In message fuAco.172344$ss1.101128@hurricane, at 21:03:22 on Mon, 23
Aug 2010, Roy Badami remarked:
Sorry for reopening a rather old thread, but...

AIUI, one of the features of the redesign of Kings Cross St Pancras was
that no tube-to-tube transfer would involve passing through a gateline.

Perhaps, and if everything was open it might even be true.

From that, it logically follows that you must be able to access all
lines from each of the three ticket halls -- if that weren't the case
then there must still be transfers that require you to walk between two
ticket halls, passing through two gatelines.

Only in the extreme case that you would be prepared to make a very long
detour. Northern Hall to Circle/Met via one of the deep tube platforms,
for example.

But at the moment you can't get *to* the northern line on the direct
route from the Western/Original ticket halls, so it's still just
possible but only a very long way around (via the Piccadilly platforms
would be quickest).

I today needed to get to the Circle/Metropolitan Line platforms from
the Kings Cross suburban platforms and I notice that the signage
directs me to the Western Ticket Hall (under St Pancras) rather than
the Tube Ticket Hall (the original one) but it reminded me of this
thread and made me wonder whether that is the best route, or whether
there might be a better route through the Tube Ticket Hall.

I'd go into the northern ticket hall (but not through the barriers) then
down the passage to the original ticket hall, and then through the
barriers and turn right along the "Khyber pass" - the old way to the
eastern end of the platforms.

Is there a useful map of the underground complex available anywhere? I
find the maze of tunnels quite disorienting...

My map is he http://www.perry.co.uk/images/kx-composite.jpg
--
Roland Perry