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Andrea March 6th 07 12:21 PM

St Pancras station
 
The current long route from the underground to platform level at St
Pancras station is a joke! Are there no plans to have a direct
underground passage to the station, that avoids an outside walk
braving the elements? There also seems to be an exit from the station
onto Midland Road, but this is closed - are there no plans to open it?


Bob Wood March 6th 07 12:46 PM

St Pancras station
 
In oups.com,
Andrea typed:
The current long route from the underground to platform level at St
Pancras station is a joke! Are there no plans to have a direct
underground passage to the station, that avoids an outside walk
braving the elements? There also seems to be an exit from the station
onto Midland Road, but this is closed - are there no plans to open it?



Both will be opening later this year.




--
Bob



John B March 6th 07 02:56 PM

St Pancras station
 
On Mar 6, 1:46 pm, "Bob Wood" wrote:
The current long route from the underground to platform level at St
Pancras station is a joke! Are there no plans to have a direct
underground passage to the station, that avoids an outside walk
braving the elements? There also seems to be an exit from the station
onto Midland Road, but this is closed - are there no plans to open it?


Both will be opening later this year.


Indeed - and another side entrance to the new Underground ticket hall
between St P and KX will open in c2009.

I wonder if the OP has noticed that St Pancras and Midland Road both
have something of an unfinished/building site ambience at present...?

--
John Band
john at johnband dot org
www.johnband.org


Tom Anderson March 6th 07 03:53 PM

St Pancras station
 
On Tue, 6 Mar 2007, John B wrote:

On Mar 6, 1:46 pm, "Bob Wood" wrote:

The current long route from the underground to platform level at St
Pancras station is a joke!


I wonder if the OP has noticed that St Pancras and Midland Road both
have something of an unfinished/building site ambience at present...?


Speaking of which, answers on a postcard:

http://flickr.com/photos/twic/411990029/

tom

--
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March 6th 07 04:02 PM

St Pancras station
 

"Tom Anderson" wrote in message
.li...
On Tue, 6 Mar 2007, John B wrote:

On Mar 6, 1:46 pm, "Bob Wood" wrote:

The current long route from the underground to platform level at St
Pancras station is a joke!


I wonder if the OP has noticed that St Pancras and Midland Road both
have something of an unfinished/building site ambience at present...?


Speaking of which, answers on a postcard:

http://flickr.com/photos/twic/411990029/

tom

--
ø¤º°`°º¤ø,,,,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,,,,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,,,,ø¤º°`°º¤ø


Is that the on the walk way to St Pancras station? I remember when it used
to be all underground the walk and you used to come out by a pub. I forget
what the pub was called.



Paul Corfield March 6th 07 04:51 PM

St Pancras station
 
On 6 Mar 2007 05:21:12 -0800, "Andrea" wrote:

The current long route from the underground to platform level at St
Pancras station is a joke! Are there no plans to have a direct
underground passage to the station, that avoids an outside walk
braving the elements? There also seems to be an exit from the station
onto Midland Road, but this is closed - are there no plans to open it?


You have undoubtedly noticed that St Pancras has been totally
reconstructed to accommodate Eurostar, provide a new Midland Mainline
station and also a new Thameslink station. The tube station is in the
process of being rebuilt and a new Northern Ticket Hall is being built
between St Pancras and Kings Cross.

This is a massive project and there is obviously some inconvenience
while something on this scale is undertaken. I agree the walk to St
Pancras is not perfect at present but the end result will be worth it.
You will see more of the new links later this year when Eurostar opens
for business but there is about another 3 years work to construct the
new Northern ticket hall for LU and Thameslink access and a new surface
building to link together KX and St Pancras.

http://www.lcrhq.co.uk/

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tube/company/p...ewsletters.asp

has lots of info about work done and the next steps.
--
Paul C


Admits to working for London Underground!


Colin Rosenstiel March 6th 07 06:27 PM

St Pancras station
 
In article ,
() wrote:

"Tom Anderson" wrote in message
.li...
On Tue, 6 Mar 2007, John B wrote:

On Mar 6, 1:46 pm, "Bob Wood" wrote:

The current long route from the underground to platform level
at St Pancras station is a joke!

