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October 12th 07, 06:30 PM
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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 |
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October 12th 07, 11:34 PM
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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? |
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October 13th 07, 12:04 AM
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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 |
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October 13th 07, 01:47 AM
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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. |
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October 14th 07, 06:31 PM
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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 |
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October 14th 07, 07:05 PM
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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? |
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October 15th 07, 02:22 PM
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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 |
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October 15th 07, 08:03 PM
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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 |
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October 15th 07, 08:30 PM
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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 |
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October 15th 07, 09:54 PM
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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? |
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