Location

The station is above the Blackfriars Underground Station. The Environs page of that guide explains the local street network and the two associated subways. These details will not be duplicated here.

Entrances and Exits

At the time of our survey, there were two entrances/exits to this station:

• from the Underground concourse into the subway
• from the ramp to the ticket hall

Via the Ramp

See the Local Features section below for more details. You go into the station facing west. From here, you turn left (south) then right again (west) into the ticket hall. Platform 1, southbound is to your left.

This route was lined with hoardings at the time of our survey, so we have little to add to the above at this stage.

Local Road Crossings

See the Environs page of our guide to Blackfriars Underground Station for details.

Local Buses

We found no bus stops within the scope of this survey.

Local Features

The Ramp

This extends east from the ticket hall, parallel with Queen Victoria Street, which it eventually reaches, beyond the scope of this survey. We found four sets of steps from the pavement to the ramp, the first (east) is beyond (east of) the point where the ramp turns left (north) then right (east) again to avoid the historic building on your right.

• The east steps, you go up 16 steps, going west, then turn left (south) then right (west) and continue up the ramp towards the station.
• The second steps, you go up eight then 14 steps, separated by a long landing, going south then turn right (west) up the ramp towards the station.
• The Mermaid Theatre steps. From the east side of Puddle Dock, you go up 16 steps, going north. Turn right (180 degrees, south) go up 15 steps, going south. Turn right (180 degrees, north), go up five steps, going north. Turn right (180 degrees, south) then go up 15 steps, going south onto the ramp. Turn right (west) and continue into the station.
• West of Puddle Dock, as you continue west from exit 9, you cross an alley then turn left (south). Go up seven then nine steps, going south, turn left (180 degrees, north), go up 11 then 11 steps, going north. Turn left (180 degrees, south) then go up 11 steps, going south onto the ramp. Turn right (west) into the station.

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