I wonder if the OP has noticed that St Pancras and Midland Road
both have something of an unfinished/building site ambience at
present...?


Speaking of which, answers on a postcard:

http://flickr.com/photos/twic/411990029/

Is that the on the walk way to St Pancras station? I remember when
it used to be all underground the walk and you used to come out by
a pub. I forget what the pub was called.


It's in St Pancras Road. I cycle along it past the sign after arriving at
King's Cross platforms 9-11. I'd like to know what it means too. I seem
to remember it's the wrong side of the Great Northern Hotel for the
Northern Ticket Hall works.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

Paul Scott March 6th 07 06:57 PM

St Pancras station
 

"Colin Rosenstiel" wrote in message
...


Speaking of which, answers on a postcard:

http://flickr.com/photos/twic/411990029/


Is that the on the walk way to St Pancras station? I remember when
it used to be all underground the walk and you used to come out by
a pub. I forget what the pub was called.


It's in St Pancras Road. I cycle along it past the sign after arriving at
King's Cross platforms 9-11. I'd like to know what it means too. I seem
to remember it's the wrong side of the Great Northern Hotel for the
Northern Ticket Hall works.

Are you referring to 'Blue Egg'? - I thinks its the nickname for the
Underground ventilation and access shaft, the stainless steel clad
'building' in the shot, which is illuminated blue at night, and is egg
shaped in plan.

Paul



Paul Scott March 6th 07 07:06 PM

St Pancras station
 

"Paul Scott" wrote in message
...

"Colin Rosenstiel" wrote in message
...


Speaking of which, answers on a postcard:

http://flickr.com/photos/twic/411990029/


Is that the on the walk way to St Pancras station? I remember when
it used to be all underground the walk and you used to come out by
a pub. I forget what the pub was called.


It's in St Pancras Road. I cycle along it past the sign after arriving at
King's Cross platforms 9-11. I'd like to know what it means too. I seem
to remember it's the wrong side of the Great Northern Hotel for the
Northern Ticket Hall works.

Are you referring to 'Blue Egg'? - I thinks its the nickname for the
Underground ventilation and access shaft, the stainless steel clad
'building' in the shot, which is illuminated blue at night, and is egg
shaped in plan.

Paul


PS if anyone is registered with Flickr, perhaps they could let the
Photographer know...

Paul



Peter Lawrence March 6th 07 07:41 PM

St Pancras station
 
On 6 Mar 2007 07:56:04 -0800, "John B" wrote:

On Mar 6, 1:46 pm, "Bob Wood" wrote:
The current long route from the underground to platform level at St
Pancras station is a joke! Are there no plans to have a direct
underground passage to the station, that avoids an outside walk
braving the elements? There also seems to be an exit from the station
onto Midland Road, but this is closed - are there no plans to open it?


Both will be opening later this year.


Indeed - and another side entrance to the new Underground ticket hall
between St P and KX will open in c2009.

I wonder if the OP has noticed that St Pancras and Midland Road both
have something of an unfinished/building site ambience at present...?


What nobody is admitting is that work on the new (Northern) Undrground
ticket hall was suspended for two years, thus messing up the timescale
and leaving MML (and FCC/Thameslink) passengers with the present trek
to the tube for two more years after St P is supposedly completed.
The hall will of course be opened in time for the domestic CTRL
services.
--
Peter Lawrence

Colin Rosenstiel March 6th 07 08:05 PM

St Pancras station
 
In article ,
(Peter Lawrence) wrote:

What nobody is admitting is that work on the new (Northern)
Undrground ticket hall was suspended for two years, thus messing up the


timescale and leaving MML (and FCC/Thameslink) passengers with the
present trek to the tube for two more years after St P is supposedly
completed. The hall will of course be opened in time for the domestic
CTRL services.


And then there is the reworking of King's Cross mainline to come,
especially sweeping away the "temporary" concourse.

Are they going to achieve the miracle of Liverpool Street of converting a
station with all-over step free access to one full of stairs and
escalators too? Anyone seen any consultations on plans?

