jonmorris wrote:
On 18 Mar, 15:51, (Neil Williams)
wrote:
Why not just "London St. Pancras"? It's effectively the same
station

I was thinking that, considering King's Cross platforms 9-11 aren't
given a special name even though they're away from the main
platforms.

You have King's Cross St Pancras for the underground, come upstairs
and go to King's Cross OR St Pancras. How complicated is that? Once
in either station, you go for the platform required by following the
signs or looking at a map. Why confuse things with another station,
which will be the same as we have now with King's Cross Thameslink!

Gare du Nord in Paris is in a similar situation, having a large terminus
above ground and the RER through lines underground. The terminus has
platforms 1-21 (inter-city/international) and 30-36 (suburban), and the
RER below them has platforms 41-44. As with Kings Cross St Pancras, the
Métro platforms are regarded as a separate station.
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Richard J.
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