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The '''Circle line''' was a line on the [[London Underground]]. It was the major focus of the [[Great Intelligence]]'s attack on the Underground. [[British Army]] [[Corporal]] [[Blake]] and Craftsman [[Stephen Weams]] monitored a map of the Underground with the Circle Line emphasised to show the [[Robot Yeti|Yeti]]'s progress. That growing black line showed that [[King's Cross tube station|King's Cross]], [[Embankment tube station|Embankment]], [[Paddington station]] and [[Euston Square tube station|Euston Square]] were under apparent Yeti control.
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'''King's Cross''', also known as '''King's Cross and St. Pancras''', ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Hyperion Empire (comic story)|The Hyperion Empire]]'') was a [[London Underground]] station. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'')


When [[Jamie McCrimmon]] read a map of the line on the [[Cannon Street tube station|Cannon Street]] platform, he discovered that three consecutive stations on the line were Cannon Street, [[Monument tube station|Monument]] and [[Tower Hill tube station|Tower Hill]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'')  
It was located on the [[Circle line]] between [[Euston Square tube station|Euston Square]] and [[Farringdon Square tube station|Farringdon Square]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Web of Fear (TV story)|ep=three|var=animation|timestamp=00:02:30}}, [[GRAPHIC]]: {{cite source|The Doctor: His Lives and Times|namedpart=London Underground map|page=40}}) It also serviced three other lines, depicted in [[Rose (colour)|rose pink]], [[blue]] and [[black]] on the map of the London Underground network. On the pink line, it was again located between Euston Square and Farringdon Square, on the blue line it was located between [[Caledonian Road tube station|Caledonian Road]] and [[Holborn tube station|Holborn (Kingsway)]], while on the black line it was located between [[Euston tube station|Euston]] and [[Angel tube station|Angel]]. It was located north of the [[River Thames]]. ([[GRAPHIC]]: {{cite source|The Doctor: His Lives and Times|namedpart=London Underground map|page=40}})
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== History ==
=== 19th century ===
In the [[1890s]], Private [[Jim Higson]] was killed at the station. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Bloodless Soldier (audio story)|The Bloodless Soldier]]'')
 
=== 20th century ===
The [[First Doctor]] and [[Susan Foreman|Susan]] visited the station in [[1963]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Operation Proteus (comic story)|Operation Proteus]]'')
 
According to a map that [[British Army]] [[Corporal]] [[Blake (The Web of Fear)|Blake]] and Craftsman [[Stephen Weams]] monitored during the so-called "[[London Event]]", it was the northernmost extent of the [[Mark II Yeti]]s' progress in their attack on the [[London Underground]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'')
 
=== 21st century ===
On [[7 July]] [[2007]], [[Luke Tillyard]] was attacked by [[C'rizz]] at the station. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Salva Mea]]'')
 
In [[2015]], the underground portion of this station was used as a refuge for [[Human|humans]] during the [[Hyperion (species)|Hyperion]] invasion of [[Earth]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Hyperion Empire (comic story)|The Hyperion Empire]]'')
 
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Latest revision as of 23:25, 9 November 2024

King's Cross tube station
You may be looking for the railway station of the same name.

King's Cross, also known as King's Cross and St. Pancras, (COMIC: The Hyperion Empire) was a London Underground station. (TV: The Web of Fear)

It was located on the Circle line between Euston Square and Farringdon Square. (TV: The Web of Fear (animation, episode three) [+]Loading...{"timestamp":"00:02:30","var":"animation","ep":"three","1":"The Web of Fear (TV story)"}, GRAPHIC: "London Underground map" [+]Part of The Doctor: His Lives and Times, Loading...{"page":"40","namedpart":"London Underground map","1":"The Doctor: His Lives and Times"}) It also serviced three other lines, depicted in rose pink, blue and black on the map of the London Underground network. On the pink line, it was again located between Euston Square and Farringdon Square, on the blue line it was located between Caledonian Road and Holborn (Kingsway), while on the black line it was located between Euston and Angel. It was located north of the River Thames. (GRAPHIC: "London Underground map" [+]Part of The Doctor: His Lives and Times, Loading...{"page":"40","namedpart":"London Underground map","1":"The Doctor: His Lives and Times"})

History[[edit]]

19th century[[edit]]

In the 1890s, Private Jim Higson was killed at the station. (AUDIO: The Bloodless Soldier)

20th century[[edit]]

The First Doctor and Susan visited the station in 1963. (COMIC: Operation Proteus)

According to a map that British Army Corporal Blake and Craftsman Stephen Weams monitored during the so-called "London Event", it was the northernmost extent of the Mark II Yetis' progress in their attack on the London Underground. (TV: The Web of Fear)

21st century[[edit]]

On 7 July 2007, Luke Tillyard was attacked by C'rizz at the station. (PROSE: Salva Mea)

In 2015, the underground portion of this station was used as a refuge for humans during the Hyperion invasion of Earth. (COMIC: The Hyperion Empire)

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London Underground
Stations by line are listed roughly in order.
Lines
Stations by line
Unnamed (Bakerloo line)
Central line
Circle line
Unnamed (District line)
Unnamed (Metropolitan line)
Unnamed (Northern line)
East Finchley branch
Edgware branch
Charing Cross branch
Bank branch
Morden branch
Unnamed (Piccadilly line)
Main route
Aldwych branch
Waterloo & City line
Other stations
Colouring is based on "London Underground map" [+]Part of The Doctor: His Lives and Times, Loading...{"page":"40","namedpart":"London Underground map","1":"The Doctor: His Lives and Times"}.
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