--
Colin Rosenstiel

Paul Scott March 6th 07 08:15 PM

St Pancras station
 

"Colin Rosenstiel" wrote in message
...


And then there is the reworking of King's Cross mainline to come,
especially sweeping away the "temporary" concourse.

Are they going to achieve the miracle of Liverpool Street of converting a
station with all-over step free access to one full of stairs and
escalators too? Anyone seen any consultations on plans?


From what I've gleaned elsewhere, acess from the new northern ticket hall
will be via a footbridge across the middle of the platforms, but the south
end access will also be retained.

There's a summary sheet here Colin:

http://www.networkrail.co.uk/documen...ossLeaflet.pdf

Paul



Nick Leverton March 6th 07 09:14 PM

St Pancras station
 
In article ,
Paul Scott wrote:
Speaking of which, answers on a postcard:

http://flickr.com/photos/twic/411990029/


Are you referring to 'Blue Egg'? - I thinks its the nickname for the
Underground ventilation and access shaft, the stainless steel clad
'building' in the shot, which is illuminated blue at night, and is egg
shaped in plan.


PS if anyone is registered with Flickr, perhaps they could let the
Photographer know...


I think Tom (uncredited in the quoting but poster of the URL) is also
the photographer.

Nick
--
http://www.leverton.org/ ... So express yourself

Paul Scott March 6th 07 09:20 PM

St Pancras station
 

"Nick Leverton" wrote in message
...
In article ,
Paul Scott wrote:
Speaking of which, answers on a postcard:

http://flickr.com/photos/twic/411990029/

Are you referring to 'Blue Egg'? - I thinks its the nickname for the
Underground ventilation and access shaft, the stainless steel clad
'building' in the shot, which is illuminated blue at night, and is egg
shaped in plan.


PS if anyone is registered with Flickr, perhaps they could let the
Photographer know...


I think Tom (uncredited in the quoting but poster of the URL) is also
the photographer.

Ah - my mistake, didn't connect everything fully there...

Paul




Nick Leverton March 6th 07 10:09 PM

St Pancras station
 
In article ,
Paul Scott wrote:
"Nick Leverton" wrote in message
...

PS if anyone is registered with Flickr, perhaps they could let the
Photographer know...


I think Tom (uncredited in the quoting but poster of the URL) is also
the photographer.

Ah - my mistake, didn't connect everything fully there...


Not to worry, I nearly added it myself but at first decided to leave it
for you !

Nick
--
http://www.leverton.org/ ... So express yourself

Colin Rosenstiel March 6th 07 11:07 PM

St Pancras station
 
In article ,
(Paul Scott) wrote:

"Colin Rosenstiel" wrote in message
...

And then there is the reworking of King's Cross mainline to come,
especially sweeping away the "temporary" concourse.

Are they going to achieve the miracle of Liverpool Street of
converting a station with all-over step free access to one full of
stairs and escalators too? Anyone seen any consultations on plans?


From what I've gleaned elsewhere, acess from the new northern
ticket hall will be via a footbridge across the middle of the
platforms, but the south end access will also be retained.

There's a summary sheet here Colin:

http://www.networkrail.co.uk/documen...ossLeaflet.pdf

No mention of cycles. I've sent them feedback via their web form (no
address on the leaflet). Searching the web site doesn't even find that
leaflet!

--
Colin Rosenstiel

Tom Anderson March 6th 07 11:18 PM

St Pancras station
 
On Tue, 6 Mar 2007, Paul Scott wrote:

"Paul Scott" wrote in message
...

"Colin Rosenstiel" wrote in message
...

Speaking of which, answers on a postcard:

http://flickr.com/photos/twic/411990029/

Is that the on the walk way to St Pancras station? I remember when
it used to be all underground the walk and you used to come out by
a pub. I forget what the pub was called.

It's in St Pancras Road. I cycle along it past the sign after arriving at
King's Cross platforms 9-11. I'd like to know what it means too. I seem
to remember it's the wrong side of the Great Northern Hotel for the
Northern Ticket Hall works.


