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This is the main bridge in the station, connecting all platforms via steps, up escalators and lifts. In addition, there's a down escalator into the area east of the gates from which there's level access to platforms 1 to 8.
All lifts are of the same layout, visit the lifts page for more details.
All flights of steps leave from the east side of the bridge and have five flights of eight steps down to platform level. By exception, those to platforms 16 and 17 have about a 20 metre gap between the first and second flights. There's tactile paving at the top and foot of each set of steps.
The steps from platforms 1 to 8 are divided into two sections by a central rail, whilst a single set, beside the up escalator, serves other platforms.
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lift down to platforms 1 to 8, emergency phone on left wall glass barrier with seats in front lift to platforms 9 to 11, with pay phone on right side, emergency phone on left display board Starbucks, come in from south through, chairs and tables to south information desk display board lift to platforms 12 and 13, with phone box and emergency phone on right side lift to platforms 14 and 15 seats lift for platforms 16 and 17 |
Although the lift is signed to platforms 14 and 15, you actually need to go onto platform 12 to reach platform 14. You'd be as well to take the one signed platforms 12 and 13.
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down escalator to platforms 1 to 8 steps to platforms 1 to 8 up escalator from platforms 1 to 8 bridge narrows glass barrier with rails up escalator from platforms 9 to 11 steps to platforms 9 to 11 glass barrier with rails up escalator from platforms 12 to 14 steps to platforms 12 to 14 glass barrier with rails up escalator from platform 15 Steps to platform 15 glass barrier with rails up escalator from platforms 16 and 17 steps to platforms 16 and 17 |
© 2005, Terry Robinson