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{{Infobox ROSProject
| name = King's Cross
| description = The lines from King's Cross and Moorgate to Biggleswade and Royston
| country = {{flagu|United Kingdom}}
| time_period = 2021
| company = London North Eastern Railway, Grand Central, Hull Trains, Thameslink, Great Northern
| difficulty = 8
| author = [[ROS GitHub Organisation|ROSDevTeam]]
| repository = [https://github.com/Railway-Op-Sim/GB-KingsCross King's Cross]
| website = [https://www.railwayoperationsimulator.com/catalog/community-projects/united-kingdom/kings-cross King's Cross]
| map = {{King's Cross Route}}
}}
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.
{| class="wikitable"
| colspan="4"; style="text-align: center" | '''King's Cross Services'''
|-
| style="text-align: center" | '''Train Operating Company''' || style="text-align: center" | '''Origin''' || style="text-align: center" | '''Destination''' || style="text-align: center" | '''Frequency (tph)'''
|-
| rowspan="4"; style="background:#{{National Rail colour|Virgin Trains East Coast}}; color: white" | London North Eastern Railway
| rowspan="11" | London King's Cross || Leeds || 2
|-
| Lincoln || 1
|-
| York || 1
|-
| Edinburgh Waverley || 2
|-
| rowspan="2"; style="background:#{{National Rail colour|Grand Central}}; color: white" | Grand Central
| Sunderland || 5tpd
|-
| Bradford Interchange || 4tpd
|-
| rowspan="2"; style="background:#{{National Rail colour|First Hull Trains}}; color: white" | Hull Trains
| Hull || 5tpd
|-
| Beverley || 2tpd
|-
| style="background:#{{National Rail colour|Thameslink}}; color: white" | Thameslink
| Cambridge || 2
|-
| rowspan="5"; style="background:#{{National Rail colour|Great Northern}}" | Great Northern
| King's Lynn || 1
|-
| Ely || 1
|-
| rowspan="3" | 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.
[[Category:Simulations in the United Kingdom]]
| name = King's Cross
| description = The lines from King's Cross and Moorgate to Biggleswade and Royston
| country = {{flagu|United Kingdom}}
| time_period = 2021
| company = London North Eastern Railway, Grand Central, Hull Trains, Thameslink, Great Northern
| difficulty = 8
| author = [[ROS GitHub Organisation|ROSDevTeam]]
| repository = [https://github.com/Railway-Op-Sim/GB-KingsCross King's Cross]
| website = [https://www.railwayoperationsimulator.com/catalog/community-projects/united-kingdom/kings-cross King's Cross]
| map = {{King's Cross Route}}
}}
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.
{| class="wikitable"
| colspan="4"; style="text-align: center" | '''King's Cross Services'''
|-
| style="text-align: center" | '''Train Operating Company''' || style="text-align: center" | '''Origin''' || style="text-align: center" | '''Destination''' || style="text-align: center" | '''Frequency (tph)'''
|-
| rowspan="4"; style="background:#{{National Rail colour|Virgin Trains East Coast}}; color: white" | London North Eastern Railway
| rowspan="11" | London King's Cross || Leeds || 2
|-
| Lincoln || 1
|-
| York || 1
|-
| Edinburgh Waverley || 2
|-
| rowspan="2"; style="background:#{{National Rail colour|Grand Central}}; color: white" | Grand Central
| Sunderland || 5tpd
|-
| Bradford Interchange || 4tpd
|-
| rowspan="2"; style="background:#{{National Rail colour|First Hull Trains}}; color: white" | Hull Trains
| Hull || 5tpd
|-
| Beverley || 2tpd
|-
| style="background:#{{National Rail colour|Thameslink}}; color: white" | Thameslink
| Cambridge || 2
|-
| rowspan="5"; style="background:#{{National Rail colour|Great Northern}}" | Great Northern
| King's Lynn || 1
|-
| Ely || 1
|-
| rowspan="3" | 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.
[[Category:Simulations in the United Kingdom]]