Paul Oter wrote:
On 8 Dec, 13:40, Sky Rider wrote:
Sarah Brown wrote:
In article ,
Sky Rider wrote:
I promise you that I am not making this up - you will have to allow much
more time to make this interchange I'm afraid. Hopefully this map can be
of some help:http://tinyurl.com/2es47u
If I'm readign that right, there will never be interchange between St
Pancras Thameslink and the Underground. Surely some mistake?
No mistake - *all* Thameslink passengers who get on/off at StP must go
through the gateline. In particular Victoria line passengers will be in
for a shock, although the Northern Ticket Hall (to open in 2010) will
shorten the walking distance between the deep-level lines and StP (TL)
slightly (particularly the Northern line). In any case the walking
distance for Met/Circle/H&C line passengers will not change tomorrow.

So what will be the best route for a passenger from, say, Luton who
wants to get to, say, Paddington? Will it still be easier overall to
remain on the train at KXSP and change at Farringdon?

PaulO

That is indeed the case. The time it will take to walk from Platform A
at StP to the sub-surface platforms at KXSP and hop on the train is the
same as the time it will take to ride from StP to ZFD (Farringdon), do a
cross-platform interchange (TL - LUL) and ride from ZFD to KXSP.

On Sat, 8 Dec 2007, Sky Rider wrote:

Sky Rider wrote:
wrote:

I am still unclear on what is the best way to change from tube -- St
Pancras Thameslink. (Specifically from the Victoria line).

Are you ready?

From the Victoria line platforms, you will need to go up to the Tube
Ticket Hall (via the escalators and gateline), then follow the signs to
'St Pancras International'. They should direct you through the Western
Ticket Hall, up the stairs at the end and to some arches (which mark
the beginning of a long passageway that goes right through StP) on your
right. Walk straight through the arches and at the end of the
passageway you should reach the new Thameslink area.

I promise you that I am not making this up - you will have to allow
much more time to make this interchange I'm afraid. Hopefully this map
can be of some help: http://tinyurl.com/2es47u

Although the new station is located further away from the deep-level
tube lines (particularly the Victoria line), it is more convenient for
EMT and Eurostar passengers (and to a lesser extent FCC passengers from
King's Cross *Suburban*).

This seems of dubious value to me. How many people are going to come to
London by Thameslink in order to catch a train to Derby, Sheffield, Paris
and other such delightful spots, compared to the number who will come to
London in order to get the tube to their place of work?

Am i right in thinking that the majority of NR passengers arriving at St
Pancras do so by Thameslink?

I realise that the position of the new station was not chosen on the basis
of proximity to other platforms, but because of the arrangement of the
existing Thameslink tunnel. It is a shame that it's worked out like this,
though.

tom

--
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test transmission, broadcast on a loop in the UK between November 1998
and early 2002.

On Dec 8, 12:25 pm, Sky Rider wrote:
wrote:
I am still unclear on what is the best way to change from tube -- St
Pancras Thameslink. (Specifically from the Victoria line).

At the moment it is very easy to change between the Vic line and Kings
X Thameslink.

What is the score with the new station? There doesn't seem to be much
information out there and the new service begins on Sunday.

Are you ready?

From the Victoria line platforms, you will need to go up to the Tube
Ticket Hall (via the escalators and gateline), then follow the signs to
'St Pancras International'. They should direct you through the Western
Ticket Hall, up the stairs at the end and to some arches (which mark the
beginning of a long passageway that goes right through StP) on your
right. Walk straight through the arches and at the end of the passageway
you should reach the new Thameslink area.

I promise you that I am not making this up - you will have to allow much
more time to make this interchange I'm afraid. Hopefully this map can be
of some help:http://tinyurl.com/2es47u

Thanks. Guess I'll find out tomorrow morning how it all fits
together.

Granville

wrote:
On Dec 8, 12:25 pm, Sky Rider wrote:
wrote:
I am still unclear on what is the best way to change from tube -- St
Pancras Thameslink. (Specifically from the Victoria line).
At the moment it is very easy to change between the Vic line and Kings
X Thameslink.
What is the score with the new station? There doesn't seem to be much
information out there and the new service begins on Sunday.
Are you ready?

From the Victoria line platforms, you will need to go up to the Tube
Ticket Hall (via the escalators and gateline), then follow the signs to
'St Pancras International'. They should direct you through the Western
Ticket Hall, up the stairs at the end and to some arches (which mark the
beginning of a long passageway that goes right through StP) on your
right. Walk straight through the arches and at the end of the passageway
you should reach the new Thameslink area.

I promise you that I am not making this up - you will have to allow much
more time to make this interchange I'm afraid. Hopefully this map can be
of some help:http://tinyurl.com/2es47u

Thanks. Guess I'll find out tomorrow morning how it all fits
together.

Granville


You're very welcome.