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Old December 7th 07, 08:23 PM posted to uk.transport.london,uk.railway
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Default The King's Cross St. Pancras nexus - a novelty tube map

On Fri, 7 Dec 2007 05:34:48 -0800 (PST), Mr Thant
wrote:

I thought people here might be interested in the diagram I've made of
King's Cross and St Pancras, showing the passageways and routes around
the whole complex in the style of the tube map (I know a proper
floorplan would have been much more useful, but that turned out to be
way too hard). Links and a bit more explanation are on my blog:

http://londonconnections.blogspot.co...s-novelty.html
U


That's really neat.

The only bit I am still confused about is really what is happening with
the network of new and existing connecting tunnels between the KX
T/Link, Vic, Picc and Northern lines. I know we have the temporary link
diverging off the old T/L to Picc line corridor. However there appear to
be additional excavations occurring at the junction with the staircase
from the Vic Line as well as something going on in the closed section of
the old tunnel *and* more excavations where the temporary tunnel arrives
on the Picc Line platforms.

While I understand the basic idea is to provide new links to the new
Northern ticket hall I cannot work out exactly what is being done where
to make this happen and where existing and new corridors may connect or
where MIP lifts may be installed.

I've seen various plans but I still can't get it round my head!

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Paul C


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