Andrea wrote:
The current long route from the underground to platform level at St
Pancras station is a joke! Are there no plans to have a direct
underground passage to the station, that avoids an outside walk
braving the elements? There also seems to be an exit from the station
onto Midland Road, but this is closed - are there no plans to open it?

The current situation at St Pancras/ Kings in regards to the six
stations are as follows.
MMl is now in its final location on the west side outside the Barlow Shed.
CTRL (HS1) is in process of final tracking gauging and electrification
check, and signal testing.
Kent services as CTRL.
Kings Cross GNER/FCC plans submitted to Camden for approval of redesign
of station front and west side, with removal of unauthorised front
structure departure area, proposed completion 2015.
Thameslink 2000, fitting out of new station on westside of St Pancras
underground. Concurrent completion of Northern ticket Hall by September
2007 but like early 2008.
LUL, phase one and two completed, the new south ticketing area step free
access to Metropolitan, Circle and H&C lines completed. In progress
tunnelling and fitting new pedestrian subways to enable two independent
routes of access to all areas - this I am informed will need to be
completed before there is licence to operate CTRL and Thameslink new
station. All platforms with the complex to be step free access. I think
there are six new lift installations to be installed for this purpose.
The Pentonville access route will be lost and closed for access when the
other work is completed, but an emergency de training facility will be
maintained for both LUL and Thameslink into Pentonville Road direct.

Hope this update helps