The lift from the old Tube Ticket Hall to the Northern line is now
open at King's Cross. It travels from level "-1" to level "-3", and
only has these options. But when the lift gets about half way between
them, or perhaps nearer to "-3", there is a tunnel on the west side
(that's the side you enter the lift on at level "-1" and the opposite
side to the exit at level "-3").

The tunnel is all lined properly like other public areas of the
station. It curves to the right (the north).

Where does it go, what is it for, and why is it lined line a public
area?

On 25/09/10 10:53, lonelytraveller wrote:
The lift from the old Tube Ticket Hall to the Northern line is now
open at King's Cross.

I've been wondering how they're going to manage the signage for this.

Presumably they'll have to remove the big "no access to the Northern
line" banner at the Tube Ticket Hall -- but if they do that the lift
will be rather overwhelmed, assuming it's still the only access to the
Northern line from that ticket hall.

-roy

On 25 Sep, 11:42, Roy Badami wrote:
On 25/09/10 10:53, lonelytraveller wrote:

The lift from the old Tube Ticket Hall to the Northern line is now
open at King's Cross.

I've been wondering how they're going to manage the signage for this.

Presumably they'll have to remove the big "no access to the Northern
line" banner at the Tube Ticket Hall -- but if they do that the lift
will be rather overwhelmed, assuming it's still the only access to the
Northern line from that ticket hall.


The short escalators were working in both directions when I was there
on Thursday, so it looks like there is access to the Northern Line
that way for now.

"MIG" wrote in message
...

The short escalators were working in both directions when I was there
on Thursday, so it looks like there is access to the Northern Line
that way for now.

One of the early TfL announcements about this last lift did say that the
Northern line escalator restrictions were for the duration of building the
lift. Was the lower access to the lift closed off by hoardings?

Paul S

On 25 Sep, 17:14, "Paul Scott" wrote:
"MIG" wrote in message

...

The short escalators were working in both directions when I was there
on Thursday, so it looks like there is access to the Northern Line
that way for now.

One of the early TfL announcements about this last lift did say that the
Northern line escalator restrictions were for the duration of building the
lift. *Was the lower access to the lift closed off by hoardings?

Paul S

I didn't notice any more or less hoardings than usual, but I was
distracted by lateness at the time. I certainly didn't notice a lift,
but I can miss the most obvious at times.

On 25 Sep, 21:45, MIG wrote:
I didn't notice any more or less hoardings than usual, but I was
distracted by lateness at the time. *I certainly didn't notice a lift,
but I can miss the most obvious at times.

Next time you're there, take the lift. If you go in from the
platforms, face the opposite way, if you go in from the ticket hall,
turn round and face the doors you came in through.

Half way through the lift journey, you'll see the passage. Then maybe
you might have an idea what it might be for, or where it goes, or why
its tiled like a public passage.

In message
, at
02:53:47 on Sat, 25 Sep 2010, lonelytraveller
remarked:
when the lift gets about half way between them, or perhaps nearer to
"-3", there is a tunnel on the west side (that's the side you enter the
lift on at level "-1"

When you enter the lift, are the escalators behind you, or are they
directly 'ahead' of you? Or to the side?

and the opposite side to the exit at level "-3").

When the doors open on -3, are the majority of the platforms directly
ahead of you (ignoring any kinks in short connecting passages), or are
they 'behind' you?

--
Roland Perry

On 27 Sep, 21:39, Roland Perry wrote:
When you enter the lift, are the escalators behind you, or are they
directly 'ahead' of you? Or to the side?
Behind you.

and the opposite side to the exit at level "-3").
When the doors open on -3, are the majority of the platforms directly
ahead of you (ignoring any kinks in short connecting passages), or are
they 'behind' you?
Most of the platform is behind you (to your left and right). You are
facing the east end of the platforms, looking at the escalators
leading to the piccadilly line.

On 28 Sep, 07:58, lonelytraveller
wrote:
On 27 Sep, 21:39, Roland Perry wrote: When you enter the lift, are the escalators behind you, or are they
directly 'ahead' of you? Or to the side?

Behind you.
That is, behind you if you enter from "-3", ahead of you if you enter
from "-1".

In message
, at
23:58:22 on Mon, 27 Sep 2010, lonelytraveller
remarked:
When you enter the lift, are the escalators behind you, or are they
directly 'ahead' of you? Or to the side?
Behind you.

So you've done a u-turn since going through the barriers, and are now
facing west...

If you go in from the ticket hall, turn
round and face the SAME way as the door you came in through.

So now you are facing east, which means the passage you are looking at
heads east (which is away from the original lifts, and toward
Pentonville Road).

and the opposite side to the exit at level "-3").
When the doors open on -3, are the majority of the platforms directly
ahead of you (ignoring any kinks in short connecting passages), or are
they 'behind' you?
Most of the platform is behind you (to your left and right). You are
facing the east end of the platforms, looking at the escalators
leading to the piccadilly line.

That's consistent; once again you are looking east (because the new lift
is at the eastern end of the platforms).

Unfortunately, in your original posting you said it was looking west

--
Roland Perry