 - 1. When did York Road station close?
A) July 2005 B) May 1959 C) September 1932 D) January 1885
- 2. How many London Underground lines serve King's Cross St Pancras?
A) Six B) Eight C) Five D) Seven
- 3. In which London fare zone is King's Cross St Pancras located?
A) Zone 4 B) Zone 1 C) Zone 2 D) Zone 3
- 4. How many platforms does the London Underground station have?
A) Eight B) Ten C) Six D) Four
- 5. Which line is the station between Euston and Angel on?
A) Northern line B) Piccadilly line C) Victoria line D) Metropolitan line
- 6. How many passengers used King's Cross St Pancras in 2024?
A) 82.4 million B) 50.9 million C) 60.5 million D) 77.13 million
- 7. On which line was the bomb planted on 2 January 1885?
A) Northern line B) Metropolitan line C) Victoria line D) Piccadilly line
- 8. Who was sentenced to life imprisonment for the 1885 bombing?
A) James Cunningham B) John Smith C) Arthur King D) Robert Miller
- 9. How many people were killed in the 7 July 2005 Piccadilly line bombing?
A) 10 B) 52 C) 15 D) 26
- 10. What is located north of the Victoria line platforms to allow trains from Brixton to turn around?
A) A siding B) A depot C) A scissors crossover D) A tunnel
- 11. Which lines share the same pair of tracks at King's Cross?
A) Piccadilly, Circle, and Northern B) Northern, Piccadilly, and Victoria C) Circle, Hammersmith & City, and Metropolitan D) Victoria, Metropolitan, and Northern
- 12. What year was the business case prepared to re-open York Road station?
A) 2005 B) 1995 C) 2010 D) 2000
- 13. Which line is the station between Russell Square and Caledonian Road on?
A) Victoria line B) Northern line C) Piccadilly line D) Metropolitan line
- 14. In what year did the Northern line train derailment occur?
A) 1932 B) 1959 C) 1885 D) 2005
- 15. Which line is the station between Euston and Highbury & Islington on?
A) Victoria line B) Circle line C) Northern line D) Piccadilly line
- 16. How far north of King's Cross St Pancras was York Road station located?
A) 800 m B) 300 m C) 1 km D) 600 m
- 17. What is used to the west of the sub-surface lines to allow trains to terminate and head back west?
A) A junction B) A siding C) A turntable D) A scissors crossover
- 18. What rank was King's Cross St Pancras in terms of busyness on the system in 2024?
A) 5th B) 3rd C) 2nd D) 1st
- 19. How many ticket halls does King's Cross St Pancras station have?
A) Six B) Two C) Four D) Eleven
- 20. When was the station upgrade completed?
A) 2007 B) 2009 C) 2020 D) 2010
- 21. Which ticket hall is signposted as the 'Euston Road' way out?
A) Northern Ticket Hall B) Pentonville Road entrance C) Tube Ticket Hall D) Western Ticket Hall
- 22. Which ticket hall has been closed to the public since March 2020?
A) Northern Ticket Hall B) Tube Ticket Hall C) Western Ticket Hall D) Pentonville Road entrance
- 23. Where is the Western Ticket Hall located?
A) Under the King's Cross station concourse B) Under the forecourt of St Pancras station C) Near the Regent's Canal D) On Euston Road
- 24. When did the Western Ticket Hall open?
A) 2010 B) 2020 C) 2009 D) 2007
- 25. The Northern Ticket Hall is signposted as which exit?
A) St Pancras B) Regent's Canal C) King's Cross D) Euston Road
- 26. Who designed the distinctive red station buildings for the Piccadilly line?
A) Leslie Green B) Knut Henrik Henriksen C) Tom Eckersley D) Charles Tyson Yerkes
- 27. Which artist created the 'cross of crowns' motif for the Victoria line platforms?
A) Knut Henrik Henriksen B) Leslie Green C) Charles Tyson Yerkes D) Tom Eckersley
- 28. In what year was the Crossrail 2 scheme shelved?
A) 2007 B) 2020 C) 1991 D) 2011
- 29. Which line would have offered a second rail link to Victoria under the Crossrail 2 proposal?
A) Piccadilly line B) Victoria line C) Crossrail 2 D) Northern line
- 30. In which London Borough is King's Cross St Pancras station located?
A) Camden B) Southwark C) Islington D) Westminster
- 31. When did the station first open?
A) 1851 B) 1863 C) 1906 D) 1868
- 32. When did the Victoria line connection open at the station?
A) 1968 B) 1987 C) 2007 D) 1941
- 33. How many people were killed in the 1987 King's Cross fire?
A) 25 B) 19 C) 42 D) 31
- 34. In what year was the station rebuilt to cater for Eurostar services?
A) 2007 B) 1968 C) 2000 D) 1987
- 35. What was the original intention of the 1851 plan for the station?
A) Create a new hub for the Northern line B) Build a direct link to the London Borough of Camden C) Connect GWR at Paddington with GNR at King's Cross D) Connect St Pancras with Waterloo
- 36. When did the Piccadilly line platforms open?
A) 10 January 1863 B) 18 June 1939 C) 15 December 1906 D) 11 May 1907
- 37. When did the Northern line (C&SLR) platforms open?
A) 1 December 1968 B) 10 January 1863 C) 15 December 1906 D) 11 May 1907
- 38. What was the total cost of the major rebuilding work in the 1930s?
A) £26,000 B) £100,000 C) £260,000 D) £500,000
- 39. Why were the Metropolitan line platforms closed in late 1940?
A) Bomb damage B) Signal failure C) Renovation work D) Structural collapse
- 40. Who was the artist responsible for the 'K' and 'X' tiles installed in 1986?
A) Edward Johnston B) Harry Beck C) Paul Huxley D) Tom Eckersley
- 41. Which station became King's Cross Thameslink after the 1941 improvements?
A) The Northern line platforms B) The Piccadilly line platforms C) The 1868 platforms D) The Victoria line platforms
- 42. When was the station formally renamed 'King's Cross St Pancras'?
A) 1940 B) 1968 C) 1933 D) 1907
- 43. When did the serious fire at Finsbury Park occur?
A) February 1985 B) December 2007 C) November 1987 D) February 1976
- 44. What fire phenomenon was discovered as a result of the King's Cross fire?
A) Chimney effect B) Trench effect C) Backdraft effect D) Flashover effect
- 45. When was smoking first banned on subsurface areas of the Underground?
A) May 1989 B) November 1987 C) August 2000 D) February 1985
- 46. When did the Northern line platforms and the escalators from the ticket hall to the Piccadilly line reopen after the fire?
A) 9 December 2007 B) 5 March 1989 C) 29 November 2009 D) 18 November 1988
- 47. Which report recommended investigating passenger flow and congestion after the fire?
A) Jowell Report B) Johnson Report C) Fennell Report D) London Underground Safety Report
- 48. How much did the station upgrade cost?
A) £500m B) £1bn C) £250m D) £810m
- 49. How many new lifts were installed during the station upgrade?
A) Five B) Ten C) Fifteen D) Twelve
- 50. What replaced the wooden steps on escalators after the fire?
A) Metal ones B) Concrete ones C) Plastic ones D) Rubber ones
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