THE TUBE CONCOURSE |
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This concourse, which is between the Western and Northern concourses, gives escalator access to the Northern, Piccadilly and Victoria lines. there is also lift access to the Northern Line. Note that lift access to the Piccadilly and Victoria lines is via the Northern Concourse.
This concourse is on two levels. The Level -1 section is the passage between the Western Concourse and the passage towards the Northern Concourse, whilst the Level -2 section includes the gate line, the lift to the Northern Line and escalators towards the lower platforms.
This passage starts north then curves gradually to your right, across the top of the steps to the Level -2 section. The passage continuing this curve towards the steps to King's Cross Mainline Station is now closed and a new passage leads north, past the lift and steps to the mainline station, towards the Northern Concourse.
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Tube map barrier for queuing system |
You go to the far end of the barrier, turn left. Windows are numbered 1 to 4, from south to north. You leave facing north.
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3 ticket machines Fastticket machine ticket machine control room, not for public access passage continues (north) towards Northern concourse |
There are eight sets of seven steps from the east side to the Level -2 section. The entrances are generally to your left (north) as you face away from the ticket sales windows.
This is an irregular shaped area with the steps from Level -1 to the west and the gate line to the east. A barrier divides this area into entrance (north) and exit (south).
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blank door window Station Supervisor’s office |
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manual gate, entrance 9 automatic entrances pillar with information board, barrier dividing concourse>br> nine automatic exits manual gate, exit |
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blank door |
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lift to Level -1 and street level eight sets of steps to Level -1 |
This is the area at the top of the escalators towards the lower platforms. A passage from the south end leads towards the Metropolitan Line, whilst the recess at the north end leads to the lift to the Northern Line.
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assistance window recess to lift to Northern Line, lift on east side, call button south of door wall 2 blank doors to top of escalators |
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escalators to Piccadilly and Northern lines, the left-hand is normally the one you need clock fire point blank door escalators to Victoria Line, the left-hand is normmaly the one you need |
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3 Tube line maps blank door help point commemorative clock to those who died in the fire of 1987 passage to Metropolitan Line |
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