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King's Cross entrance to Underground to close
On 26 Jan, 00:35, "John Salmon" wrote: Surprisingly, I don't think this has been posted here yet... Posters displayed at King's Cross indicate that the entrance to the Underground from within the main line station concourse - the one more or less opposite platform 7 - which seems to have been there for ever, at least within my recollection, is to close permanently from next Sunday, 1st February. Intriguing. I've found this information on the TfL website: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/proj....aspx#entrance ---quote--- Entrance closure - 1 February 2009 The staircase that leads from within King's Cross mainline station to the Underground will be closed permanently from 1 February 2009. This closure is to enable a lift to be installed to provide step-free access from the ticket hall to the Northern line platforms. This staircase will not re-open, but a new route between King's Cross mainline and the Underground will open nearby when the new Northern ticket hall opens in 2010. Until then, passengers should use the main entrance staircase and lift located outside of King's Cross mainline station, to change between rail and Underground services. ---/quote--- In time the whole focus of King's Cross station is shifting from the present concourse over to the new western concourse, which will open in 2011/ 2012 - in this context the closure of this staircase makes rather more sense. I'm not really all that clued up on the redevelopment of the station, but it seems as though the new northern Tube ticket hall will become the primary entrance to the Underground from the mainline station. This Network Rail webpage provides a rough outline as to the plans, but there's not really enough detail in it: http://www.networkrail.co.uk/aspx/4059.aspx I note that the footbridge in the main trainshed was scheduled to be removed over Christmas - I haven't been into KX lately so can't say if this happened or not. It was fun walking over it when it was still open, it was a distinctly forgotten corner of the station. It only gave access to platforms 1 and 8 - was this always the case? I also note that it's being/been taken into storage - any ideas for a new home for it? |
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