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Old September 27th 10, 06:57 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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Mizter T wrote on 27 September 2010 01:36:36 ...

On Sep 26, 11:20 pm, Roy wrote:

On 26/09/10 21:46, Barry Salter wrote:

or a link to the
(in)famous "SMILE" subway to Pentonville Road?


What's the SMILE subway? The only hit Google brings up is a reference
to Thameslink -- is that the passageway from the old Thameslink station
to the Victoria and Piccadilly lines?


Yes - the old KX Thameslink station's entrance on Pentonville Road is
still open these days albeit weekdays only between (IIRC) 7am and 8pm
(responsibility for it passed from FCC Thameslink to LU).

The Smile passageway is so called because...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67655316@N00/225943955/


Because ....?
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