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London Kings Cross Train Station

London King's Cross railway station, operated by Network Rail, is a central London main line railway station located on the northern edge of central London - at the junction of the Euston Road and York Way. The station is the southern terminus of the East Coast Main Line which is a high speed line that connects London, Peterborough, Doncaster, Wakefield, Leeds, York, Darlington, Newcastle, Edinburgh. King's Cross is also a London terminus for First Capital Connect services which provides commuter services to areas of North London and outer-suburban/regional services to Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire. The station has a staffed ticket office and passengers are also able to collect tickets purchased in advance (for example, on the internet) from one of the automatic ticket machines located in the station.

Facilities at the station include ATM's, bureau de change, First Class Lounge, pay phones, public wifi, cafes and shops, toilets and baby changing facilities.

Passenger services using the station are operated by First Hull Trains, East Coast, Grand Central and First Capital Connect. Destinations available include Leeds, Peterborough, Doncaster, Bradford Forster Square, Harrogate, Newcastle Central, York, Glasgow Central, Edinburgh Waverley, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Inverness, Stirling, Perth, Cambridge and Kings Lynn.

Parking is available at the station for 322 vehicles and is open 24 hours a day.

Durham Train Station

Located in the north east of England, Durham railway station offers passengers services to destinations including Newcastle Central, Edinburgh Waverley, London King's Cross, York, Reading, Doncaster, Reading, Plymouth, Leeds, Liverpool Lime Street, Manchester Victoria and Darlington. The travel time to London King's Cross, on an East Coast high speed service, is roughly three hours.

Durham railway station, operated by East Coast, is located on the East Coast Main Line which connects London, Peterborough, Doncaster, Wakefield, Leeds, York, Darlington, Newcastle and Edinburgh. Passenger services calling at the station are operated by East Coast, CrossCountry, First TransPennine Express and Northern Rail.

Facilities at the station include ATM's, pay phones, public wifi, cafe, shops, toilets and baby changing facilities. Parking is available at the station and is open 24 hours a day.

The current station was originally built in 1857 but was preceded by three other railway stations in the city, none of which survive today. These stations are Gilesgate in the city which was closed in the 1850's, Shincliffe Town in nearby Shincliffe which was closed in the 1950's and Durham Elvet which was also closed in the 1950's.