The NORTHERN CONCOURSE |
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This is the new section of the station at Level -1. It includes the new passage from the Tube Concourse, The Northern Concourse itself and the passage leading to St Pancras Station.
The passage between the Tube and Northern concourses, which we'll call the Level -1 passage leads north, past the new entrance from King's Cross Mainline Station, to the Northern Concourse.
The Northern Concourse is an almost rectangular shape with a piece removed from the northwest corner. The passage from the Tube Concourse and the escalators to Level -2 are on the south side, the ticket sales facilities are on the north and the passage towards St Pancras Station leaves from the Northwest. There is stairs and lift access between here and the suburban section of King's Cross Station. The gate line forms an L-shape within this space so that the gates leading south are mainly entrances, whilst those leading west are exits.
The passage to St Pancras provides stairs, escalator and lift access to Level 0 and Level 1 of St Pancras Station.
From the Tube Concourse, you go up a ramp, through a set of normally open fire doors. then down a series of small ramps towards the Northern Concourse itself.
The entrance/exit to King’s Cross Mainline Station is at the foot of the first ramp down.
The passage is divided into two by a central rail and there’s a rail to each side. We’re asked to keep left. Note that there are breaks in the rails at the landings in the ramp.
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up slope help point top of slope through fire doors down slope blank door fire point and information board at foot of first ramp help point down ramp landing down ramp landing down final ramp retail unit, vacant at the time of our survey second retail unit, vacant at the time of our survey slight slope up 2 blank doors fire point wall retreats into concourse |
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blank entrance from King’s Cross Mainline blank help point, just beyond foot of final ramp billboards into concourse |
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passage from Tube Concourse, divided by central rail Nationwide cash machine HSBC cash machine Nationwide cash machine |
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glass wall beside escalators pillar, about 2 metres on right with two phones pillar, about 2 metres on right 5 back-to-back seats, inline with pillars pillar glass wall veers right (northeast) pillar, against glass wall wall ends, gate line leading west |
There are pillars in a line east/west in the middle of the concourse outside the gates.
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billboards map and poster frames help point, opposite end of glass wall signage blank door hoarding, an escalator to the mainline station will be installed here in 2011 |
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hoarding, mentioned above blank door 5 ticket sales windows, each with induction loop and PIN pad to right 8 ticket machines wall veers left (southwest) steps up to King’s Cross Suburban, three sections separated by rails lift to Suburban Concourse, in recess, call button to left) passage leading northwest towards St Pancras |
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Wide Aisle Gate (entrance) 5 automatic entrances glass barrier pillar 8 automatic gates, direction may vary pillar automatic gate, direction may vary Wide Aisle Gate (may be bi-directional) large gate glass panel departure screen staff refuge gate line continues south |
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6 automatic exits Wide Aisle Gate (exit) glass barrier |
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blank doors, will be retail unit hoarding, lift to be installed in 2011 |
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billboards wall veers right (northeast) billboards pillar between here and corner of gate line, commemorative plaque wall veers left (north) passage to St Pancras |
This area includes the passage to the lift which leads south immediately to the west of the escalators.
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gate line |
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glass wall leading southwest towards escalators |
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2 down escalators pillar 2 up escalators passage to lift |
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gate line assistance window, not available at opening billboards |
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pillar glass wall pillar |
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help point blank door blank wall fire extinguisher blank doors wall blank door |
This passage is in two sections, the first leads northwest from the Northern Concourse with two rails along the middle and a hand rail to each side, you go down a ramp.
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help point blank doors |
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The rails finish at the foot of the ramp, go through normally open fire doors.
The passage continues with blank walls to each side and a single rail along the middle. You go down a ramp, the rails finish at the bottom. There’s a metal grill in the floor at the bottom of the ramp. The level floor continues for a few metres then a ramp up begins with a central rail. Beyond the top of this ramp is effectively the Level -1 section of St Pancras Station. The right-hand (northeast) wall curves right to widen this space.
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steps up to St Pancras Level 0 up escalator pillar down escalator steps down from St Pancras Level 0 passage continues |
The passage continues (northwest).
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You go up a slight slope, the lift to Level 0 and Level 1 juts in from the right, the call button (up only) is to your right of the door.
The passage curves right (north), you go up a slope.
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2 blank doors |
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departure screen for St Pancras blank wall |
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up escalator to St Pancras Level 0 down escalator |
KING'S CROSS UNDERGROUND STATION
© 2011, Terry Robinson