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Old December 13th 07, 12:17 PM posted to uk.railway, uk.transport.london
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Default St P.I..L.L Impressions.

On 13 Dec, 11:16, "Garry Smith" wrote:

Very small signs stuck on the wall were all that I saw.

But I have been known to miss things that are glaringly
obvious!


No, nothing is obvious at St Pancras. They want to have as few signs
as possible, to keep things 'tidy' and 'modern' no doubt, but for
someone who is lost, it's going to be a nightmare. You'll also notice
the lack of staff at platform level (bar Monday when they were there
for the official opening). I hardly ever see anyone using a help
point, so I guess you'll have to wander back up two escalators to the
main entrance and ask someone there.

I must admit that the honeymoon period for St Pancras is nearly over.
Fantastic looking station and large open spaces, but it's badly
signed, there are no seats and despite having loads of shops and
promoting the idea that people will come from all over London to shop
there (without even travelling) most of them are going to be tiny
little 'mini shops'. Once you've seen the statue(s) and gone 'wow',
there's not much else there to inspire you.

Is that being too harsh?

Jonathan