 King's Cross handled large numbers of troops alongside civilian traffic during World War II.Engine shortages meant that up to 2,000 people had to be accommodated on each train.In the early hours of Sunday 11 May 1941, two bombs fell on the, then, platform 10 at the west side of the station, damaging a newspaper train in that platform and destroying the general offices, booking hall and a bar, and bringing down a large section of roof.