Anyone know please just what's involved in changing from tube to NR at
Finsbiury Park during the works there?

TfL site has "the ONLY way to interchange between National Rail and Tube
platforms will be to exit via Station Place and re-enter the station."
An able-bodied but somewhat unfit friend is travelling to tomorrow and
asked me if this involves *lots* of steps or just a tedious plod. She
fails to recognise that my ignorance of station interchanges is nigh-on
immaculate - as with most everything else
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On 2014\01\17 10:07, Robin wrote:
Anyone know please just what's involved in changing from tube to NR at
Finsbiury Park during the works there?

TfL site has "the ONLY way to interchange between National Rail and Tube
platforms will be to exit via Station Place and re-enter the station."
An able-bodied but somewhat unfit friend is travelling to tomorrow and
asked me if this involves *lots* of steps or just a tedious plod. She
fails to recognise that my ignorance of station interchanges is nigh-on
immaculate - as with most everything else

What journey is she doing? Would the cross-platform interchange at
Highbury & Islington help?

What journey is she doing? Would the cross-platform interchange at
Highbury & Islington help?

Without the FPK issue it would be Overground (NL Line) to Highbury &
Islington; Victoria to FPK; NR to Winchmore Hill.

I thought there was no FCC NR service from Highbury & Islington at
weekends. (I did say but should perhaps have emphasised she is
travelling tomorrow (Saturday)).
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On 2014\01\17 10:53, Robin wrote:
What journey is she doing? Would the cross-platform interchange at
Highbury & Islington help?

I thought there was no FCC NR service from Highbury & Islington at
weekends.

I did know you said tomorrow but didn't realise today was Friday ;-)

On Friday, January 17, 2014 10:07:03 AM UTC, Robin wrote:
Anyone know please just what's involved in changing from tube to NR at

Finsbiury Park during the works there?



TfL site has "the ONLY way to interchange between National Rail and Tube

platforms will be to exit via Station Place and re-enter the station."

An able-bodied but somewhat unfit friend is travelling to tomorrow and

asked me if this involves *lots* of steps or just a tedious plod. She

fails to recognise that my ignorance of station interchanges is nigh-on

immaculate - as with most everything else

--

Robin

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As I know to my cost, the interchange at FPK cannot be done without stairs. At the moment, there are two flights from the tube platforms to the passageway leading to the Station Place booking hall, a bit of a plod, then a further flight from that level to a linking passageway and further stairs to NR platform level which are particularly disability-unfriendly.

Would it be better for the OP's friend to change to Picc Line at FPK and travel to Southgate to be met there or take a W9 bus to Winchmore Hill Green near station. Alternatively, is there an easy way for OP's friend to reach KX to board NR train there?

As I know to my cost, the interchange at FPK cannot be done without
stairs. At the moment, there are two flights from the tube platforms
to the passageway leading to the Station Place booking hall, a bit of
a plod, then a further flight from that level to a linking passageway
and further stairs to NR platform level which are particularly
disability-unfriendly.


I agree that's v. bad for anyone with disability but she is merely
unfit. She can manage the route Paul Corfield helpfully detailed.
Indeed, it'll be good for her!
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On 17/01/2014 10:07, Robin wrote:
Anyone know please just what's involved in changing from tube to NR at
Finsbiury Park during the works there?

TfL site has "the ONLY way to interchange between National Rail and Tube
platforms will be to exit via Station Place and re-enter the station."
An able-bodied but somewhat unfit friend is travelling to tomorrow and
asked me if this involves *lots* of steps or just a tedious plod. She
fails to recognise that my ignorance of station interchanges is nigh-on
immaculate - as with most everything else

Is an Oyster Card-trip from KX to Finsbury Park, with a transfer to the
Victoria Line for Tottenham Hale one or two trips, BTW?

I haven't been to Finsbury Park for a while, so I can't remember if you
need to tap in or out when transferring between NR and LUL.

" wrote:
On 17/01/2014 10:07, Robin wrote:
Anyone know please just what's involved in changing from tube to NR at
Finsbiury Park during the works there?

TfL site has "the ONLY way to interchange between National Rail and Tube
platforms will be to exit via Station Place and re-enter the station."
An able-bodied but somewhat unfit friend is travelling to tomorrow and
asked me if this involves *lots* of steps or just a tedious plod. She
fails to recognise that my ignorance of station interchanges is nigh-on
immaculate - as with most everything else

Is an Oyster Card-trip from KX to Finsbury Park, with a transfer to the
Victoria Line for Tottenham Hale one or two trips, BTW?

I haven't been to Finsbury Park for a while, so I can't remember if you
need to tap in or out when transferring between NR and LUL.

Of course, for that particular journey, it would be better to join the
Victoria Line at KX.

On 17/01/2014 22:06, Recliner wrote:
" wrote:
On 17/01/2014 10:07, Robin wrote:
Anyone know please just what's involved in changing from tube to NR at
Finsbiury Park during the works there?

TfL site has "the ONLY way to interchange between National Rail and Tube
platforms will be to exit via Station Place and re-enter the station."
An able-bodied but somewhat unfit friend is travelling to tomorrow and
asked me if this involves *lots* of steps or just a tedious plod. She
fails to recognise that my ignorance of station interchanges is nigh-on
immaculate - as with most everything else

Is an Oyster Card-trip from KX to Finsbury Park, with a transfer to the
Victoria Line for Tottenham Hale one or two trips, BTW?

I haven't been to Finsbury Park for a while, so I can't remember if you
need to tap in or out when transferring between NR and LUL.

Of course, for that particular journey, it would be better to join the
Victoria Line at KX.

As an example.

As an aside Greater Anglia now have a gateline in operation at
Tottenham Hale which means everyone has to schlep out of the LU ticket
hall into the cold and rain and then through the new GA gateline. The
former covered connection has been closed off.

Ahem, it's not always cold and raining at Tottenham Hale; it just feels
like it is

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