Friday 1 Apr 2016
King’s happy as apostrophe’s dropped
Editor's note: Don’t worry, catapostrophe averted. It was an April fool. A spokesperson for Network Rail said: “Long live the… apostrophe!”.
UK rail operator Network Rail has announced King’s Cross station in London will drop the apostrophe in a bid to make the name more user-friendly thanks to the popularity of social media.
Director of stations, April O’Stroffy said: “Kings Cross (without an apostrophe) is – in a digital world, more practical. It’ll help the 35 million passengers who use the station each year, particularly those who use social media where apostrophes in hashtags and usernames cause problems.”
The station underwent a £550m redevelopment which was completed in 2013. In February, the Flying Scotsman made a return to the station following a decade-long restoration, before completing its inaugural run between London and York.
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