On 26 Jan, 10:50, Roland Perry wrote:
I wonder if this new lift will be under the "green oval" in front of the
station?

My guess is it'll be starting at basement level (ie the tube ticket
hall), rather than street level. It's not shown on any diagrams I can
find though.

The Northern Ticket Hall opens in December this year, and I would hope
will offer an indoor connection to KX. That may be why the Duke of
York has been closed.

U

In message
, at
03:14:45 on Mon, 26 Jan 2009, Mr Thant
remarked:
The Northern Ticket Hall opens in December this year,

As soon as that? Is it timed to co-incide with the opening of the Kent
Domestics. Will all the new escalators/passageways to the tube lines be
complete as well?

and I would hope will offer an indoor connection to KX.

The entrances to the northern hall will be quite close to the KX
Suburban platforms, and therefore a long de-tour.

The new tube entrance from KX Mainline will be from somewhere around the
current Ladies toilets, and will lead to the existing ticket hall in a
passage under the current ex-GNER ticket office. This will emerge into
the existing ticket hall in the same place as the passageway from the
soon-to-be-closed stairs.
--
Roland Perry

On 26 Jan, 11:33, Roland Perry wrote:

In message
, at
03:14:45 on Mon, 26 Jan 2009, Mr Thant
remarked:

The Northern Ticket Hall opens in December this year,

As soon as that? Is it timed to co-incide with the opening of the Kent
Domestics. Will all the new escalators/passageways to the tube lines be
complete as well?

It's almost as if there's a masterplan at work! I think the timing is
intended to coincide with the arrival of the Kent high-speed trains at
St. P.


and I would hope will offer an indoor connection to KX.

The entrances to the northern hall will be quite close to the KX
Suburban platforms, and therefore a long de-tour.

The new tube entrance from KX Mainline will be from somewhere around the
current Ladies toilets, and will lead to the existing ticket hall in a
passage under the current ex-GNER ticket office. This will emerge into
the existing ticket hall in the same place as the passageway from the
soon-to-be-closed stairs.

Aha, that makes sense.

In message
, at
03:47:11 on Mon, 26 Jan 2009, Mizter T remarked:
The Northern Ticket Hall opens in December this year,

As soon as that? Is it timed to co-incide with the opening of the Kent
Domestics. Will all the new escalators/passageways to the tube lines be
complete as well?

It's almost as if there's a masterplan at work! I think the timing is
intended to coincide with the arrival of the Kent high-speed trains at
St. P.

Although this says 2010 (for the Northern Ticket Hall):

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/proj....aspx#entrance
--
Roland Perry

On 26 Jan, 11:57, Roland Perry wrote:
Although this says 2010 (for the Northern Ticket Hall)

The official date is "February 2010" but they were asked to get it
done three months early by the DfT, which they've agreed to. But for
whatever political reason TfL's announced date is unchanged.

(see also the ELL, which opens "June 2010" but I would bet money will
be carrying passengers by the end of this year)

U

Mr Thant wrote:

(see also the ELL, which opens "June 2010" but I would bet money will
be carrying passengers by the end of this year)

Incidentally, Network Rail are currently advertising for signallers at
New Cross Gate, presumably for the ELL.

Cheers,

Barry

Indeed the passenger bridge crossing from platforms 1 to 8 was
dismantled over Christmas, I used it every day for years, the supports
at either end are still in-place at this time. Parts of this bridge
are in cordoned off lock ups at the far end of platform 8. There was
talk that the passenger walk way exit at the top end of platform one
is to close also and passengers having to walk first around the front
of that satantion and then to the west end ticket hall before getting
access to the station. I would guess that some form of ticket barriers
will also go in and this is why this would be the only entrance.
Builders are dismantling the buildings by the top end of platform one
brick by brick. I did read something about an extra platform being
installed and would guess it would be next to platform one and why
they would close the top end side entrance there, been building there
for ages, its where the taxi used to drive down the side of platform
one. Anyone any info?