THE WESTERN CONCOURSE, OUTSIDE THE GATES |
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This section includes the Level 0 and -1 sections of this concourse, outside the gates, plus the passage from the Euston Road South entrances.
Note that the area inside the gates is included in the Metropolitan Line Platforms page.
From the entrance near the corner of Pancras and Euston Roads, you enter a rectangular, covered area. This is effectively a balcony running around an atrium from the Level -1 section of this concourse. Around the outside of this space, we have:
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5 pay phones help point steps up (3 x 10, steps going north) to St Pancras Station Level 1 slope down level slope down entrance to Level 0 of St Pancras Station, four arches |
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help point l-shaped barrier jutting out information boards |
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billboards blank door eight steps up, going east blank door help point exit onto Euston Road billboards on right Boots steps down (south)to Level -1 |
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wall entrance from Pancras Road |
The steps and lift to the Metropolitan Line are in the west end of the atrium, the lift being to your left (north) of the steps. There's a barrier around the other sides of this atrium.
You go down nine then six steps, going east. These steps are divided into four sets by rails. There's tactile paving at the top and bottom of these steps.
You go down 11 steps, going south, turn left (180 degrees north) then go down 12 steps, going north, you're just west of the top of the slope which goes down to your right.
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4 sets of steps from Level 0 lift, call button (up only) to right |
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billboard Tube map and information board billboards help point map of local area bus map train information billboards clock billboards temporary information board (“Which Station”) Tube line maps billboards newspaper stand slope down, rail on left (north) help point billboard billboard billboard wall retreats (northeast) 2 Nationwide cash machines HSBC cash machine passage leading north, Tube Concourse |
We’re now opposite the foot of the steps from outside King’s Cross Station, with the lift to our left (north) of the steps.
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lift, call buttons (up and down) right of the door 3 sets of steps from street level |
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wall passage to south side of Euston Road wall, slope up stairs to Level 0 ticket machine Fastticket machine Oyster top-up ticket machine two Oyster top-up machines notice board Tube map manual gate 11 automatic gates with pillar before the middle one, the ones you need are generally to your left manual gate queuing system for ticket windows. |
Go to the west end of the barrier and follow this left then right and wait for a window to become free. These are announced, numbered 1 to 4 from the left (east).
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2 information racks blank door list of fares Oyster top-up machine ticket machine Fastticket machine Oyster top-up machine blank door foot of stairs to Level 0 |
KING'S CROSS UNDERGROUND STATION
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