THE CONCOURSE |
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This is an irregular shaped space with three passages, which we'll call the northeast, middle and southwest passages, leading from entrances/exits from the northwest side of the station. The platforms lead from the southeast side of the concourse, with platforms 1 - 4 being set further southeast than platforms 5 - 6.
The entrance from Villiers Street is in the east corner. Retail outlets surround the available walls and there's an additional unit in the concourse, opposite platform 1 - 4.
There�s no apparent pattern to the direction of the automatic gates in the gate lines. The northeast gate line is for platforms 1 � 4, whilst the southwest gate line is for platforms 5 � 6.
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Bonapartes Cafe Bar Upper Crust WH Smith wall juts out |
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WH Smith |
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ticket machine WH Smith ticket machine leaflet rack large pillar seats |
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12 automatic gates, no clear pattern of entrances or exits manual gate blank wall juts out assistance box wall retreats southeast |
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fruit stall Delice de France Camden Food Company timetables |
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manual gate six automatic gates pillar nine automatic gates pillar six automatic gates manual gate information point steps down northeast to Villiers Street |
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steps down to Villiers Street The Boadicea, bar Burger King Nero Express West Cornwall Pasty Co change machine 3 RBS/Nat West cash machines closed booth |
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northeast passage, from Charing Cross Hotel entrance ladies toilets Millies Cookies middle passage Queuing system for ticket sales windows entrance from Underground, escalator exit to Underground, steps southwest passage, from Strand entrance |
You queue for the ticket sales windows facing northeast, turn back southwest and wait to be called. There are four large ticket sales points, each of which has two windows. These positions are numbered 1 to 8, from left (southwest) to right. Windows 1 � 6 are for any tickets, whilst 7 and 8 are signed Intercity and European. There's a Ticket machine between M&S; and window 8, windows 5 � 6 and 7 � 8 and between 1 � 2 and 3 � 4.
There's a pillar with a ticket machine opposite the Camden Food Company, a trolley point opposite Delice de France and the retail block northwest of these.
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Tie Rack Vodafone gents toilets Cranberry |
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Cranberry 2 phones Vodafone Tie Rack |
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seats |
There are also seats along the southwest side of this structure.
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Boots |
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Whistlestop Food and Wine |
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Charing Cross Hotel entrance |
The middle passage is divided into two sections by a row of pillars and phones.
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first aid point accessible toilet and baby care Whistlestop Food and Wine |
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two entrances/exits |
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2 phones at northwest end 4 phones on stand pillar 4 phones on stand |
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M&S; Simply Food pillar with 2 phones on northwest side Barclays cash machine on southeast side of this pillar large pillar with 2 phones |
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Next Crushed Juice Bar Costa Coffee photo booth Left Luggage 2 phones |
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stall bus sight seeing tour point entrance from forecourt Journeys Friend dry cleaner and shoe repair 2 x 2 phones |
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Strand entrance |
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