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{{Short description|Railway station in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia}}
{{Use Australian English|date=April 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Kings Cross
| type = 
| style = Sydney Trains
| image = (1)Kings Cross Station.jpg
| image_size = 
| image_caption = Westbound view from platform 2, March 2019
| address = Darlinghurst Road, [[Kings Cross, New South Wales|Kings Cross]]
| country = Australia
| coordinates = {{coord|-33.87468|151.22242|region:AU-NSW_type:railwaystation|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = 
| distance = {{convert|3.41|km}} from [[Central railway station, Sydney|Central]]
| line = [[Eastern Suburbs railway line|Eastern Suburbs]]
| other = {{TFNSW|B}} Bus
| structure = Underground
| platform = 2 (1 island)
| depth = 
| levels = 
| tracks = 2
| parking = 
| bicycle = 
| opened = 23 June 1979
| closed = 
| rebuilt = 
| electrified = Yes
| accessible = Yes
| code = [[List of New South Wales railway station codes|KSX]]
| owned = [[Transport Asset Holding Entity]]
| operator = [[Sydney Trains]]
| zone = 
| status = Staffed
| former = 
| passengers = 
*8,058,390 (year)
*22,078 (daily)<ref name="note1">This figure is the number of entries and exits of a year combined averaged to a day.</ref>
| pass_year = 2023<ref>{{cite web |title=Train Station Monthly Usage |url=https://opendata.transport.nsw.gov.au/dataset/train-station-entries-and-exits-data |website=Open Data |access-date=26 January 2024}}</ref>
| pass_rank = 
| pass_system = Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink
| mpassengers = 
| services =
{{Adjacent stations
|system1=Sydney Trains
|line2=T4|left2=Martin Place|right2=Edgecliff
|system3=NSW TrainLink
|line4=South Coast|left4=Martin Place|right4=Edgecliff|to-left4=Kiama|to-right4=Bondi Junction|note-mid4=(morning and evening services)
}}
| web = [https://transportnsw.info/stop?q=10101107#/ Transport for NSW]
| route_map = 
| map_state = 
}}
'''Kings Cross railway station''' is a heritage-listed railway station located on the [[Eastern Suburbs railway line|Eastern Suburbs line]], serving the [[Sydney]] suburb of [[Kings Cross, New South Wales|Kings Cross]]. It is served by [[Sydney Trains]]' [[Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line|T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line]] services and [[NSW TrainLink]]'s [[South Coast Line]] services.

==History==
Kings Cross station opened on 23 June 1979 when the [[Eastern Suburbs railway line|Eastern Suburbs line]] opened from [[Central railway station, Sydney|Central]] to [[Bondi Junction railway station|Bondi Junction]].<ref>[http://www.nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=NSW:Kings+Cross&line=NSW:eastern_suburbs:0 Kings Cross Station] NSWrail.net</ref><ref>[http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=5062515 Kings Cross Railway Station Group] NSW Environment & Heritage</ref>

The station was upgraded in 2004 and received a lift and tactile indicators. In 2016, Kings Cross was refurbished with new tiling, tactile indicators and the platform walls repainted.<ref>https://www.ipart.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/state_rail_authority_-_s4934.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}</ref>

==Platforms and services==
{{Sydney Trains platform box
|p1alinename = T4
|p1astop     = services to [[Cronulla railway station|Cronulla]], [[Waterfall railway station, Sydney|Waterfall]] & [[Helensburgh railway station|Helensburgh]]
|p1anotes    = <ref name=T4Timetable>{{Cite New South Wales transport timetables|T4}}</ref>
|p1blinename = South Coast Line
|p1bstop     = services to [[Wollongong railway station|Wollongong]], [[Dapto railway station|Dapto]] & [[Kiama railway station|Kiama]]
|p1bnotes    = only during peak hours and weekends<ref name=SouthCoastTimetable>{{Cite New South Wales transport timetables|South Coast}}</ref>
|p2alinename = T4
|p2astop     = services to [[Bondi Junction railway station|Bondi Junction]]
|p2anotes    = <ref name=T4Timetable/>
|p2blinename = South Coast Line
|p2bstop     = services to [[Bondi Junction railway station|Bondi Junction]]
|p2bnotes    = only during peak hours and weekends<ref name=SouthCoastTimetable/>}}

== Transport links ==
[[Transdev John Holland]] operates three bus routes via Kings Cross station, under [[Sydney Metropolitan Bus Service Contracts|contract]] to [[Transport for NSW]]:
*311: [[Millers Point]] to [[Eddy Avenue]]<ref>[https://transportnsw.info/documents/timetables/31-311-Central-Belmore-Park-to-City-Millers-Point-via-Darlinghurst-and-Potts-Point-20211205.pdf Route 311 timetable] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204030013/https://transportnsw.info/documents/timetables/31-311-Central-Belmore-Park-to-City-Millers-Point-via-Darlinghurst-and-Potts-Point-20211205.pdf |date=4 December 2021 }} Transport for NSW</ref>
*324: [[Dawes Point|Walsh Bay]] to [[Watsons Bay]] via [[Old South Head Road]]<ref>{{Cite New South Wales transport timetables|B324}}</ref>
*325: Walsh Bay to Watsons Bay via [[Vaucluse, New South Wales|Vaucluse]]<ref>{{Cite New South Wales transport timetables|B325}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Kings Cross railway station Sydney Entrance 2017.jpg|Station entrance, August 2017
File:Kings Cross railway station Sydney Concourse 2017.jpg|Station concourse, August 2017
File:Entrance to Kings Cross station.JPG|Station front, August 2011
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Kings Cross railway station, Sydney|Kings Cross railway station}}
* [https://transportnsw.info/stop?q=10101107#/ Kings Cross Station] at Transport for New South Wales <small>(Archived [https://web.archive.org/web/20200501124923/https://transportnsw.info/stop?q=10101107#/ 1 May 2020])</small>
*[https://transportnsw.info/document/1915/kingscross-station-map.pdf Kings Cross Public Transport Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105061524/https://transportnsw.info/document/1915/kingscross-station-map.pdf |date=5 November 2019 }} Transport for NSW

{{Transport for New South Wales railway stations|Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra=y|South Coast=y|state=collapsed}}

[[Category:Easy Access railway stations in Sydney]]
[[Category:Railway stations located underground in Sydney]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Australia opened in 1979]]
[[Category:Kings Cross, New South Wales]]
[[Category:Eastern Suburbs railway line]]