Hey guys. I'm currently planning a journey that takes me via London.
Basically I arrive in London Kings Cross, then ened to walk over to St
Pancreas to get a train to St. Albans. According to the Transport
Direct journey planner, this walk will take 31 minutes, but if I look
at any map, it looks like it shouldn't even take 5!

I've not been to the new St Pancreas, and I guess the entrance might
not be at the Kings Cross side, but is it really true that it would
take the average person 31 minutes to walk from Kings Cross station to
St. Pancreas?

Kind regards,

Matt

Matt wrote:
Hey guys. I'm currently planning a journey that takes me via London.
Basically I arrive in London Kings Cross, then ened to walk over to
St Pancreas to get a train to St. Albans. According to the Transport
Direct journey planner, this walk will take 31 minutes, but if I
look at any map, it looks like it shouldn't even take 5!

I've not been to the new St Pancreas, and I guess the entrance might
not be at the Kings Cross side, but is it really true that it would
take the average person 31 minutes to walk from Kings Cross station
to St. Pancreas?

First of all, it's St Pancras, not St Pancreas!

They must be assuming that you get lost, not difficult to do if you
don't know the place. It shouldn't take more than 5 or 10 minutes.

When you get to King's Cross, follow signs for Platforms 9 to 11 if
you're not already there. Platforms 9 to 11 are in a separate building
stuck on the western side of the main station, accessed from half way
along platform 8. From there you can walk straight across to the
eastern side entrance of St Pancras station, where the new extension
joins on to the original brick building. From the entrance go right
across to the far (western side) where there are escalators down to the
First Capital Connect platforms for trains to St Albans.

--
Richard J.
(to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address)

When you get to King's Cross, follow signs for Platforms 9 to 11 if you're
not already there. Platforms 9 to 11 are in a separate building

Along with platform 9 3/4?


--
Cheers

Roger T.
Home of the Great Eastern Railway at:-
http://www.highspeedplus.com/~rogertra/
Latitude: 48° 25' North
Longitude: 123° 21' West

When you get to King's Cross, follow signs for Platforms 9 to 11

Platform 9 3/4. Sorry forgot the link.

http://www.crypto.com/photos/misc/platform9.75.html



Cheers

Roger T.
Home of the Great Eastern Railway at:-
http://www.highspeedplus.com/~rogertra/
Latitude: 48° 25' North
Longitude: 123° 21' West

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When you get to King's Cross, follow signs for Platforms 9 to 11

Platform 9 3/4. Sorry forgot the link.

http://www.crypto.com/photos/misc/platform9.75.html

Isn't there now a luggage trolley on its way through to the platform?
--
David Biddulph

On 10 Feb, 17:06, "David Biddulph" groups [at] biddulph.org.uk
wrote:

Isn't there now a luggage trolley on its way through to the platform?

Yes, which is now badly dented - either through vandalism or something
else hitting it.

Not sure what that website was going on about, suggesting the platform
9 3/4 could have been there before the book!!

Jonathan

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,
(jonmorris) wrote:

On 10 Feb, 17:06, "David Biddulph" groups [at] biddulph.org.uk
wrote:

Isn't there now a luggage trolley on its way through to the
platform?

Yes, which is now badly dented - either through vandalism or
something else hitting it.

Not sure what that website was going on about, suggesting the
platform 9 3/4 could have been there before the book!!

Don't be silly!

--
Colin Rosenstiel

In message
,
jonmorris writes
On 10 Feb, 17:06, "David Biddulph" groups [at] biddulph.org.uk
wrote:

Isn't there now a luggage trolley on its way through to the platform?

Yes, which is now badly dented - either through vandalism or something
else hitting it.

Not sure what that website was going on about, suggesting the platform
9 3/4 could have been there before the book!!

I've heard a story, second hand and from a "Non Railway" person, which I
didn't fully understand, that there was once a station *somewhere* (not
KC) which had a Platform 9 3/4 and that that was the inspiration for JK
Rowling.

Anyone else here know?
--
Ian Jelf, MITG
Birmingham, UK

Registered Blue Badge Tourist Guide for London and the Heart of England
http://www.bluebadge.demon.co.uk

"Richard J." wrote in message
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Matt wrote:
Hey guys. I'm currently planning a journey that takes me via London.
Basically I arrive in London Kings Cross, then ened to walk over to
St Pancreas to get a train to St. Albans. According to the Transport
Direct journey planner, this walk will take 31 minutes, but if I
look at any map, it looks like it shouldn't even take 5!

I've not been to the new St Pancreas, and I guess the entrance might
not be at the Kings Cross side, but is it really true that it would
take the average person 31 minutes to walk from Kings Cross station
to St. Pancreas?

First of all, it's St Pancras, not St Pancreas!

They must be assuming that you get lost, not difficult to do if you don't
know the place. It shouldn't take more than 5 or 10 minutes.

I suspect that they are adding on the 'normal' connection time to the actual
walking time.

If you had a journey which involved a change at Kings Cross they probably
allow you 20 minutes for getting through the exit barriers (which might
easily take 5) and finding the next train.

So this 31 minutes is going to be 10 minutes walk plus the 20 minutes above.

tim

tim (not at home) wrote:

If you had a journey which involved a change at Kings Cross they probably
allow you 20 minutes for getting through the exit barriers (which might
easily take 5) and finding the next train.

If you arrive by NXEC, there are no barrier checks... tickets are
checked on the train.

There are no automatic barriers for most of the station (platforms 1 to 8).
--
Jeremy Double
jmd.nospam@btinternet {real email address, include the nospam!}
Steam and transport photos at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmdoubl...7603834894248/