Juan Cervera, 40, of Anchor Drive, Tottenham also collected tens of thousands of indecent images, which police found when they raided his home.
It took six months to hunt Cervera down, with officers assisted by a sketch artist's recreation of his distinctive hand tattoo.
He was convicted by an Inner London Crown Court jury of sexually assaulting the girl on a King's Cross-bound tube train on November 18, 2020.
Cervera also pleaded guilty to offences of 'upskirting' and voyeurism.
The girl was travelling to school and wearing her uniform when she realised an unknown male passenger was staring at her.
In front of other passengers, Cervera brazenly approached her, put his hand up her skirt and sexually assaulted her.
She left the train and Cervera continued to follow her until she ran away from him at King’s Cross Station.
After an extensive investigation that lasted 6 months, Cervera was identified and arrested.
Police recovered multiple phones and hard drives from his address.
Officers found that they contained tens of thousands of indecent images, including upskirting, outraging public decency and voyeurism.
During questioning, Cervera showed no remorse for his actions, refusing to comment when he was shown CCTV of his actions and presented with the evidence from his devices.
Detective Sergeant Robert Wilkes said: “One brave victim coming forward led us to a vile and prolific offender.
“Her testimony has helped us make sure that he is no longer a danger to women on rail network.”
Detective Chief Inspector Nia Mellor said: “This result comes after an extensive investigation that shows we will do everything in our power to put sexual offenders behind bars.
“British Transport Police detectives doggedly pursued this case, starting with limited lines of enquiry.
“The extensive CCTV on the rail network and intelligence sharing with other police forces led us to Cervera.
“Offenders should be in no doubt that, if you commit crime on the rail network, we will identify you.”
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