Kings Cross St Pancras Northern Ticket Hall progress.
 

I notice that one small part of this project has now happened - there
is now a new, devious, subway from the northern end of the Picc
platforms leading to the existing route to the Vic and TL platforms.
The old subway is closed off. Obviously this has been done to allow
the route from the new ticket hall to the Picc and other platforms to
be constructed but the new subway is part of the final plan.
--
Peter Lawrence

Kings Cross St Pancras Northern Ticket Hall progress.
 

Peter Lawrence wrote:
I notice that one small part of this project has now happened - there
is now a new, devious, subway from the northern end of the Picc
platforms leading to the existing route to the Vic and TL platforms.
The old subway is closed off. Obviously this has been done to allow
the route from the new ticket hall to the Picc and other platforms to
be constructed but the new subway is part of the final plan.


I noticed this the other day, haven't had a look yet though. I assume
the subway joins the exsisting tunnel further down?

What is happening to the Thameslink tunnel once Thameslink move in a few
weeks?

Kings Cross St Pancras Northern Ticket Hall progress.
 

"Stuart" wrote in message
o.uk...
Peter Lawrence wrote:
I notice that one small part of this project has now happened - there
is now a new, devious, subway from the northern end of the Picc
platforms leading to the existing route to the Vic and TL platforms.
The old subway is closed off. Obviously this has been done to allow
the route from the new ticket hall to the Picc and other platforms to
be constructed but the new subway is part of the final plan.


I noticed this the other day, haven't had a look yet though. I assume the
subway joins the exsisting tunnel further down?

What is happening to the Thameslink tunnel once Thameslink move in a few
weeks?

Its been discussed often, but never been succesfully put to bed. All the
published closure info refers to it being a decision for LU, because its
their tunnel, not NR's IIRC.

Paul

Kings Cross St Pancras Northern Ticket Hall progress.
 

"Stuart" wrote in message
o.uk...
Peter Lawrence wrote:
I notice that one small part of this project has now happened - there
is now a new, devious, subway from the northern end of the Picc
platforms leading to the existing route to the Vic and TL platforms.
The old subway is closed off. Obviously this has been done to allow
the route from the new ticket hall to the Picc and other platforms to
be constructed but the new subway is part of the final plan.


I noticed this the other day, haven't had a look yet though. I assume the
subway joins the exsisting tunnel further down?

What is happening to the Thameslink tunnel once Thameslink move in a few
weeks?

LU take over the Pentonville Road entrance and staff it as it is a secondary
means of escape until the Northern ticket hall is opened, at the very
earliest.

Kings Cross St Pancras Northern Ticket Hall progress.
 

On Sat, 13 Oct 2007 00:47:54 GMT, "Robin Mayes"
wrote:


"Stuart" wrote in message
. co.uk...
Peter Lawrence wrote:
I notice that one small part of this project has now happened - there
is now a new, devious, subway from the northern end of the Picc
platforms leading to the existing route to the Vic and TL platforms.
The old subway is closed off. Obviously this has been done to allow
the route from the new ticket hall to the Picc and other platforms to
be constructed but the new subway is part of the final plan.


I noticed this the other day, haven't had a look yet though. I assume the
subway joins the exsisting tunnel further down?

Yes, about 2/3 of the way to the Victoria line.

What is happening to the Thameslink tunnel once Thameslink move in a few
weeks?

LU take over the Pentonville Road entrance and staff it as it is a secondary
means of escape until the Northern ticket hall is opened, at the very
earliest.

I would guess it has a long term future serving local residents and
workers; there will be more of the latter as the area become
regenerated..
--
Peter Lawrence

Kings Cross St Pancras Northern Ticket Hall progress.
 

On 14 Oct, 18:31, "Peter Lawrence" wrote:
I notice that one small part of this project has now happened - there
is now a new, devious, subway from the northern end of the Picc
platforms leading to the existing route to the Vic and TL platforms.
The old subway is closed off. Obviously this has been done to allow
the route from the new ticket hall to the Picc and other platforms to
be constructed but the new subway is part of the final plan.

