Location

The station complex is considered to be in a rectangle bounded by Euston Road (south), Eversholt Street (east) and Melton Street (west). Euston Road runs approximately East-West, whilst Eversholt Street and Melton Street run North from Euston Road. As you go north along Melton Street, you cross Euston Street, then Drummond Street, each of which is opposite entrances/exits to the station.

Euston bus station is on the north side of Euston Road, separated from the station by a plaza area. The plaza is a wide area full of steps, benches, statues, gardens, play equipment and two kiosks, Starbucks and West Cornwall Pasty Co. There are steps down to the bus station on the south side.

Entrances and Exits

There are five entrances/exits to streets, plus two to the London Underground station and separate entrance and exit for the taxi rank and car park:

• From the southeast corner of the concourse, doors towards Eversholt Street lead into a wide area. On the left (north) side, you pass Marks & Spencer Simply Food, 3 Barclays cash machines, empty shop, blank door. There are 14 steps down to Eversholt Street from the middle of the east end of this area.
• The entrance/exit towards the east end of the south side of the concourse, offers the easier route to the bus station, visit the Find the Bus Station page for more details.
• The exit to the taxi rank and car park leaves from the north side of the building to your right as you face the exit towards the east end of the south side of the concourse. You follow a passage (going south) then down two flights of steps to the taxi pick-up point. Follow the queue. For the car park, turn right at the bottom of the steps and follow the path, which curves left. Take the right turning (west) down two flights of steps, then turn left and almost immediately right. The pedestrian entrance to the car park is on your left after a few metres.
• The main entrance/exit to the Underground station is in the east side of a structure towards the southwest corner of the concourse. See our guide to Euston Underground Station for more details.
• The entrance from the car park and taxi rank emerges from the north side of the structure near the southwest corner of the concourse. The taxi will normally stop outside the Network Rail entrance which contains an assistance point which is often manned, though you can phone for assistance if necessary. From the taxi, continue to the wall in front of you then turn right (north) and continue through the doors and up the escalator into the concourse. Alternatively, if you prefer to use the steps, carry on north from the taxi to the wall in front of you and locate the steps, going up from the corner. Go up three steps (north) turn left (west) up a flight of steps and right (north), up another flight of steps into the concourse.
• The entrance/exit towards the west end of the south side leads onto the plaza. Although you can reach the streets from here, it is easier to take one of the side exits towards either Eversholt or Melton streets.
• From the southwest corner of the concourse, doors towards Melton Street lead into a wide area. On the right (north) glass wall, you pass a machine giving advice to homeless, Puccino’s cafe bar, Cornish Pasty Co and a trolley point. Note both these cafes have tables and chairs outside. There are 4 steps from the west end of this area into Melton Street.
• The Drummond Street exit - from the door at the west end of the corridor which runs across the north side of the concourse, cross tactile mat into a short corridor with two blank doors in the left-hand (south) wall and a railing on your right. The door at the west end leads to the car park. Turn right (north) down the slope. There's pavement on each side, a wall to your left and a rail to your right. At the foot of the slope is a T-junction. To the right is a vehicle entrance to the station and to the left an open gateway into Melton Street, opposite the end of Drummond Street. Please note that although pedestrians can and do use this entrance/exit, the roadways are primarily for vehicle access to the station and the small car park so must be used with caution.
• The second entrance/exit to the Underground station is at the foot of the ramp to platforms 8 to 11. Turn left (180 degrees from the foot of the ramp, continue down two flights of steps and follow the passage, which slopes down. Turn right at the end into the Underground concourse. See our guide to Euston Underground Station for more details.

Local Road Crossings

• There's a Pelican crossing of Eversholt Street, a few metres to your left from the foot of the steps, across a narrow entry. This crossing has a sounder with the post and push button to your right.
• There's a zebra crossing of Melton Street, just to your left (11 o'clock) from the foot of the steps.
• There are crossings of Euston Road, near the corners of both Melton and Eversholt streets. These are complex, multi-stage crossings and you may find easier alternatives; see our recommended route to RNIB Judd Street and our recommended route to Euston Square Station.

Local Buses

The details of buses serving Euston Bus Station lie beyond the scope of this survey. See our "Find the Bus Station" page for our recommended route.

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