Are you referring to 'Blue Egg'? - I thinks its the nickname for the
Underground ventilation and access shaft, the stainless steel clad
'building' in the shot, which is illuminated blue at night, and is egg
shaped in plan.


Aha! You're talking sense.

PS if anyone is registered with Flickr, perhaps they could let the
Photographer know...


Will do :).

tom

--
All roads lead unto death row; who knows what's after?

Tom Anderson March 6th 07 11:19 PM

St Pancras station
 
On Tue, 6 Mar 2007, Paul Corfield wrote:

On 6 Mar 2007 05:21:12 -0800, "Andrea" wrote:

The current long route from the underground to platform level at St
Pancras station is a joke!


You have undoubtedly noticed that St Pancras has been totally
reconstructed to accommodate Eurostar, provide a new Midland Mainline
station and also a new Thameslink station.


Ahem. A *box* for a new Thameslink station.

tom

--
All roads lead unto death row; who knows what's after?

Colin Rosenstiel March 6th 07 11:43 PM

St Pancras station
 
In article ,
(Tom Anderson) wrote:

On Tue, 6 Mar 2007, Paul Corfield wrote:

On 6 Mar 2007 05:21:12 -0800, "Andrea"
wrote:

The current long route from the underground to platform level at
St Pancras station is a joke!


You have undoubtedly noticed that St Pancras has been totally
reconstructed to accommodate Eurostar, provide a new Midland
Mainline station and also a new Thameslink station.


Ahem. A *box* for a new Thameslink station.


which is currently being fitted out, though?

--
Colin Rosenstiel

John Rowland March 6th 07 11:58 PM

St Pancras station
 
Tom Anderson wrote:

Speaking of which, answers on a postcard:

http://flickr.com/photos/twic/411990029/


"The blue egg? Beats me". So it's an egg beater?



J. Chisholm March 7th 07 09:09 AM

St Pancras station
 
Colin Rosenstiel wrote:
In article ,
(Paul Scott) wrote:

"Colin Rosenstiel" wrote in message
...

And then there is the reworking of King's Cross mainline to come,
especially sweeping away the "temporary" concourse.

Are they going to achieve the miracle of Liverpool Street of
converting a station with all-over step free access to one full of
stairs and escalators too? Anyone seen any consultations on plans?

From what I've gleaned elsewhere, acess from the new northern
ticket hall will be via a footbridge across the middle of the
platforms, but the south end access will also be retained.

There's a summary sheet here Colin:

http://www.networkrail.co.uk/documen...ossLeaflet.pdf

No mention of cycles. I've sent them feedback via their web form (no
address on the leaflet). Searching the web site doesn't even find that
leaflet!

You can find LOTs of useful information on the Camden Council website at:

http://www.camden.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/environment/
planning-and-built-environment/major-developments/king-s-cross/

Some Councils seem to get lots of useful info on their websites, unlike
some I could name. Perhaps their Councillors spend too much time away
from their elected domain (;-)

Jim Chisholm

J. Chisholm March 7th 07 10:34 AM

St Pancras station
 
J. Chisholm wrote:

You can find LOTs of useful information on the Camden Council website at:

http://www.camden.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/environment/
planning-and-built-environment/major-developments/king-s-cross/


Jim Chisholm


Just noticed that closure date for 'comments' was 7 Feb, so perhaps
we'll see a 'result' shortly?

Jim



chr1s March 7th 07 11:42 AM

St Pancras station
 
Andrea wrote:
The current long route from the underground to platform level at St
Pancras station is a joke! Are there no plans to have a direct
underground passage to the station, that avoids an outside walk
braving the elements? There also seems to be an exit from the station
onto Midland Road, but this is closed - are there no plans to open it?

