Kings Cross exhibition
 

Just announced by Network Rail

http://www.networkrailmediacentre.co...TURE-198f.aspx

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Paul C
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Kings Cross exhibition
 

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,
(plcd1) wrote:

Just announced by Network Rail


http://www.networkrailmediacentre.co...ROSS-PASSENGER
S-OFFERED-A-GLIMPSE-INTO-THE-FUTURE-198f.aspx

I'm confused. I thought I read that the new concourse opened just before
Christmas?

--
Colin Rosenstiel

Kings Cross exhibition
 

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, at
00:01:16 on Thu, 12 Jan 2012, plcd1 remarked:
Just announced by Network Rail

http://www.networkrailmediacentre.co...G-S-CROSS-PASS
ENGERS-OFFERED-A-GLIMPSE-INTO-THE-FUTURE-198f.aspx

" to improve passenger flow passengers will only be able to enter the
platforms via the new concourse and will exit via the old concourse."

Classic Hutbers Law.

ps I thought the original plan was to allow at least some access to the
lower-numbered platforms through gates on the ground floor.
--
Roland Perry

Kings Cross exhibition
 

"Roland Perry" wrote in message
...

" to improve passenger flow passengers will only be able to enter the
platforms via the new concourse and will exit via the old concourse."

ps I thought the original plan was to allow at least some access to the
lower-numbered platforms through gates on the ground floor.

He might mean 'generally'. But yes, all the relevant planning application
drawings do show a small group of entry gates at the east end of the station
front.

OTOH the words footbridge, escalator or lifts aren't mentioned so presumably
you'll take that as proof they haven't been provided?

Paul S

Kings Cross exhibition
 

wrote in message
...
In article
,
(plcd1) wrote:

Just announced by Network Rail


http://www.networkrailmediacentre.co...ROSS-PASSENGER
S-OFFERED-A-GLIMPSE-INTO-THE-FUTURE-198f.aspx

I'm confused. I thought I read that the new concourse opened just before
Christmas?

No, they just announced that major construction work was completed.

Unnecessary spin really...

Paul S

Kings Cross exhibition
 

In message , at 11:09:21 on
Thu, 12 Jan 2012, Paul Scott remarked:
" to improve passenger flow passengers will only be able to enter the
platforms via the new concourse and will exit via the old concourse."

ps I thought the original plan was to allow at least some access to the
lower-numbered platforms through gates on the ground floor.

He might mean 'generally'. But yes, all the relevant planning application
drawings do show a small group of entry gates at the east end of the station
front.

Will have to visit the exhibition I suppose.

OTOH the words footbridge, escalator or lifts aren't mentioned so presumably
you'll take that as proof they haven't been provided?

Now now. They are the means by which access "via the new concourse" is
provided.
--
Roland Perry

Kings Cross exhibition
 

In message , at 03:34:15
on Thu, 12 Jan 2012, remarked:
I'm confused. I thought I read that the new concourse opened just before
Christmas?

There was an announcement that "major construction was completed" in
December. iirc that's the one with the strangely worded "rebuild WW2
bomb damage" - recreating an authentic 'recently bombed' look.

--
Roland Perry

Kings Cross exhibition
 

Colin Rosenstiel wrote
(plcd1) wrote:

Just announced by Network Rail
http://www.networkrailmediacentre.co...TURE-198f.aspx

I'm confused. I thought I read that the new concourse opened just before
Christmas?

No, but bits of it are easily visible. The new main departure board
(visible from the barrier line for platforms 9 to 11) was working yesterday;
it is more 'conventional' than the one in the current concourse, no longer
having separate sections for FCC and main-line services.

Kings Cross exhibition
 

In article , (Roland Perry)
wrote:

In message , at 11:09:21 on
Thu, 12 Jan 2012, Paul Scott remarked:
" to improve passenger flow passengers will only be able to enter the
platforms via the new concourse and will exit via the old concourse."

ps I thought the original plan was to allow at least some access to the
lower-numbered platforms through gates on the ground floor.

He might mean 'generally'. But yes, all the relevant planning
application drawings do show a small group of entry gates at the east end
of the station front.

Will have to visit the exhibition I suppose.

OTOH the words footbridge, escalator or lifts aren't mentioned so
presumably you'll take that as proof they haven't been provided?

Now now. They are the means by which access "via the new concourse" is
provided.

But not the only means. There will be a level route through where the shops
were on platform 8. That much I was assured of as it's the only route for
cycles.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

Kings Cross exhibition
 

In article ,
Roland Perry wrote:

Will have to visit the exhibition I suppose.

Since the exhibition apparently conists of "new CGI images, a map and
iPads giving people the chance to play a quiz" you'd have thought they
could have provided an online version so that people who might be
planning to travel through KX could also see it.

Sam