A Network Rail spokesman said the publicly owned infrastructure company was marking the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which stretches from March 10 to April 9 in 2024.
“King’s Cross station is made up of a diverse and multicultural workforce and at times of religious significance, messages such as these are displayed to celebrate the station’s diversity and inclusivity,” they said.
“If significant disruption occurs on the network, the boards are changed to display relevant passenger information to help passengers complete their journeys.
“Throughout the year, messaging at the station also celebrates festivals from other religions including Easter, Christmas, Passover and Diwali to mark the beliefs of our colleagues and passengers.”
A Christian religious occasion
When asked by The Telegraph for examples of departure board messages displayed to mark other religious festivals, the spokesman suggested none were available because staff had taken no pictures of them.
At least one other railway company does pay regard to a Christian religious occasion, however.
Southeastern Railway, the Kent train operator, regularly marks Shrove Tuesday on the departure boards across its 164 stations.
On the day itself, the train company renames London St Pancras station as London St Pancake.
In a statement issued in 2020 about the stunt, which has taken place for the past five years, Southeastern said it wished passengers “a flippin’ good Pancake Day”.
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