The current situation at St Pancras/ Kings in regards to the six
stations are as follows.
MMl is now in its final location on the west side outside the Barlow Shed.
CTRL (HS1) is in process of final tracking gauging and electrification
check, and signal testing.
Kent services as CTRL.
Kings Cross GNER/FCC plans submitted to Camden for approval of redesign
of station front and west side, with removal of unauthorised front
structure departure area, proposed completion 2015.
Thameslink 2000, fitting out of new station on westside of St Pancras
underground. Concurrent completion of Northern ticket Hall by September
2007 but like early 2008.
LUL, phase one and two completed, the new south ticketing area step free
access to Metropolitan, Circle and H&C lines completed. In progress
tunnelling and fitting new pedestrian subways to enable two independent
routes of access to all areas - this I am informed will need to be
completed before there is licence to operate CTRL and Thameslink new
station. All platforms with the complex to be step free access. I think
there are six new lift installations to be installed for this purpose.
The Pentonville access route will be lost and closed for access when the
other work is completed, but an emergency de training facility will be
maintained for both LUL and Thameslink into Pentonville Road direct.

Hope this update helps

d March 7th 07 01:27 PM

St Pancras station
 
"Andrea" wrote in message
oups.com...
The current long route from the underground to platform level at St
Pancras station is a joke! Are there no plans to have a direct
underground passage to the station, that avoids an outside walk
braving the elements? There also seems to be an exit from the station
onto Midland Road, but this is closed - are there no plans to open it?


Yeah! How dare they open the station early to make your life easier, then
not open it all up ahead of schedule so you don't get confused as to what's
open now and what will be open later! Fascists!!!



John B March 7th 07 02:03 PM

St Pancras station
 
On Mar 7, 12:42 pm, chr1s wrote:
The Pentonville access route will be lost and closed for access when the
other work is completed, but an emergency de training facility will be
maintained for both LUL and Thameslink into Pentonville Road direct.


That's a pity. Presumably there'll at least be safeguards to ensure
the Pentonville Road emergency exit from the deep lines isn't locked
OOU in event of an emergency (as in 1987)...?

--
John Band
john at johnband dot org
www.johnband.org


Colin Rosenstiel March 7th 07 02:16 PM

St Pancras station
 
In article ,
(chr1s) wrote:

LUL, phase one and two completed, the new south ticketing area step
free access to Metropolitan, Circle and H&C lines completed. In

progress
tunnelling and fitting new pedestrian subways to enable two
independent routes of access to all areas - this I am informed will
need to be completed before there is licence to operate CTRL and
Thameslink new station. All platforms with the complex to be step
free access. I think there are six new lift installations to be
installed for this purpose.


This is one meaning of "step free". Accessible by bicycle it isn't. Not
an LUL issue I accept, but relevant to the Thameslink Midland Road box.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

Colin Rosenstiel March 7th 07 02:16 PM

St Pancras station
 
In article , (J.
Chisholm) wrote:

Colin Rosenstiel wrote:
In article ,
(Paul Scott) wrote:

"Colin Rosenstiel" wrote in message
...

And then there is the reworking of King's Cross mainline to
come, especially sweeping away the "temporary" concourse.

Are they going to achieve the miracle of Liverpool Street of
converting a station with all-over step free access to one full
of stairs and escalators too? Anyone seen any consultations on
plans?
From what I've gleaned elsewhere, acess from the new northern
ticket hall will be via a footbridge across the middle of the
platforms, but the south end access will also be retained.

There's a summary sheet here Colin:

http://www.networkrail.co.uk/documen...ossLeaflet.pdf

No mention of cycles. I've sent them feedback via their web form
(no address on the leaflet). Searching the web site doesn't even find


that leaflet!

You can find LOTs of useful information on the Camden Council
website at:

http://www.camden.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/environment/
planning-and-built-environment/major-developments/king-s-cross/

Some Councils seem to get lots of useful info on their websites,
unlike some I could name. Perhaps their Councillors spend too much
time away from their elected domain (;-)


Ho. ho. My constituents take bikes on trains to London too!

How the hell is one supposed to find the impact on cycle access to and
from the station from this mass of documents? It hardly helps for
starters that the drawing PDFs won't open on this PC.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

John B March 7th 07 03:25 PM

St Pancras station
 
On Mar 7, 3:16 pm, (Colin Rosenstiel) wrote:
All platforms with the complex to be step
free access. I think there are six new lift installations to be
installed for this purpose.


