London Banter - View Single Post - King's Cross entrance to Underground to close

Roland Perry · January 27th 09, 06:30 AM posted to uk.transport.london

In message , at 18:34:23
on Mon, 26 Jan 2009, remarked:
They are currently widening the circulating area inside the "old
building" by moving all the buffers about half a carriage-length
north, and eventually covering the resulting footprint with a
pedestrianised area. This will give a "corridor" from the platform
ends westwards to the new National Rail ticket concourse.

ITYF that those extensions affect platforms 5-8 only. Platforms 1-4 are
not being shortened.

One of the plans linked to yesterday showed that - I have to admit being
a little surprised. It's one of the reasons people arriving on those
low-numbered platforms are encouraged to exit to the plaza, because the
route to the new western concourse is too constricted (and conflicted
with people heading towards trains).

I hope that tptb at the station start announcing the departure of trains
a little earlier, as the "frantic last minute rush" is going to be from
much further away; I wonder if they'll yell at people, over the tannoy,
who go airside speculatively, and clog up the area in front of the
buffers, like they yell at people who go onto the platforms today "too
early".
--
Roland Perry