New London Underground ticket hall

London Underground has opened a new ticket hall at King’s Cross St Pancras station.

For FCC passengers on both Thameslink and Great Northern route services, this means shorter and less congested routes to and from the Northern, Piccadilly and Victoria lines, without lengthy walks through St Pancras International or King’s Cross stations.

There are already lifts to the Metropolitan, Circle, Hammersmith & City, Piccadilly and Victoria lines. Step-free access to the last remaining line, the Northern line, will follow when the final works are completed this autumn.

Journey time improvements (estimated)

Between FCC St Pancras International Thameslink route platforms and:

Piccadilly line: 5 mins 40 secs (previously 8 mins)

Victoria line : 7 mins (previously 8 mins)

Northern line: 5 mins 50 secs (previously 9 mins 30 secs)

Circle, Metropolitan & Hammersmith and City lines: 4 mins (route didn't change)

In addition, new entrances/exits at the other end of the Piccadilly, Northern and Victoria line platforms have made it easier and quicker (less congested) for passengers to access and leave these platforms.

Between FCC King’s Cross platforms 9, 10 & 11 and:

Piccadilly line: 4 mins 30 secs (previously 6 mins – or up to 11 mins when station entrance temporarily closed in the morning rush hour)

Victoria line: 6 mins (no change – but previously could be up to 11 mins when station entrance temporarily closed in the morning rush hour)

Northern line: 4 mins 40 secs (previously 7 mins – or up to 12 mins when station entrance temporarily closed in the morning rush hour)

Circle, Metropolitan & Hammersmith and City lines: 6 mins 30 secs (previously 7 mins 30 secs – or up to 12 mins 30 secs when station entrance temporarily closed in the morning rush hour)

In addition, new entrances/exits at the other end of the Piccadilly, Northern and Victoria line platforms have made it easier and quicker (less congested) for passengers to access and leave these platforms.

For more information, see the Transport for London website.