This is one meaning of "step free". Accessible by bicycle it isn't. Not
an LUL issue I accept, but relevant to the Thameslink Midland Road box.


I'm confused: since when have bikes been banned from lifts on NR?

--
John Band
john at johnband dot org
www.johnband.org


Colin Rosenstiel March 7th 07 04:18 PM

St Pancras station
 
In article . com,
(John B) wrote:

On Mar 7, 3:16 pm, (Colin Rosenstiel) wrote:
All platforms with the complex to be step
free access. I think there are six new lift installations to be
installed for this purpose.


This is one meaning of "step free". Accessible by bicycle it
isn't. Not an LUL issue I accept, but relevant to the Thameslink
Midland Road box.


I'm confused: since when have bikes been banned from lifts on NR?


Do they even fit in the lifts provided? Liverpool Street had ramped
access. It was all removed and replaced not just by steps down but also
added steps up from the street before you can step down to the platform
level.

The question is, how will a cyclist arriving from or departing to
Cambridge at King's Cross Midland Road be able to get safely to and from
the road network? It varies from indifferent to positively dangerous at
present.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

J. Chisholm March 7th 07 04:32 PM

St Pancras station
 
Colin Rosenstiel wrote:
In article . com,
(John B) wrote:

On Mar 7, 3:16 pm, (Colin Rosenstiel) wrote:
All platforms with the complex to be step
free access. I think there are six new lift installations to be
installed for this purpose.
This is one meaning of "step free". Accessible by bicycle it
isn't. Not an LUL issue I accept, but relevant to the Thameslink
Midland Road box.

I'm confused: since when have bikes been banned from lifts on NR?


Do they even fit in the lifts provided? Liverpool Street had ramped
access. It was all removed and replaced not just by steps down but also
added steps up from the street before you can step down to the platform
level.

The question is, how will a cyclist arriving from or departing to
Cambridge at King's Cross Midland Road be able to get safely to and from
the road network? It varies from indifferent to positively dangerous at
present.

You'll have retired long before that becomes a problem from Cambridge....

Jim Chisholm

Paul Scott March 7th 07 06:16 PM

St Pancras station
 

"J. Chisholm" wrote in message
...
J. Chisholm wrote:

You can find LOTs of useful information on the Camden Council website at:

http://www.camden.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/environment/
planning-and-built-environment/major-developments/king-s-cross/


Jim Chisholm


Just noticed that closure date for 'comments' was 7 Feb, so perhaps we'll
see a 'result' shortly?


I think that is for the entire 'KX railway lands' development - presumably
as the LU Northern Ticket hall provides the foundations for the mainline
station Western redevelopment, the likelihood is there will be little change
to what has been published in the leaflets...

Paul



Paul Scott March 7th 07 06:49 PM

St Pancras station
 

"chr1s" wrote in message
...
..
The Pentonville access route will be lost and closed for access when the
other work is completed, but an emergency de training facility will be
maintained for both LUL and Thameslink into Pentonville Road direct.


When you say LUL here, do you mean detraining (as now?) from just the
disused Kings Cross District/Circle platforms adjacent to the current
Thameslink station, or will the passageway from the Victoria line platforms
remain for emergency use as well ?

Paul



Colin Rosenstiel March 7th 07 11:57 PM

St Pancras station
 
In article , (J.
Chisholm) wrote:

Colin Rosenstiel wrote:
In article . com,
(John B) wrote:

On Mar 7, 3:16 pm, (Colin Rosenstiel) wrote:
All platforms with the complex to be step
free access. I think there are six new lift installations to be
installed for this purpose.
This is one meaning of "step free". Accessible by bicycle it
isn't. Not an LUL issue I accept, but relevant to the
Thameslink Midland Road box.
I'm confused: since when have bikes been banned from lifts on NR?


Do they even fit in the lifts provided? Liverpool Street had
ramped access. It was all removed and replaced not just by steps down


but also added steps up from the street before you can step down to
the platform level.

The question is, how will a cyclist arriving from or departing to
Cambridge at King's Cross Midland Road be able to get safely to
and from the road network? It varies from indifferent to positively
dangerous at present.

