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This is an almost rectangular space divided into two by the gate line which runs north/south.
Outside the gates, the entrances from Piccadilly South and Green Park are in the southwest corner, whilst the two exits towards Piccadilly North and Stratton Street leave from the north side. The ticket sales facilities are on the west side of this space.
Note that the southwest entrance towards Piccadilly South, Green Park and the toilets was closed for refurbishment at the time of our survey.
Inside the gates, the escalators to/from the Piccadilly Line leave from the northeast corner, those to the Jubilee Line from the southeast and to the Victoria from the southwest corner.
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Tube map South Exit, signed "to Piccadilly South Side; buses to Buckingham Palace, Green Park and Ritz Hotel" wall with blank door |
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passage to West Exit, signed "for Green Park, Piccadilly South
Side and toilets" closed at the time of our survey notice of planned colsures ticket machine Oyster Card machine quick ticket machine, coin only Tensa queuing system, queue from south, turn left (180 degrees) and find sales windows on right |
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ticket sales window leaflet rack ticket sales window blank door ticket machine Nationwide cash machine Oyster card machine quick ticket machine, coin only fares notice wall retreats west into recess, pillar opposite |
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first and last train notice 2 quick ticket machines |
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fire extinguisher, in southwest corner blank door pay phone kiosk, Strand News |
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passage to Northwest Exit, signed "to Piccadilly North Side; buses" |
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billboards |
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2 blank doors Tube map |
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train time information Northeast Exit, signed "to Piccadilly North Side, buses" |
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blank door |
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kiosk, Fresh Collection, cleaner and shoe repairs windows for Station Supervisor's office wall retreats to gate line Wide Aisle Gate (exit) 4 automatic gates, use right-hand pillar with paper rack and service update notice Wide Aisle Gate (entrance) 3 auto exits 2 auto entrances 2 auto exits Wide Aisle Gate (exit) |
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Station Supervisor's office wall juts out south then curves round to run east Tube map blank door |
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up escalator from Piccadilly Line middle escalator down escalator to Piccadilly Line billboard, Piccadilly Line alcove to blank door fire point closed assistance box leaflet rack exit from Jubilee Line pillar entrance to Jubilee Line blank door billboard, Victoria Line blank door |
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down escalator to Victoria Line middle escalator up escalator from Victoria Line door towards lifts to Victoria Line and intermediate level wall juts out with double blank door and billboard facing east |
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assistance box Wide Aisle Gate 2 exits from Victoria Line 3 entrances, to Jubilee and Victoria Lines 2 exits from Jubilee Line pillar Wide Aisle Gate 1 entrance to piccadilly Line 3 exits from Piccadilly Line Wide Aisle Gate |
The five gates to the north are entrances/exits to the Piccadilly Line, (keep right).
The seven gates to the south are for the Jubilee and Victoria lines. The two exits near the south end are from the Victoria Line, the three entrances in the middle are shared between the Jubilee and Victoria lines, whilst the other two exits are from the Jubilee Line.
You go through the door going south then turn right (west) then left (south).
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billboard entrance from concourse blank door north lift, call button on left south lifts, call button on right blank door |
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blank door |
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help point temporary notice, to exits emergency exit window |
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blank door Tube map |
© 2011, Terry Robinson