings Cross London Kings Cross
365 365XXX FCC First Capital Connect 31/07/09 1353 East Coast Main KGX London Kings Cross ? (North)
365 365539 FCC First Capital Connect 31/07/09 1355 East Coast Main KGX London Kings Cross ? (North)
365 365517 FCC First Capital Connect 31/07/09 1356 East Coast Main KGX London Kings Cross London Kings Cross
43 43XXX NXEC National Express East Coast 31/07/09 1356 East Coast Main KGX London Kings Cross London Kings Cross
43 43308 NXEC National Express East Coast 31/07/09 1400 East Coast Main KGX London Kings Cross London Kings Cross
365 365524 FCC First Capital Connect 31/07/09 1400 East Coast Main KGX London Kings Cross London Kings Cross
43 43328 NXEC National Express East Coast 31/07/09 1405 East Coast Main KGX London Kings Cross London Kings Cross
180 180113 FHT First Hull Trains 18/08/09 1828 East Coast Main KGX London Kings Cross ?
365 365532 FCC First Capital Connect 18/08/09 1828 East Coast Main KGX London Kings Cross ?
365 365521 FCC First Capital Connect 18/08/09 1835 East Coast Main KGX London Kings Cross ?
365 365XXX FCC First Capital Connect 18/08/09 1835 East Coast Main KGX London Kings Cross ?
365 365515 FCC First Capital Connect 18/08/09 1836 East Coast Main KGX London Kings Cross ?
365 365506 FCC First Capital Connect 18/08/09 1836 East Coast Main KGX London Kings Cross ?

 

 

 

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