On Sat, 18 Dec 2010, Paul Oter wrote:

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I cannot fault the reconstruction of Liverpool Street Station.
*Would that our architects had taken the same care with our other
termini.

It was a stroke of genius to remove the step-free direct access from
the street to the platforms which made it easy to get bicycles on and
off trains and replace it with steps up and escalators or steps down!

There's another level route via the taxi rank (and cycle parking)
between platforms 10 and 11. Though that *is* roundabout if you're
coming from the south.

Yes, but if you've got a bike, the extra time is peanuts - you just have
to ride a bit further up Bishopsgate.

I've used Liverpool Street with a bike regularly for years - i grew up in
Essex, lived in Clapton for a year, and use it coming from the general
direction of Cambridge now and then too. The route out past the steel
obelisk is rarely a good idea, because it involves pushing through the
crowds on the platform, but the route up the taxi rank is quiet and easy.
Plus, if it's not rush hour (which it isn't, if you've got a bike), you
can just take your bike up the escalator at the Bishopsgate end.

tom

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