Look around London: St Pancras and Kings Cross

We look at one of London’s joint stations.

Transcript

00:00Hello and welcome to another edition of Look Around London.

00:04King's Cross Station, one of London's busiest transport hubs, is a vital gateway to the

00:09north of England and Scotland.

00:11Opened in 1852, it was designed by architect Lewis Cubitt and has since become an iconic

00:18part of Britain's rail network.

00:20Handling over 30 million passengers annually, it connects London to cities like Edinburgh,

00:26York and Leeds.

00:28In recent years, the station underwent a £550 million redevelopment, modernising facilities

00:34while preserving its Victorian heritage.

00:37A key feature is the stunning semi-circular glass roof in the Western Concourse, completed

00:42in 2012, just in time for the Olympics.

00:47It also has a pop culture reference home to platform 9 ¾ from the Harry Potter series as

00:53well.