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Location notes
London Kings Cross is one of London's main stations, at the end of the East Coast Main Line from Edinburgh Waverly and Aberdeen. GNER and First Capital Connect now operate into the station.
The NMT visits Kings Cross on Monday evenings and Tuesdays mornings once a fortnight.
The NMT visits Kings Cross on Monday evenings and Tuesdays mornings once a fortnight.
Railway type and traffic
East Coast HSTs, 91s and MK IV DVTs. Class 67s will often be found in the Thunderbird bay at the end of Platform 1.
First Capital Connect 319s and 365s.
There is usually a few charters around at the weekend.
First Capital Connect 319s and 365s.
There is usually a few charters around at the weekend.
Environment
Kings Cross at night is not ideal, however not too bad. Also unlike, St.Pancras Liverpool Street, Marylebone, Euston and Paddington there are no ticket barriers!
Road directions
Traveling by road is not easy, especially with all the Channel Tunnel related works, public transport is advised.
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King Cross map co-ordinates
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King Cross map co-ordinates
Parking
There is a small, expensive, car park.
Public transport
Kings Cross St. Pancras Underground station is served by the Metropolitan, Circle, Hammersmith and City, Northern, Piccadilly and Victoria lines. Buses are available, but the tube is advisable.
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Amenities
An AMT coffee, Upper Crust and McDonalds are in the station.
Accommodation
There is a Travelodge close to the station.
Sun Compass
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King Cross
Streetmap links
King Cross general view map
King Cross close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
King Cross
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King Cross
Googly map
King Cross general view map
King Cross close up map
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Photographic notes
Kings Cross, along with all the other London terminus's, is a security area. Permission should always be sought from the Network Rail Office, located opposite platform 1, before a long session of Photography.
The lighting at night will often allow hand held shots of stationary trains at the buffer stops. Otherwise the outdoor end is usually a shadow area.
The lighting at night will often allow hand held shots of stationary trains at the buffer stops. Otherwise the outdoor end is usually a shadow area.
General views - All photographs © Grant Lewis unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking south
Fig 2 - Looking south
Fig 3 - Looking west
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The information on these pages is supplied for the benefit of railway enthusiasts who carry out a harmless hobby, and through the medium of photography and video, actually promote the railway industry. Railway enthusiasts can also act as eyes and ears against railway vandalism, and as such should surely be encouraged to do so by the supply of adequate information such as is found on this website.
This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
