King's Cross tube station
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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] | [edit source]]
19th century[[edit] | [edit source]]
In the 1890s, Private Jim Higson was killed at the station. (AUDIO: The Bloodless Soldier)
20th century[[edit] | [edit source]]
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] | [edit source]]
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)
