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The Metropolitan line's station at Kings Cross was originally opened at a point eastward of the tube one that exists today. Links were built through to the Great Northern Railway at Kings Cross and the Midland Railway at St Pancras. The subsequent heavy traffic (goods & passenger) necessitated an extra two tracks being built from Kings Cross to Moorgate (known at the Widened Lines) and extra platforms were added at all of the intermediate stations. At Kings Cross mainline terminus, two platforms were built on the tracks connecting the Widened Lines with the mainline rails. The southbound track and tunnel was built on the east side of the mainline station and the one-platformed station was called Kings Cross York Road. The northbound track and tunnel looped round to the west side of the mainline station. The platform built here was called Kings Cross Suburban station. Although both the platforms were termed 'stations', they were really just annexes of Kings Cross mainline station. 
1930s map showing the Kings Cross area. (3) Kings Cross Suburban station (northbound only) (4) The location of the goods depot attached to St.Pancras station. The British Library sits there now. |
