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King's Cross entrance to Underground to close
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Mon, 26 Jan 2009, Mike remarked: I, and I suspect many others will call the powers that be that thought up this ridiculous plan a bunch of arseholes. If anything they should have been providing more escalators or a high capacity rapid lift in this area rather than moving it outside. This old staircase *would* be outside, when they demolish the current roof over the "temporary" concourse. When those without the funds to travel 1st class on NXEC often have to walk down the platforms from just outside Peterborough, the long walk to a platform on the underground often leaves them hot sweaty and completely knackered. Making it more complicated and adding a trip into the open air is proof that passengers are just an inconvenience. As I said earlier, the walk is considerably less than Midland Mainline passengers have been enduring since the refurbishment of St Pancras began - for a couple of years the only way to the tube was a long walk outside in the rain; now it's a slightly longer walk, albeit indoors. Maybe they could also move the KX taxi ranks to 83 yards down the road from London Victoria? Haven't they already moved the taxi rank to the road in between KX and StP? Again, difficult to get to without being rained upon. -- Roland Perry |
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King's Cross entrance to Underground to close
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Roland Perry wrote: [snip] As I said earlier, the walk is considerably less than Midland Mainline passengers have been enduring since the refurbishment of St Pancras began - for a couple of years the only way to the tube was a long walk outside in the rain; now it's a slightly longer walk, albeit indoors. That's all part of the Government plan to improve peole's fitness, By the time you've walked from the train to the UndergrounD and back in the evening you've done your reccomended 30 minutes exercise a day :-) -- Graeme Wall This address is not read, substitute trains for rail. Transport Miscellany at http://www.greywall.demon.co.uk/rail/index.html |
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