Lines Served

This is a through station on the District and Piccadilly lines, both of which run east/west through the station.

Layout

The station is established on five levels:

1. The street level at Earl's Court Road, which is a rectangular area from which you can descend either by steps or ramp into the ticket hall.
2. The ticket hall level, which includes the Earl's Court Road ticket hall, at the east end of the station, the high level walkway which runs around the north side and the Warwick Road ticket hall which is a passage leading west to a level exit into Warwick Road.
3. The District Line level, which can be reached by steps from the Earl's Court Road ticket hall, to the east; the Warwick Road ticket hall, to the west; or via lifts from a turning leading south from the high level walkway about in the middle of the station. This level comprises two island platforms, with platforms 1 and 2, eastbound lying north of 3 and 4, westbound.
4. The Piccadilly Line concourse, which is reached by steps from the District Line level. There are two sets of steps within each island platform. The Piccadilly Line concourse comprises a broken rectangle of passages with:
   • the escalators to the Piccadilly Line in the northeast corner,
   • steps from platforms 1 and 2 on the north side, within a continuous passage,
   • two sets of steps from platforms 3 and 4 in the south side, leading in opposite directions with no passage between them and
   • passages along the east and west sides joining the steps from platforms 3 and 4 to the passage under platforms 1 and 2.
5. The Piccadilly Line level, which is reached by escalator from the Piccadilly Line concourse, towards the west end and lifts from the Earl's Court Road ticket hall, near the middle. This level consists of platform 5, eastbound which lies north of platform 6, westbound. An emergency stairs exit, leaves from a point opposite the entrance to the lifts to the east end of platform 1. Although lying under the line established by platforms 1 and 2, this island platform is set some distance east, such that the escalators from the east side of the Piccadilly Line concourse travel east to reach the Piccadilly Line platforms near their west end.

Accessibility

There is lift access between the ticket hall level and all platforms, plus ramp access between Earl's Court Road and the ticket hall.

There is stairs access between both entrances and the District Line platforms and, via the emergency exit, between the Piccadilly Line and District Line. The normal route, however, between District and Piccadilly lines involves steps to the Piccadilly Line concourse then escalators to the Piccadilly Line platforms.

We believe, therefore, that this station is accessible to wheelchair and guide dog users.

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