London King's Cross And St. Pancras Intl - Walkthrough + Explained

Welcome to the fourth episode of my London Rail Terminals series, where I give a walkthrough of the station plus some history and facts as well as trainspotting. This video covers both King's Cross and St. Pancras Intl. stations, the former being the London terminus of the ECML to Edinburgh, opening in 1852, while the latter is the southern terminus for the Midland Mainline, opening in 1868 and under threat of closure in the 60s, coinciding with the tragic demolition of Euston's Great Hall and Doric arch. Thankfully it was spared by a campaign led by Sir John Betjeman. It sees services to Sheffield, Nottingham and Corby. The station is also the starting point of HS1, which leads to the Channel Tunnel and therefore has Eurostar services to Continental Europe and Southeastern Javelin trains to Kent via Ebbsfleet and Ashford. Connections are provided to the most London Underground lines at one station: Circle, H&C, Met, Northern, Piccadilly and Victoria Lines, as well as the Thameslink station below St Pancras, opening in 2007 with the HS1 upgrades to the station.