Kings Cross Thameslink railway station
Kings Cross Thameslink station is a railway station in central London, located on Pentonville Road, very near King's Cross station, which serves the Thameslink franchise.
As part of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link's last phase, the station will be moved to underneath St. Pancras station, the old site closing in 2007. The new location will serve the Thameslink 2000 route (upgraded from the original Thameslink), have the ability to take 12-carriage trains, and will have much better links with both King's Cross and St. Pancras. The original station is planned to be closed for approximately six months from September 2004.
The station occupies part of the original site of Kings Cross underground station. Its original street buildings are a little further west than the present Thameslink station frontage and although in poor repair may still be seen. The present Thameslink platforms on the City Widened Lines are separated only by a newer wall from the site of the Underground platforms, which may still be seen on the west side from Underground trains travelling between Kings Cross St. Pancras and Farringdon.