You'll have retired long before that becomes a problem from
Cambridge....


Not on current plans. When is the GN connection to Thameslink now planned
to be made? 2010?

--
Colin Rosenstiel

Michael Hoffman March 8th 07 12:54 AM

St Pancras station
 
J. Chisholm wrote:
Colin Rosenstiel wrote:
In article . com,
(John B) wrote:

On Mar 7, 3:16 pm, (Colin Rosenstiel) wrote:
All platforms with the complex to be step
free access. I think there are six new lift installations to be
installed for this purpose.
This is one meaning of "step free". Accessible by bicycle it isn't.
Not an LUL issue I accept, but relevant to the Thameslink Midland
Road box.
I'm confused: since when have bikes been banned from lifts on NR?


Do they even fit in the lifts provided? Liverpool Street had ramped
access. It was all removed and replaced not just by steps down but also
added steps up from the street before you can step down to the platform
level.

The question is, how will a cyclist arriving from or departing to
Cambridge at King's Cross Midland Road be able to get safely to and from
the road network? It varies from indifferent to positively dangerous at
present.

You'll have retired long before that becomes a problem from Cambridge....


If that is true, it's nice to see an elected official doing some forward
thinking for once.
--
Michael Hoffman

chr1s March 8th 07 07:48 AM

St Pancras station
 
Paul Scott wrote:
"chr1s" wrote in message
...
..
The Pentonville access route will be lost and closed for access when the
other work is completed, but an emergency de training facility will be
maintained for both LUL and Thameslink into Pentonville Road direct.


When you say LUL here, do you mean detraining (as now?) from just the
disused Kings Cross District/Circle platforms adjacent to the current
Thameslink station, or will the passageway from the Victoria line platforms
remain for emergency use as well ?

Paul


The arrangement for Thameslink and LUL at the Pentonville site will be
the same, certainly one exit isolated from the main complex direct to
Pentonville Road, with maybe an alternate to St Mungos passage area onto
greys Inn Road.
Another question about this is that it is isolated from the main
complex. and to comply with the KX enquiry recommendations about the
relief passage from the main complex in use now being blocked and
locked, I was given to understand that it is isolated and will be locked
from the main complex when all is completed, and that from any spot in
the main complex there will be at least two independent routes out of
the station to the streets, Euston Road, St Pancras and Midland Road,
also some access to under croft of the CTRL area.
The design and and construction has had the recommendations of the
enquiry in the forefront, and with quite different pedestrian traffic
flows and congestion when the all parts are operational, the prediction
it will be about 70% full at the busiest time. with a 20% growth on
current usage of CTRL figures out of Waterloo, and the transfer of
traffic from Thameslink and FCC services up the WCML and Hertford loop.
Extensive modelling has been carried out and continues on pedestrian
traffic flows.

chr1s March 8th 07 07:54 AM

St Pancras station
 
Colin Rosenstiel wrote:
In article , (J.
Chisholm) wrote:

Colin Rosenstiel wrote:
In article ,
(Paul Scott) wrote:

"Colin Rosenstiel" wrote in message
...

And then there is the reworking of King's Cross mainline to
come, especially sweeping away the "temporary" concourse.

Are they going to achieve the miracle of Liverpool Street of
converting a station with all-over step free access to one full
of stairs and escalators too? Anyone seen any consultations on
plans?
From what I've gleaned elsewhere, acess from the new northern
ticket hall will be via a footbridge across the middle of the
platforms, but the south end access will also be retained.

There's a summary sheet here Colin:

http://www.networkrail.co.uk/documen...ossLeaflet.pdf
No mention of cycles. I've sent them feedback via their web form
(no address on the leaflet). Searching the web site doesn't even find


that leaflet!

You can find LOTs of useful information on the Camden Council
website at:

http://www.camden.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/environment/
planning-and-built-environment/major-developments/king-s-cross/

Some Councils seem to get lots of useful info on their websites,
unlike some I could name. Perhaps their Councillors spend too much
time away from their elected domain (;-)


Ho. ho. My constituents take bikes on trains to London too!

