THE VICTORIA LINE PLATFORMS 3 AND 4 |
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We understand these platforms run approximately east from this station. There is escalator access from the Tube Concourse at the near (west) end plus lift and stairs access from the Northern Concourse at the east. A passage leads from the foot of the escalators at the west end to the Piccadilly and then to the Northern Line.
Stairs access to street level is via the Pentonville Road exit at the far end of the platforms.
Unlike most island platforms, train doors open on the left.
There is no tactile paving along the edge of these platforms.
You go down the right-hand (south)escalators, going east, to platform level. The left-hand escalator is normally the one you need. Platform 3, northbound is to your right, whilst platform 4, southbound is to your left.
There is escalator/stairs and lift access between the Northern Concourse and Victoria Line.
From the Northern Concourse (Level -1) locate the escalators to Level -2, the left-hand one is normally the one you need, go down to Level -2, continue forward a few metres then take the turning left (east). Follow the passage, past the escalators to the Piccadilly Line. The passage veers left then right twice (south). You reach the junction where the steps from the original Pentonville road entrance lead down east, whilst the new lift and stairs entrance leads right (west).
Taking the left turning, you pass an information board to each side, before going down 10 then 11 steps to platform level. Platform 3, northbound is to your right, platform 4, southbound to your left. You're at the far (east) end of the platforms.
Taking the right turning:
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passage to lift to platform level, call button on right-hand wall before door steps to platform level |
You go down ten then ten steps, going west, to platform level. There’s tactile flooring at the top and bottom of these steps, which are divided by a central rail, keep left. The landing between these flights seemed longer than usual.
At the foot of the steps, there's a single entrance to each platform, platform 3 northbound is to your left, whilst platform 4, southbound is to your right. You're in the second passage from the far (east) end of the platform.
There's a help point, on the far wall, opposite the space between the steps and the lift.
Note that the main passage continues to the Pentonville Road exit.
See the lifts page for details of the lifts in this station.
Locate the lift beside the escalators to Level -2 in the Northern Concourse and go to Level -2. Leave via the other doors, go forward a few metres then take the turning left, towards the Piccadilly and Victoria Lines. Follow the passage, past the escalators to the Piccadilly Line. The passage veers left then right twice (south). You reach the junction where the steps from the original Pentonville road entrance lead down east, whilst the new lift and stairs entrance leads right (west).
Take the turning right, the passage to the lift is to your left of the steps. Go down to platform level.
At platform level, platform 3 northbound is to your left, whilst platform 4, southbound is to your right. You're in the second passage from the far (east) end of the platforms.
This consists of the west section, at the foot of the escalators from the Tube Concourse, plus the two passages from the foot of the steps and lift from the Northern Concourse, which we'll call the east section.
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up escalator Middle escalator, direction may vary down escalator |
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billboard posters 2 Tube maps passage to Northern and Piccadilly Lines billboard information board help point 4 billboards entrance to southbound platform 4 entrance/exit to southbound platform 4 exit from southbound platform 4 |
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blank doors |
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entrance to northbound platform 3 entrance/exit to northbound platform 3 exit from northbound platform 3 billboard information board billboard wall with posters escalators up west |
The far passage has the original steps to the Pentonville Road exit leading west.
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steps from Level -2 passage to lift from Level -2, call button on right wall |
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help point, opposite the space between the steps and lift |
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wall at end exit to Tube Concourse entrance/exit from Tube Concourse entrance from Tube Concourse help point 2 billboards Tube map 3 billboards 2 billboards passage to southbound emergency train stop button help point seats seats passage to southbound metal grid on floor help point blank door Tube map seats seats 2 seats emergency train stop 2 seats entrance/exit to Northern Concourse exit to Pentonville Road help point barrier at end |
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wall at end entrance from Tube Concourse entrance/exit to Tube Concourse help point exit to Tube Concourse emergency train stop button 2 Tube maps billboards passage to northbound help point 2 seats emergency train stop button passage to northbound help point 2 seats 2 seats entrance/exit to Northern Concourse exit to Pentonville Road help point blank wall at end |
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