Building work commencing on the construction of the Kings Cross
Thameslink station building, around 1979 or so.
Move your cursor over the image to see the same view more than
a quarter of a century later in November 2007.
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Kings Cross Widened Lines platforms before the Thameslink conversion
and (moving your cursor over the image) the same view a quarter
of a century later in November 2007.
The Metropolitan/Circle Line platforms of its own
Kings Cross disused station are to the left behind the fencing
on the photo on the left.
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Kings Cross Widened Lines platforms before the Thameslink conversion
looking east from the eastbound platform. More or less the same
view from December 2007 can be seen by moving your cursor over
the image.
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Surface level in the station building on Pentonville Road. The
station building and its pedestrian tunnel to the deep level
tube lines will be retained for additional tube access. Note
the large announcement on the left advertising the relocation
of the station.
(Dec 2007)
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The access from the pedestrian tunnel to Kings Cross deep level
tube lines.
(Dec 2007)
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The station had a strange split-personality: the section here
with the overall roof being much smarter and modern-looking than
the exposed section. The platform width was quite narrow, especially
on the northbound side, and caused much congestion in the rush
hours.
(Dec 2007)
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The origins of the station are more apparent here: the original
brickwork is visible on the left hand (southbound) platform.
The brick wall to the right of the northbound platform dates
from the Thameslink conversion in the early 1980s and separates
the station from the original Metropolitan line tracks (and station)
behind it.
The Widened Lines part of the station originally had
platforms slightly askew. The southbound platform on the left
is original but the northbound platform that the photographer
is standing on, is a platform extension that was only built during
the Thameslink conversion. The original northbound platform was
an island one shared with the southbound Metropolitan line that
extended into part of the tunnel at the western end of the station.
That section was retained by London Underground for street level
access to its old station, so an extension was built at the end
seen here.
(Dec 2007)
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The station was more photogenic at night.
This is the southbound platform looking toward the
Farringdon direction.
(Nov 2007)
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The southbound platform looking south-east.
(Nov 2007)
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View north-westwards taken from the southbound platform.
(Nov 2007)
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The long awaited replacement station at St Pancras International.
(Dec 2007)
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