1. Why is it called Charing Cross? Charing Cross is the name of the road junction to the south of Trafalgar Square, and that's where the station gets its name from. The junction is where all ...

Private firm the South Eastern Railway bought the market site after it was badly damaged in a fire in 1854. They then demolished it to make way for Charing Cross station. At the same time ...

CHARING Cross train station and other nearby sites were evacuated after a "suspicious package" sparked a bomb alert near Trafalgar Square. Cops diverted people away from Charing Cross, Villiers ...

A British Transport Police (BTP) spokesman said: “Officers from BTP attended platform 6 at Charing Cross railway station after a report at 10.50am of a fire. “At this stage, the fire is ...

Southeastern Railway said train services to and from Charing Cross were suspended while officers dealt with the incident. The London Underground station at Charing Cross was also evacuated.

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A British Transport Police spokesman said: “Officers were called to Charing Cross railway station at around 5.07pm following reports of a person trespassing on a railway bridge. “Officers attended, ...

1. Why is it called Charing Cross? Charing Cross is the name of the road junction to the south of Trafalgar Square, and that's where the station gets its name from. The junction is where all ...

Fire engines and ambulances could be seen outside the station entrance. A London Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: "We were called at 10.55am to reports of a fire on a train at Charing Cross.