THE WEST BRIDGE

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General Information

The west bridge joins platforms 2 - 11 to the Victoria Square exit concourse.

To Reach the Bridge

Go through the gate (east) and follow the wall round to your right (south). Go down 10 steps, going south, then turn right again (west) and go down 5 more steps onto the bridge. You're now at the north end of the bridge, above platform 2.

Features on the West Bridge, Going Clockwise from the North End

North End

  box in northwest corner
blank wall

East Side

  4 width stairs from concourse
blank wall with hand rail to top of steps to platforms 8 - 9

South End, from the Top of the Stairs to Platforms 8 - 9

  steps to platforms 8 - 9
pillar
hand rail running south to the steps to Platforms 10 - 11

West side, from the Top of the Steps to Platform 10 - 11

  blank wall with hand rail

The wall, with hand rail, retreats west into a recess, there's a pillar maintaining the original line. The wall juts out again, opposite the top of the stairs to platform 8 - 9.

Continuing North along the West Side, Beyond the Recess

  steps to platform 6 - 7
blank wall with hand rail
steps to platforms 4 - 5
blank wall with hand rail
steps to platforms 2 - 3
blank wall with hand rail
box in northwest corner

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To Reach Platforms 2 - 3

You go down 6 steps, going west, turn right (east) then down 11 then 10 steps, going east, onto the platform. Platform 2 B is to your left.

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To Reach Platforms 4 - 5

You go down 6 steps, going west, turn right (east) then down 11 then 10 steps, going west, onto the platform. Platform 4 B is to your left.

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To Reach Platforms 6 - 7

You go down 6 steps going west, turn right (east) then down 11 then 10 Steps going east, onto the platform, platform 6 B is to your left.

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To Reach Platforms 8 - 9

The rail along the east side of the bridge continues to the top of the steps down to platforms 8 - 9. You go down 7 steps going south, turn left (east), then down 10 then 10 steps, going east onto the platform. Platform 8 B is to your left. Note there's no central rail down the east-going stairs.

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To Reach Platforms 10 - 11

The west half of the bridge extends south, to the stairs to platform 10 - 11, which occupy the whole width of this section of the bridge. Go down 7 steps going south, turn left (east) Then go down 10 then 10 steps, going east onto the platform. Platform 10 B is to your left. There is no centre rail on any of those 3 flights.

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