Kings Cross

Kings Cross or King's Cross can refer to:

  • Kings Cross, London - an area of Central London, England
    • King's Cross Central a development of previously semi-derelict land in the King's Cross area
    • London King's Cross railway station a major London railway terminus
    • King's Cross St. Pancras tube station for London Underground lines
      • the location of the King's Cross fire of November 1987.
    • King's Cross Thameslink railway station a former railway station connecting with King's Cross station and King's Cross St Pancras tube station
  • Kings Cross, New South Wales - an area of Sydney, Australia
    • Kings Cross railway station, Sydney an underground railway station in Sydney

Also:

  • "King's Cross", a Pet Shop Boys song from their 1987 album Actually, also covered and released as a single by Tracey Thorn in 2007.
  • "King's Crossing", an Elliott Smith song on the album From a Basement on the Hill.
  • Kings Cross, a UK rock band formerly known as Belisha.
  • King's X, an American rock band.
  • The Kings Cross - Cardiff's oldest serving gay pub
  • A type of solitaire card game.

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    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

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