THE MAIN CONCOURSE |
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As you enter the concourse, the wall retreats east, with the shell monument on The northwest corner of this recess.
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entrance to Currency Exchange assistance phone metal box with call button to ask staff to unlock the toilet disabled person's toilet A |
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recess with blank door in east side WH Smith |
The wall of the concourse curves left across the front of WH Smith, to become the north side.
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2 RBS cash points door to Station Reception Coopers Bar tactile mat before steps to Union Street |
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blank wall, across track 1 entrances to platforms 1 and 2 |
A low wall juts north from the end of platform 2
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The east support for the main departures board is just north of this wall.
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Starbucks, jutting north, entrances in east and north sides entrance to platforms 3 and 4 West Cornwall Pasty Co. |
The wall retreats south, the west support for the main departures board is in line with the original frontage.
| entrance to platforms 5 and 6 |
The ends of tracks 6 and 7 lie about six metres south of the line established by the ends of tracks 1 to 5.
| Upper Crust |
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| lift, not for public use |
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2 photo booths Upper Crust |
The floor slopes up, the surface changes from concrete to tiles which are found throughout the concourse.
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wall across tracks 6 and 7 entrance to platforms 7 and 8 |
The north end of track 8 is about four metres south of the line established by the ends of tracks 6 and 7.
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end of track 8 bin |
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6 pay phones blank wall 10 pay phones blank wall to the start of the island platform 9 and 10 |
As we move south past the phones towards platforms 9 and 10 we pass a building to our right (west).
| Franco's Italian Cuisine |
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| tables and chairs, outside Franco's |
| building, north of the ends of tracks 10 and 11 |
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floor slopes up, changing from concrete to tiles blank door lift, not for public use |
| Tartan Line |
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Natwest cash machine Lloyds TSB cash machine |
The ends of tracks 10 and 11 are about four metres south of the line established by the end of track 9.
| platform 11 |
The road from the vehicle entrance in Hope Street runs between platforms 11 and 12 With short stay parking and drop-off points. The disabled persons' drop-off point is near the start of platform 11.
Note, traffic flows one way, going south.
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platform 12 end of tracks 12 and 13 platform 13 |
The ends of tracks 12 and 13 lie about four metres south of the line established by the ends of tracks 10 and 11.
The west wall of the station runs along platform 13, which is a separate platform.
The wall juts east with the lift to the low level station. This lift takes you to the low level concourse and intermediate level, you need to take a second lift from there to reach the platforms.
There's a metal rail before you reach the road which runs east, before curving south. The railing marks the north boundary of this part of the concourse.
Beyond the end of this rail, is a crossing between bollards. There's no tactile indication of the road, though pedestrians have priority.
As you pass the buildings to your left, you're moving in an approximately northeasterly direction. In consequence, whilst you begin north of platform 11, the door to Claire's Accessories is opposite the end of platform 9. From this point, you can go north towards the Quality Central Hotel.
| building around escalators and steps to low level concourse |
| bike parks |
| Road |
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steps to low level concourse up escalator down escalator |
| vending machine |
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railings beside road, step before various leaflet racks local departures board floor slopes down police station building |
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assistance phone rail round ramp |
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Bagel Factory Supercuts, hairdresser Millie's Cookies Costa Coffee, two entrances disabled persons' toilet B Claire's Accessories |
The front of the building veers left (north)
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WH Smith Threshers wines Knickerbox THE Body Shop Accessorize recess towards steps to the upper level |
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| lift shaft, stands about four metres east into the concourse, entrance on east side |
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ladies toilet, closed at the time of our survey floor levels out Thornton's slope resumes Superdrug Marks & Spencer Simply Food |
The Marks & Spencer building curves left onto a platform with a slope up to the north entrance to Yates's. On the north side of this platform are six steps down towards the Hope Street entrance. If you continue north from Marks & Spencer, the concourse recedes west into the exit to Hope Street.
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Quality Central Hotel map machines, in recess blank wall from travel centre juts out and curves left 2 Scotrail ticket sales windows, behind Tensa barriers, closed at the time of our survey post box, on the corner of the exit to Gordon Street |
The Gordon Street entrance is opposite Starbucks. To the left (east) of this line, just north of the main departures board, is a seating area, facing north /south.
To the right (west) of this line are two information boards to the south of these is a seating area, also facing north/south.
There's a clear walkway across the concourse north from platforms 3 and 4.
West of this, going north from the main departures board are:
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seats cruciform information board Tie Rack Julian Graves, nuts and sweets flower stall Scotrail ticket sales windows, on south side of concourse |
At the time of our survey, the concourse was strewn with mobile information boards.
© 2004, Terry Robinson