London King's Cross railway station

railway station in the London Borough of Camden, England, UK
Place railway_station Q219867
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London King's Cross railway station

Summary

London King's Cross railway station is a railway station[1]. It ranks in the top 0.021% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,801 views/month, #4 of 18,574).[2]

Key Facts

  • London King's Cross railway station is located in Kings Cross[3].
  • London King's Cross railway station is located in London Borough of Camden[4].
  • London King's Cross railway station is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • London King's Cross railway station's instance of is recorded as railway station[6].
  • London King's Cross railway station's instance of is recorded as dead-end railway station[7].
  • London King's Cross railway station's instance of is recorded as station located on surface[8].
  • London King's Cross railway station's connecting line is recorded as East Coast Main Line[9].
  • London King's Cross railway station's connecting line is recorded as Fen line[10].
  • London King's Cross railway station's connecting line is recorded as Great Northern Route[11].
  • London King's Cross railway station's architect is recorded as Lewis Cubitt[12].
  • London King's Cross railway station is owned by Network Rail[13].
  • London King's Cross railway station is operated by Network Rail[14].
  • King's Cross is named after London King's Cross railway station[15].
  • London King's Cross railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Finsbury Park railway station[16].
  • London King's Cross railway station is part of London station group[17].
  • London King's Cross railway station's Commons category is recorded as London King's Cross railway station[18].
  • London King's Cross railway station comprises King's Cross St Pancras tube station[19].
  • 1852 marks the founding of London King's Cross railway station[20].
  • London King's Cross railway station's OS grid reference is recorded as TQ3026983130[21].
  • London King's Cross railway station's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.530972222222225, 'lon': -0.12333333333333334}[22].
  • London King's Cross railway station's located on linear feature is recorded as East Coast Main Line, Kings Cross to Shaftholme Junction[23].
  • London King's Cross railway station's interchange station is recorded as Euston Station[24].
  • London King's Cross railway station's interchange station is recorded as King's Cross St Pancras tube station[25].
  • London King's Cross railway station's interchange station is recorded as St Pancras railway station[26].
  • London King's Cross railway station's official website is recorded as http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations_destinations/KGX.aspx[27].

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Geography

London King's Cross railway station is in the country of United Kingdom[5]. Located in include Kings Cross[3], an area of London[28], in United Kingdom[29] and London Borough of Camden[4], a London borough[30], in United Kingdom[31], founded in 1965[32], headquartered in Camden Town Hall[33]. It is part of London station group[17].

Physical Characteristics

London King's Cross railway station sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+22'}[34].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway station[6], dead-end railway station[7], and station located on surface[8]. London King's Cross railway station's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building[35].

History and Context

1852 marks the founding of London King's Cross railway station[20]. It is owned by Network Rail[13]. King's Cross is named after it[15].

Why It Matters

London King's Cross railway station ranks in the top 0.021% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,801 views/month, #4 of 18,574).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [3] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Railway Codes and Other Data: A (Hopefully) Comprehensive Listing. railwaycodes.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [35] . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  27. [34] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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