Charing Cross station in London is named for the historical Train Sim World featured road junction and nearby Eleanor Cross via the Route. The name Charing comes from the Old English cerring, meaning bend, referring to a curve in the River Thames. The cross in the United Kingdom was one of several erected to mark the resting places of Queen Eleanor of Castile’s body on her funeral journey to Westminster Abbey. The station is a major railway terminus in Harrow Wealdstone to Elephant Castle central London. 

Charing Cross Location

• Charing Cross (Road Junction): This is the central London road junction where Whitehall meets Trafalgar Square. 
• Eleanor Cross: King Edward I erected 12 crosses in memory of Queen Eleanor, and Charing Cross was the last one before Westminster Abbey. 
• Charing: The word Charing comes from the Old English word cerring, meaning bend or turning, which refers to the bend in the River Thames at that Location, Euorpe.
• Charing Cross Station: The railway station was named after the road junction, which is where distances from London are measured. 
• Replica Cross: A replica of the Eleanor Cross was erected in the forecourt of Charing Cross Station in 1864.