What would be the best step free route from Weybridge to St Pancras
for a 70 year old with luggage?

Francis

On 31 May, 17:05, francis wrote:
What would be the best step free route from Weybridge to St Pancras
for a 70 year old with luggage?

Get off the train at Wimbledon (which has lifts to all platforms) and
take an "Edgware Road" bound District Line train. At High Streeet
Kensington (or any later station except Edgware Road, where you may
end up on the wrong platform), get off the train and wait on the same
platform for a Circle Line train to King's Cross St Pancras, which has
lifts from the Circle Line platforms to St Pancras International.

On weekdays there are also direct trains from Wimbledon to St Pancras
International run by First Capital Connect (only half-hourly though,
and quite slow).

I'd allow an hour for either of these journeys.

U

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09:05:40 on Sat, 31 May 2008, francis
remarked:
What would be the best step free route from Weybridge to St Pancras
for a 70 year old with luggage?

Assuming you can get to the platform at Weybridge OK - it's in a bit of
fierce cutting iirc) then the main challenge is getting onto the
Underground step-free. The Bakerloo at Waterloo doesn't qualify as step
free as it has those irritating half a dozen steps to platform level
(plus the escalators - how bad are those for your 70 year old?)

At St Pancras there's entirely step-free exit (by lift) from the Circle,
and escalator plus lift from the others.

My best guess would be Waterloo, Jubilee line (maybe all lifts, perhaps
an escalator from the main concourse down to the street level one)
change at Baker Street (short escalator) to the Met/Circle eastbound.

Coming back, the change at Baker Street isn't step-free.

Or a bus?
--
Roland Perry

On May 31, 5:52 pm, Roland Perry wrote:
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09:05:40 on Sat, 31 May 2008, francis
remarked:

What would be the best step free route from Weybridge to St Pancras
for a 70 year old with luggage?

Assuming you can get to the platform at Weybridge OK - it's in a bit of
fierce cutting iirc) then the main challenge is getting onto the
Underground step-free. The Bakerloo at Waterloo doesn't qualify as step
free as it has those irritating half a dozen steps to platform level
(plus the escalators - how bad are those for your 70 year old?)

At St Pancras there's entirely step-free exit (by lift) from the Circle,
and escalator plus lift from the others.

My best guess would be Waterloo, Jubilee line (maybe all lifts, perhaps
an escalator from the main concourse down to the street level one)
change at Baker Street (short escalator) to the Met/Circle eastbound.

Coming back, the change at Baker Street isn't step-free.

Or a bus?
--
Roland Perry

Many thanks for that, any idea how much a taxi would be?

Francis

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francis writes
On May 31, 5:52 pm, Roland Perry wrote:
In message
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09:05:40 on Sat, 31 May 2008, francis
remarked:

What would be the best step free route from Weybridge to St Pancras
for a 70 year old with luggage?




Many thanks for that, any idea how much a taxi would be?

Francis

Depends what day of the week and the time of day. It should cost
somewhere between 10 and 15 pounds. 10 if it's daytime and very light
traffic. 15 if there's more traffic and it's on a busy Sat or Sunday

The taxi rank is at the exit to the platforms and the St Pancras set
down is right outside the door to the station. Both stations usually
have someone to help those who have mobility problems.

--
Mike Hughes
A Taxi driver licensed for London and Brighton
at home in Tarring, West Sussex, England

"francis" wrote in message
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What would be the best step free route from Weybridge to St Pancras
for a 70 year old with luggage?

From the other responses to this question, you'll see there's no direct tube
link, so it will always require a change of trains, though the Wimbledon
option requires least movement during the change. There is, however, a
direct bus service - the number 59 - goes every 12 minutes from stop K at
Waterloo, and takes about half an hour. TfL say that all their buses have
low steps these days, so there should be little or no step up onto the bus
(depends on the kerb height). You may need to cough loudly and pointedly if
you need someone to give up their seat for you :-)

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09:58:31 on Sat, 31 May 2008, francis
remarked:
any idea how much a taxi would be?

We were discussing that in a different thread. About £12 perhaps.

ps The suggestion of going via Wimbledon and High St Ken is very clever.
--
Roland Perry

On May 31, 8:50�pm, "Graculus"
wrote:
"francis" wrote in message

...

What would be the best step free route from Weybridge to St Pancras
for a 70 year old with luggage?

From the other responses to this question, you'll see there's no direct tube
link, so it will always require a change of trains, though the Wimbledon
option requires least movement during the change. There is, however, a
direct bus service - the number 59 - goes every 12 minutes from stop K at
Waterloo, and takes about half an hour. TfL say that all their buses have
low steps these days, so there should be little or no step up onto the bus
(depends on the kerb height). You may need to cough loudly and pointedly if
you need someone to give up their seat for you :-)

I'd hardly recommend using bus stop K at Waterloo to someone requiring
step-free access! It's either a long hike via an escalator and then
along Waterloo Road, crossing at least 2 roads in the the process; or
leaving via the arch near the taxi rank and then negotiating the taxi
road, bus road adjacent to the Eastern lines and fairly steep inclines
at several places!

Marc.

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On May 31, 8:50�pm, "Graculus"
wrote:
"francis" wrote in message

...

What would be the best step free route from Weybridge to St Pancras
for a 70 year old with luggage?

From the other responses to this question, you'll see there's no direct
tube
link, so it will always require a change of trains, though the Wimbledon
option requires least movement during the change. There is, however, a
direct bus service - the number 59 - goes every 12 minutes from stop K at
Waterloo, and takes about half an hour. TfL say that all their buses have
low steps these days, so there should be little or no step up onto the bus
(depends on the kerb height). You may need to cough loudly and pointedly
if
you need someone to give up their seat for you :-)

I'd hardly recommend using bus stop K at Waterloo to someone requiring
step-free access! It's either a long hike via an escalator and then
along Waterloo Road, crossing at least 2 roads in the the process; or
leaving via the arch near the taxi rank and then negotiating the taxi
road, bus road adjacent to the Eastern lines and fairly steep inclines
at several places!


- Oh well, worth a try. I am not over-familar with the various bus stops
around Waterloo. Good job someone's on the ball.

On Sat, 31 May 2008 17:50:05 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

I'd hardly recommend using bus stop K at Waterloo to someone requiring
step-free access! It's either a long hike via an escalator and then
along Waterloo Road, crossing at least 2 roads in the the process;

There's a lift from the concourse down the the Waterloo Road exit. And
the roads you have to cross (is there more than one?) are very minor
ones (I don't think I've ever seen anything turn down them).