security lines for rail travel

You can easily walk between the two in ten minutes.

There would have been a security screening prior to boarding the Eurostar, but I thought the screening business for trains within the country was still in the talking stage and, when/if implemented, it could impose no delays.

Thank you for the replies. Can I expect the Eurostar train to arrive on time? I'll be buying the ticket to York in advance so I want to make sure to transfer in time. Is this a reasonable amount of time or should I plan on a later train to be certain. The 11:21 train is at a discounted price so I'm motivated to book that one.

I'd be happy with a half-hour gap between the two. The Tunnel could be closed, who knows. Give yourself forty-five minutes in case you have to hive your way out of the station and noodle the platform over at King's Cross.

Jill,

As Ed mentioned, the walk from St. Pancras to King's Cross is only about 10-15 minutes and there will be no security lines. Allow an extra few minutes to disembark and get through the crowd. It's always a bit of a gamble to buy tickets when there's a connection involved, so I also agree with the 45 minute "cushion" to cover any short, unexpected delays.

If you arrive on time, there are lots of nearby restaurants so you could buy a sandwich or whatever to enjoy on the trip to York. I always enjoy visiting Pret e Manger and as I recall there are branches of that at both St. Pancras and King's Cross.

Hmmm, we went through airplane style security at the train stations in Spain in 2011. Has that stopped?

Oops update: it was 2009, not 2011.

@Lo,

As I recall, there's no security at St. Pancras when exiting the EuroStar station or when boarding the East Coast trains at King's Cross. However, there is airport-style security and Passport checks to board the EuroStar.

"Hmmm, we went through airplane style security at the train stations in Spain in 2011. Has that stopped? "

Wouldn't know about Spain but it doesn't happen in England, apart from Eurostar as previously mentioned.

England and Spain are quite different. England, and the rest of Europe, haven't reacted the way Spain did after its terrorist bombing.

Just responding to Dick's comment that there are no security lines for any trains in Europe...and wondering about Spain. That same trip, as we crossed the border from France to Spain, our train was stopped twice. Tickets and passports were checked. The 2nd stop, someone was removed from our car. I guess that doesn't happen elsewhere either.

Spain is the only country in Europe that has security scans for trains, other than Eurostar.