King's Cross

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King's Cross
DescriptionThe lines from King's Cross and Moorgate to Biggleswade and Royston
Country United Kingdom
Time period2021
Train Operating CompanyLondon North Eastern Railway, Grand Central, Hull Trains, Thameslink, Great Northern
Simulation difficulty8/10 stars
AuthorRailOS Dev Team
RepositoryKing's Cross
WebsiteKing's Cross
Route map

Cambridge
Royston
Royston Freight Depot
Ashwell & Morden
East Coast Main Line
Baldock
Biggleswade
Biggleswade Sidings
Letchworth EMU Sidings
Arlesey
Letchworth Garden City
Hitchin Up Yard
Hitchin Down Yard
Hitchin
Hitchin Civil Engineers
Stevenage
Redland Aggregate
Knebworth
Watton-at-Stone Oil Terminal
Watton-at-Stone
Welwyn North
Watton-at-Stone Loop
Welwyn EMU Sidings
Hertford North
Welwyn Garden City
Hertford Sidings
Bayford
Cuffley
Hatfield
Crews Hill
Welham Green
Gordon Hill
Brookmans Park
Potters Bar
Enfield Chase
Hadley Wood North Tunnel
Grange Park
Hadley Wood
Winchmore Hill
Hadley Wood South Tunnel
Palmers Green
New Barnet
New Barnet Up Sidings
New Barnet Down Sidings
Bowes Park Reversing Siding
Oakleigh Park
Bowes Park
New Southgate
Wood Green Tunnel
Bounds Green Depot
Alexandra Palace
Hornsey Reversing Sidings
Hornsey
Hornsey EMU Depot
GOBLIN Line
Harringay
Finsbury Park
Copenhagen Tunnels
Drayton Park
London St. Pancras International
North London Line
Thameslink Core
Highbury & Islington
Gasworks Tunnels
Essex Road
Old Street
London King's Cross
Moorgate

A contributor named SMG4 submitted this railway several years ago but publication awaited a timetable. Unfortunately no timetable was submitted so it was left for a long time gathering dust. It was a detailed and impressive layout so on rediscovering it recently it seemed appropriate to resurrect and update it in line with the current track layout, and develop a timetable for it.

The railway includes the lines from King’s Cross and Moorgate in the south to Biggleswade on the East Coast Main Line and Royston on the Cambridge line, a distance of over 40 miles south to north.

Timetable

The timetable corresponds to the 2021 summer working timetable (courtesy www.realtimetrains.co.uk) and includes all King’s Cross and Moorgate services from just before 6:00am to after 2:00pm. Excluded so far are freight and services that avoid King’s Cross or Moorgate, notably those running via St Pancras and Thameslink. These may be added at a later date.

The standard off-peak services are given below.

King's Cross Services
Train Operating Company Origin Destination Frequency (tph)
London North Eastern Railway London King's Cross Leeds 2
Lincoln 1
York 1
Edinburgh Waverley 2
Grand Central Sunderland 5tpd
Bradford Interchange 4tpd
Hull Trains Hull 5tpd
Beverley 2tpd
Thameslink Cambridge 2
Great Northern King's Lynn 1
Ely 1
London Moorgate Welwyn Garden City 4
Hertford North 2
Stevenage 2

Operating Tips

  • Take care with trains approaching King's Cross. All trains indicate the required platform in the description - keep train information turned on. Note the required platform in good time and route the train accordingly. The Up Fast line can reach any platform but it's best to use it only for platforms 0 - 6 to avoid obstructing other arriving or departing trains. The Up Slow can only reach platforms 7 - 10 and should be used for these platforms.
  • Before setting routes into or out of King's Cross check that the points are set appropriately and correct any that aren't to avoid holding up other trains. This also applies to a lesser extent at other locations to avoid trains looping to an adjacent line and back unnecessarily.
  • Check King's Cross arrival times for approaching trains. There is often time for them to be held to allow departing trains to pass first or to allow another train to arrive first even though it approaches later.
  • In general use fast lines for trains that cover long distances before needing to stop, switching them to and from slow lines according to their future stopping pattern (see detailed service information below). However before switching a train to a fast line check for slower or stopping trains in front that might hold it up - it is sometimes useful to route a fast train temporarily to a slow line to pass a slower train.
  • Trains that are scheduled to pass a location must use a line with a platform at that location or the pass will be missed.
  • Trains bound for Cambridge must use the Down Slow line at Hitchin.
  • Where platforms are shown, other than at King's Cross, only the lowest and highest numbers are labelled. Other platform numbers increase in order from lowest to highest.
  • Trains bound for the Hertford Loop must use platform 4 at Alexandra Palace.
  • Except when there is ample time for a slow train to get clear allow faster trains priority at the short two-track section at Welwyn North.
  • Northbound Moorgate trains normally use platform 8 at Finsbury Park, exceptionally using platform 7.
  • Trains that reverse at Welwyn Garden City should normally use platform 4, or exceptionally platform 3.
  • Trains that reverse at Hertford North should use platform 3.
  • Trains that reverse at Stevenage should use platform 5.