How the hell is one supposed to find the impact on cycle access to and
from the station from this mass of documents? It hardly helps for
starters that the drawing PDFs won't open on this PC.

The concerns of cyclists was aired by the representatives about secure
cycle parking in the KX-StP area under KXRL redevelopment and KX
redesign. I think there will be cycle access to the Thameslink from
Midland Road only, the rest is on a park and ride basis.

John B March 8th 07 08:26 AM

St Pancras station
 
On Mar 8, 8:48 am, chr1s wrote:
The arrangement for Thameslink and LUL at the Pentonville site will be
the same, certainly one exit isolated from the main complex direct to
Pentonville Road, with maybe an alternate to St Mungos passage area onto
greys Inn Road.


So you're saying the emergency route from the Victoria and Piccadilly
lines to the Pentonville site will be preserved?

Another question about this is that it is isolated from the main
complex. and to comply with the KX enquiry recommendations about the
relief passage from the main complex in use now being blocked and
locked, I was given to understand that it is isolated and will be locked
from the main complex when all is completed,


What's the relief passage you're referring to here? The only physical
link I'm aware of between the KXSP complex and the Pentonville site is
the route from the Victoria and Piccadilly lines - and the KX enquiry
recommended this should be open at all time (and certainly not blocked
and locked). Is there a second route between Thameslink and KX...?

and that from any spot in
the main complex there will be at least two independent routes out of
the station to the streets


....so the Vic and Pic passage *will* remain open?

The design and and construction has had the recommendations of the
enquiry in the forefront, and with quite different pedestrian traffic
flows and congestion when the all parts are operational, the prediction
it will be about 70% full at the busiest time. with a 20% growth on
current usage of CTRL figures out of Waterloo, and the transfer of
traffic from Thameslink and FCC services up the WCML and Hertford loop.


I hope you mean "ECML" here. But I'm now even more confused: the plan
for TL2K+n is:

* FCC ECML long-distance services will move from KX Suburban to SPTL
* Hertford loop services and other FCC locals will continue to
terminate at Moorgate on weekdays (I'm not sure a decision has been
made on whether to keep them in KX Suburban at weekends or to run them
full-time to Moorgate)
* FCC MML services will carry on pretty much as now (but longer, and
from SPTL instead of KXTL)

Presumably this has been the basis for the pedestrian modelling...?

--
John Band
john at johnband dot org
www.johnband.org


Tom Anderson March 8th 07 10:18 AM

St Pancras station
 
On Wed, 7 Mar 2007, Colin Rosenstiel wrote:

In article ,
(Tom Anderson) wrote:

On Tue, 6 Mar 2007, Paul Corfield wrote:

On 6 Mar 2007 05:21:12 -0800, "Andrea"
wrote:

The current long route from the underground to platform level at
St Pancras station is a joke!

You have undoubtedly noticed that St Pancras has been totally
reconstructed to accommodate Eurostar, provide a new Midland
Mainline station and also a new Thameslink station.


Ahem. A *box* for a new Thameslink station.


which is currently being fitted out, though?


True. Somehow, it had escaped my notice that things were actually going
ahead there now. Sorry!

tom

--
agriculture, animal husbandry, and plains-like landscape

Paul Scott March 8th 07 10:33 AM

St Pancras station
 

"Tom Anderson" wrote in message
.li...


You have undoubtedly noticed that St Pancras has been totally
reconstructed to accommodate Eurostar, provide a new Midland
Mainline station and also a new Thameslink station.

Ahem. A *box* for a new Thameslink station.


which is currently being fitted out, though?


True. Somehow, it had escaped my notice that things were actually going
ahead there now. Sorry!


It always surprises me how they seem to be working in near darkness whenever
I've passed through, has anyone else noticed this?

Paul S



John B March 8th 07 11:40 AM

St Pancras station
 
On Mar 8, 11:33 am, "Paul Scott"
wrote:
It always surprises me how they seem to be working in near darkness whenever
I've passed through, has anyone else noticed this?


I thought there was a shield up between the building site and the
tracks (presumably at platform edge)...?

--
John Band
john at johnband dot org
www.johnband.org



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