I noticed this the other day, haven't had a look yet though. I assume the
subway joins the exsisting tunnel further down?

What's happening to the tunnel that's closed off?

Kings Cross St Pancras Northern Ticket Hall progress.
 

On Oct 14, 6:31 pm, "Peter Lawrence" wrote:
On Sat, 13 Oct 2007 00:47:54 GMT, "Robin Mayes"
wrote:



"Stuart" wrote in message
. co.uk...
Peter Lawrence wrote:
I notice that one small part of this project has now happened - there
is now a new, devious, subway from the northern end of the Picc
platforms leading to the existing route to the Vic and TL platforms.
The old subway is closed off. Obviously this has been done to allow
the route from the new ticket hall to the Picc and other platforms to
be constructed but the new subway is part of the final plan.

I noticed this the other day, haven't had a look yet though. I assume the
subway joins the exsisting tunnel further down?

Yes, about 2/3 of the way to the Victoria line.

What is happening to the Thameslink tunnel once Thameslink move in a few
weeks?

LU take over the Pentonville Road entrance and staff it as it is a secondary
means of escape until the Northern ticket hall is opened, at the very
earliest.

I would guess it has a long term future serving local residents and
workers; there will be more of the latter as the area become
regenerated..


I'd rather hope it will stay open: it's the closest entrance to the
tube for me, and the quickest way to the Picc and Vic lines.

Jonn

Kings Cross St Pancras Northern Ticket Hall progress.
 

On Oct 14, 7:05 pm, lonelytraveller
wrote:
On 14 Oct, 18:31, "Peter Lawrence" wrote:

I notice that one small part of this project has now happened - there
is now a new, devious, subway from the northern end of the Picc
platforms leading to the existing route to the Vic and TL platforms.
The old subway is closed off. Obviously this has been done to allow
the route from the new ticket hall to the Picc and other platforms to
be constructed but the new subway is part of the final plan.
I noticed this the other day, haven't had a look yet though. I assume the
subway joins the exsisting tunnel further down?

What's happening to the tunnel that's closed off?

More to the point , why has it been closed off? Why not just have 2
tunnels to lessen the crowding at platform level?

B2003

Kings Cross St Pancras Northern Ticket Hall progress.
 

On Sun, 14 Oct 2007 11:05:05 -0700, lonelytraveller
wrote:

On 14 Oct, 18:31, "Peter Lawrence" wrote:
I notice that one small part of this project has now happened - there
is now a new, devious, subway from the northern end of the Picc
platforms leading to the existing route to the Vic and TL platforms.
The old subway is closed off. Obviously this has been done to allow
the route from the new ticket hall to the Picc and other platforms to
be constructed but the new subway is part of the final plan.

I noticed this the other day, haven't had a look yet though. I assume the
subway joins the exsisting tunnel further down?

What's happening to the tunnel that's closed off?

I assume it is being enlarged/ extended westwards to provide the route
from Northern ticket hall to both Picc and Vic lines.
--
Peter Lawrence

Kings Cross St Pancras Northern Ticket Hall progress.
 

On 15 Oct, 20:30, "Peter Lawrence" wrote:
On Sun, 14 Oct 2007 11:05:05 -0700, lonelytraveller

wrote:
On 14 Oct, 18:31, "Peter Lawrence" wrote:
I notice that one small part of this project has now happened - there
is now a new, devious, subway from the northern end of the Picc
platforms leading to the existing route to the Vic and TL platforms.
The old subway is closed off. Obviously this has been done to allow
the route from the new ticket hall to the Picc and other platforms to
be constructed but the new subway is part of the final plan.

I noticed this the other day, haven't had a look yet though. I assume the
subway joins the exsisting tunnel further down?

What's happening to the tunnel that's closed off?

I assume it is being enlarged/ extended westwards to provide the route
from Northern ticket hall to both Picc and Vic lines.
--
Peter Lawrence

I've had another look at that diagram of the new tunnels, and it seems
the new tunnel is the n-shaped one at the far end, not the one across
the middle. It seems a bit strange to dig a completely new tunnel that
you are going to abandon in a couple of years - will it have any
purpose when the new entrance opens?